Thing 16

When I first heard about Wikis some time ago they seemed rather dangerous because of the possibility of misinformaiton being used unknowingly. Now they have developed checks and balances to the edit program so revisions can be reviewed. I liked the libary wikis with subject guides, patron book reviews and programming ideas because they make the library sites more personable as well as useful.

Thing 15

Web 2.0 has so much info coming so fast that it's scary. Yes, things have changed in the library over the years and we must keep currant. Yes, working cooperatively has always been important in libraries, more so now with the price of technology and the speed of change. But the comments on the library being the community and the people show that there is more to libraries and life than the web, blogging and other gadgets.

Thing 14

The Technorati tour was not working for me so I read all the little print about this site. This site seems to have even more info, bloggers, interesting lists and tags. It really shows that people from all areas of life and interest are blogging, from silly cartoons to serious politics, and business. The numbers of people involved and the frequency of use are mind blowing. With all this info out there I can see the need sharing tags with interest groups. But I still find it hard to believe that all these people have time to spend blogging. I can see that some do it for work, research, business etc. but there seems to be lots of just fluff that people blog about.

Thing 13

I signed up for an account on del.icio.us but I had a hard time putting the buttons links on my page. I found this whole thing very long, tedious reading and listening. Too many steps to follow even with the tutorial guides. I liked some of the library d pages but had a hard time posting the links and tags. I think I understand it but can't put it in use now. I will try to get someone to walk me through it in person so I can follow the steps. I can see this as a useful tool to find and share info, the tags are good connectors.

Thing 12

I created a Rollyo account, and will add to it. This will be useful in many ways for myself as well as helping others find what they need.

Thing 11

I like the LibraryThing. I have lots of books that are mostly shelved by genre or author. Sometimes I forget if I own a book or just read it from the library. In my spare moments I would like to organize my books with this system. Then maybe I'll tackle my husband's westerns, sci-fi and hard science books.

Thing 10

This image generator is an interesting addition but I'm not sure how I would use it, maybe just something to highlight info to catch a reader's eye.