tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55155364716168753602024-03-13T07:43:10.170-07:00Mary's 23 Mobile Things MNUpdated to include new "things."Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-20619700378656541782009-05-22T08:40:00.000-07:002009-05-22T08:41:47.283-07:00Thing 47 - EvaulationI just completed the online evaluation form.<br /><br />This whole 23 Things Journey was fun and very educational.<br />Thank you!Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-9202781044781766232009-05-22T07:31:00.001-07:002009-05-22T08:18:49.618-07:00Thing 46 - WebJunctionI've looked at WebJunction before and like the Minnesota WebJunction site because it's focused on activities around the state. I was a little disappointed that I didn't find more academic librarians on the site. Also, I wish the courses offered linked to some of the ones that Minitex offers.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-19765449807298344432009-05-22T07:16:00.000-07:002009-05-22T07:30:37.151-07:00Thing 45 - Cloud ComputingI like the concept of cloud computing especially the ability to access my resources anywhere and at anytime (where I have an Internet connection). My concerns are the same as what others have voiced about security and privacy of my data, files, information, etc. Also, how easy or difficult would it be to access my data, files, etc. if I change from one cloud OS to another? Would I have to convert my data and files each time?<br />I guess I am doing some cloud computing because I use sites like Amazon, Paypal, iTunes, and some of the accounts that I set up for these Stick Things. The ones that I use have helped my productivity a little because I can access my information from using various computers wherever I am.<br />An area of cloud computing that I'm going to investigate further for possible use will be data storage for my collection of digital photos.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-60619084104045406432009-05-21T14:16:00.000-07:002009-05-21T14:38:15.475-07:00Thing 44. The EconomyThis "thing" was interesting. I thought the videos had good content. I looked at a site in each of the Learn categories. I liked what I saw on ClearCheckBook-- the visuals with the charts were interesting. I'm not sure if I'd use it though because I'm paranoid about giving too much information online. Under the Ways to Save area, I looked at the Feed the Pig website. Although promising, the Tween site was too elementary in graphics and content. I didn't think the "whack a mole" approach was very instructive for Tweens. The adult version wasn't very helpful either. The pig also seemed a bit creepy to me, maybe if they made him cuter more cartoonish. I really liked the GasBuddy site for finding local gas prices. Our family used this website when gas prices were really high. I also liked the "myrateplan.com" to find out about cell phone plans. I've been to some of the penny pinching websites before so the ones listed here looked familiar. Wisebread's website was a turnoff because the most prominent thing was to buy their book! Under the sell your stuff section, I've used Craigslist before for great deals on hobby items. The Yard Sale Treasure Map was interesting because it maps a route for you of available garage sales. The coupons sites were familiar. The self-sustainability websites were alright.<br />My favorite sites in this "thing" that I would use were: the GasBuddy, Cell phones, Craigslist, and the YardSaleTreasureMap. <br />Another site that I like to visit is WebStore. It's an online auction site competitor to eBay.<br />As for a tip, I try to bunch my errands together so that I don't have to run out as much thereby saving gas.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-42887056744040957892009-05-21T12:36:00.000-07:002009-05-21T13:39:31.852-07:00Thing 43- Online TV and VideoI've used Hulu before so I decided to try Joost first for this "thing." Joost had some <br />TV shows and music videos that I enjoyed watching. I watched a little of CSI: Miami, then a couple of music videos. While exploring the site I saw that they had some older TV shows like Gilligan's Island and Star Trek. Hulu is similar to Joost with TV shows, movies, and videos. On Hulu, I've caught up on some shows that I watch like House. The site also has older shows like The Rockford Files, Hart to Hart, Fantasy Island (but no Love Boat). On Hulu, I watched, a couple of episodes of the Celebrity apprentice. I really liked both of these sites both for the current shows as well as the older shows that they offer. These 2 sites will not change my current TV viewing behavior but will enhance it. If I miss an episode of a show, perhaps I'll be able to find it at one of these sites. Also, when I want to watch an older show, if it's available I'll have the ability to watch them when I want. I also like the idea of watching them online rather than buying DVDs of shows and movies since the technology is changing so quickly. How many people and libraries have lots of VHS tapes of movies, shows, and documentaries?<br />I think as more of this content becomes available online, there will be a shift towards integrating tv/movies and the internet. I can see broadcast moving to the internet as "channels" maybe like what online radio is doing.<br />The Internet video entertainment is already impacting my family. My daughter spends a lot of time online visiting sites such as YouTube and some other media sites.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-1864009637787511362009-05-21T12:10:00.001-07:002009-05-21T12:12:27.327-07:00Thing 42 - Music<p width="100%" align="center"><embed pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://www.yourminis.com/Dir/GetContainer.api?uri=yourminis/AOL/mini:shoutcastradio" width="300" height="400" wmode="transparent" FlashVars="width=300&statshostname=stats.yourminis.com&wapi=0&color=16777215&swfhost=ct.yourminis.com&height=400&hostname=www.yourminis.com&uri=yourminis/AOL/mini%3Ashoutcastradio&pubstr=false&stnid=7429&ToolBar=true&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed><br /><a rel="shoutcast, radio, music, entertainment, audio, stream, AOL, internet radio" href="http://widgets.aol.com/widget/shoutcast-radio" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://www.aolcdn.com/widgets/transparent1x1.gif"></a></p>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-7721158464251028912009-05-20T13:15:00.001-07:002009-05-21T12:35:57.630-07:00Thing 42- MusicThis was a fun and calming "thing" to do. I haven't used any of the services mentioned in this thing other than iTunes (which I use a bit). I really liked Pandora-- the organization and ease-of-use were understandable and easy. The user comments and forum threads were alright. I thought that the music selection was more limited, than the Last.fm. For example, I searched for Midori (the violinist) in Pandora but didn't find any recordings. When I searched Last.fm, I found several Midori tracks. Last.fm's organization was easy to learn and helpful. However, I did not like the posted "shouts" by people below the tracks. The comments weren't always constructive or objective. Depending on the artist/musician, some of the shoutouts were just strings of profanity. <br />I added the ShoutCast widget and as a lark had fun looking up Technopop music on it.<br />Although I usee Receiva.com to and found some Internet Radio stations, I was not able to open any of the stations to hear what they were broadcasting. Radio-Locator was just plain weird and not understandable to me at all. I couldn't figure out how to search for stations with it. I was a little skeptical when I went to the Live365 site since the other sites had been busts for me. It was a pleasant surprise when I could find a couple of nice Classical Stations that I could connect to. One station that I liked was: Classical 95.9 WCRI (Rhode Island). If I want to use Live365 regularly, it is subscription based.<br />What struck me about these music sites was that if you want to listen to the music in it's entirety or on a regular basis you must pay for it. It might be obvious but it's what I noticed.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-8801860696662679992009-05-20T12:56:00.000-07:002009-05-20T13:14:28.994-07:00Thing 41- Mashup your lifeI signed up for Lifestream.fm. I didn't like it because I felt like I had to give them a lot of information to set-up the account. I linked up only a few of my accounts.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-22803991278627727722009-05-20T12:27:00.000-07:002009-05-20T12:48:57.436-07:00Thing 40 pt..2 - Mashups on the webI looked a a few of the suggested mashups. I finally got the Spellr with Flickr photos to work and put it on my blog (see below). LazyLibrary was OK. I found an interesting book on it but wasn't happy with the rest of the results since the majority of them referred to crib note books and summaries of the classic work. LibWorm looked like a book club forum thread because most of the listings were for book club meetings/events. I really liked the food mashups --I must've been hungry! I got a kick out of the Wheel of Food. I typed in the zip of my hometown and it came up with the eateries in my neighborhood. The LunchBox was also good and I liked reading the reviews attached to the recommendations. I typed in the zip for WDW and got some useful info for dining there. I thought that Visual Headlines would be neat but it wasn't for me. I didn't like that letters for "visual" faded in and out. For some reason, I thought the images would appear by the words and fade in and out. MashFace looked fun but I'm burning out on creating another online account and it crashed my Firefox. Last.fm+YouTube was uh..ok. It wasn't what I thought it would be like. CrimeReports was disappointing because it listed crimes in larger towns but not smaller ones like mine.<br /><br />I was able to use Bubblr to make a comic. It was fast and easy to do.<br /><br />I searched and found some interesting mashups. LivePlasma was interesting but didn't return the results that I expected with my searches. I wasn't sure if it was concatenating earlier searches to subsequent searches. Census Dashboard was neat. I really liked seeing the stats for my neighborhood.<br /><br />As for uses, I could really see using the LunchBox mashup when I travel to other cities/countries especially for the restaurant reviews. The Census Dashboard would be useful at our library. We could use it to help students when they have some census questions about their neighborhood.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-86308023370237654832009-05-20T12:02:00.000-07:002009-05-20T12:26:09.103-07:00Thing 50 pt. 1- Mashup the WebHere's my Bubblr comic. <br /><br /><object width="400" height="180"><param name="movie" value="http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/bubblr_blog.swf?id=15935"></param><embed src="http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/bubblr_blog.swf?id=15935" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="180"></embed></object><br /><br />Images are from FlickrCCMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-89794400401869260462009-05-19T07:07:00.000-07:002009-05-19T12:59:17.053-07:00Thing 39 - Digitial StorytellingOk, I got my digital storytelling layout on my blog but I had to add it as a gadget not a post. I took me awhile fiddling with the software and the links before my layout actually displayed. I ended up using ScrapBlog rather than VoiceThread because one looked Free while the other seemed like it was subscription based. I used some FlickrCC photos for a few of the layouts and a video promo for the college that's on Youtube. As for uses in our library? This might be useful on the library's blog as a supplement to special events on campus or special displays in the library. <br />At home, I could see myself possibly migrating to this medium for scrapbooking.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-54240217192956899132009-05-19T07:01:00.000-07:002009-05-19T07:07:38.419-07:00Thing 38 - continuedYeah! After a bit of tinkering, I was able to get the screencast sample to work! I used Jing because I saw a brief demo of it at a conference and it looked fairly easy to use. Although it's easy to use, they leave a few steps out that you either already know how to do or you have to learn how to do. I believe it's the "intuition" part that I wasn't good at. I fell into the "had to learn how to do it" first group. Once I figured out those parts, putting it all together was alright. I can definitely see this as a useful tool in our library. It could so easily be used to help in library instruction for distance users and for helping distance users at the Reference Desk.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-74330567514643047312009-05-18T11:48:00.001-07:002009-05-19T07:01:17.468-07:00Thing 38 - ScreencastingDid my sample screencast work?<br /><br /><br /><object width="1280" height="568"> <param name="movie" value="http://content.screencast.com/users/rochlibrn/folders/Jing/media/70ee91be-ddd3-4c2c-8f1d-0df2a9ede708/jingswfplayer.swf"></param> <param name="quality" value="high"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"></param> <param name="flashVars" value="thumb=http://content.screencast.com/users/rochlibrn/folders/Jing/media/70ee91be-ddd3-4c2c-8f1d-0df2a9ede708/FirstFrame.jpg&containerwidth=1280&containerheight=568&loaderstyle=jing&content=http://content.screencast.com/users/rochlibrn/folders/Jing/media/70ee91be-ddd3-4c2c-8f1d-0df2a9ede708/2009-05-19_0853.swf"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param> <param name="scale" value="showall"></param> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param> <param name="base" value="http://content.screencast.com/users/rochlibrn/folders/Jing/media/70ee91be-ddd3-4c2c-8f1d-0df2a9ede708/"></param> <embed src="http://content.screencast.com/users/rochlibrn/folders/Jing/media/70ee91be-ddd3-4c2c-8f1d-0df2a9ede708/jingswfplayer.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="1280" height="568" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" flashVars="thumb=http://content.screencast.com/users/rochlibrn/folders/Jing/media/70ee91be-ddd3-4c2c-8f1d-0df2a9ede708/FirstFrame.jpg&containerwidth=1280&containerheight=568&loaderstyle=jing&content=http://content.screencast.com/users/rochlibrn/folders/Jing/media/70ee91be-ddd3-4c2c-8f1d-0df2a9ede708/2009-05-19_0853.swf" allowFullScreen="true" base="http://content.screencast.com/users/rochlibrn/folders/Jing/media/70ee91be-ddd3-4c2c-8f1d-0df2a9ede708/" scale="showall"></embed> </object>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-7876939633740357992009-05-17T11:51:00.001-07:002009-05-17T12:07:42.155-07:00Thing 37 - Photo TalesFor this Thing, I started with Animoto. It was easy to create an account and upload photos. Unfortunately, I got hung up on trying to load some music or sound and ended up abandoning the project on that site. I decided to go back and upload photos on my Flickr account. After exploring my Flickr account a little, I figured out how to create a slideshow, then cut and pasted the HTML into a blog posting. Voila! I can see the benefits of using these types of features for sharing photos of vacations or special events with our family and friends.<br />If our library had a Flickr account, it might be interesting to create short slideshows of service points in the library, or of new books.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-30071225268483182692009-05-15T12:57:00.000-07:002009-05-17T11:57:54.884-07:00Thing 37 - Photo TalesLet's see if this works.<br /><object width="400" height="300"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fca4bluedog2%2Fsets%2F72157618269083427%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fca4bluedog2%2Fsets%2F72157618269083427%2F&set_id=72157618269083427&jump_to="></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fca4bluedog2%2Fsets%2F72157618269083427%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fca4bluedog2%2Fsets%2F72157618269083427%2F&set_id=72157618269083427&jump_to=" width="400" height="300"></embed></object>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-2687664600425535752009-05-14T14:34:00.000-07:002009-05-14T14:54:18.340-07:0036 Thing., pt. 3- Comic reliefThis Thing was a lot of fun to do. I enjoyed playing with many of the different generators. The most useful generators that I saw for our users were Password generators like FreePasswordGenerator, PDF Generators like FreePDFConvert (enables you to convert a Word document into pdf format if needed which is especially good when you want to post works to D2L courses, Illustrations/Image generators like the Trading Cards at Big Huge Labs, and the Citation Generators like Son of Citation Machine to name just a few. I haven't really used any Generators at work and any that I've used at home have been for fun. I enjoyed playing with the generating Dewey numbers, and the Braille generator, and making concert tickets of events. I thought that the Cornell notetaking sheets generator was interesting and maybe some students would find it useful. <br />The comic generating sites were interesting to play with. ToonDoo was fairly easy to use, the quality of the comic strip that I created was hindered by the limited creativity of the author (me). I could see how comic strips might be effective at teaching some basic library skills if it was done with input from our target users (students). <br />Another generator that I saw of interest on the Online Generators site was a free Business Card creator.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-43938378326468536792009-05-14T14:08:00.000-07:002009-05-14T14:34:17.569-07:0036 Thing- pt. 2 Comic reliefHere's a cheesy comic that I did on ToonDoo:<br /><p style="overflow: auto; padding-right: 5px; width: 400px; height: 340px;"><a href="http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=771556"><img src="http://static.toondoo.com/public/r/c/t/rctclibrn/toons/cool-cartoon-771556.png" border="0" alt="\Toon\" title="\Toon\" longdesc="\toon\"></a></p>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-70174069618900298692009-05-13T12:35:00.001-07:002009-05-14T12:53:13.866-07:0036. Thing , pt. 1- Comic reliefToday's a day to play...with image generators and other fun apps. What fun!<br /><br />Here are a couple of comics that I liked on ToonDoo. The first is 23 Kazoos by floridasue2:<br /><p style="overflow: auto; padding-right: 5px; width: 300px; height: 340px;"><a href="http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=621663"><img src="http://static.toondoo.com/public/f/l/o/floridasue2/toons/cool-cartoon-621663.png" border="0" alt="\Toon\" title="\Toon\" longdesc="\toon\"></a></p><br /><br />The second cartoon is Library Joke by mjohland<br /><p style="overflow: auto; padding-right: 5px; width: 400px; height: 340px;"><a href="http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=750414"><img src="http://static.toondoo.com/public/m/j/o/mjohland/toons/cool-cartoon-750414.png" border="0" alt="\Toon\" title="\Toon\" longdesc="\toon\"></a></p>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-58030865092044597572009-05-12T14:25:00.000-07:002009-05-20T12:56:04.795-07:0035. Thing - Books 2.0I've noticed that the majority of student book use is on required texts whether these are on Course Reserves, or are books in our collection that faculty list as required or recommended texts. The computer lab in our library is very popular and crowded during the day with students reading and writing on them. <br />I think some of the Books 2.0 tools are fun to use and might be useful in our library. For example, I really like the online book clubs and BookGlutton's concept would be great to use when our campus adopts a common book. I'm not sure if any of the Book 2.0 tools would hinder someone's reading experience unless they were using a tool that didn't jive with their reading style.<br />I visited Bookjetty (didn't care for), DailyLit (liked the Classics area--list and forum threads), Reading Trails (way fun!!!), BookGlutton (interesting concept but limited free books to read), Bookvideotv (interesting, might be useful if I was taking a current lit class), OpenCulture (liked the audio language lessons), BookCrossing (felt like a tag and release program), OneMinuteCritic (uh...ok), Lookybook (closed shop), Facebook apps<br /><br />I enjoyed many of the sites that I visited. A couple were a little weird for me but I could see how some people would like them. <br />I don't know of any other book 2.0 sites yet.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-86905876790921678062009-05-12T12:42:00.001-07:002009-05-12T14:22:40.263-07:00Thing 34 - Online Answer SitesI think that the appeal of online answer sites is that you get a quick response to ready-reference-type questions. I saw a wide range of questions on the answer sites. For example, on AskExperts, I looked at tennis questions which tended to focus on techniques and skills. The person answering the questions listed who he was and his credentials. When I looked at an American history question, I wasn't as happy with the answers because the information given could be subject to discussion AND the person answering didn't give his credentials. When I looked at the answer site Mahalo Answers, many of the questions seemed to be practical like finding an architect in Santa Monica, or timely like when will a tv show finale run? I think that the more research-type questions would be best answered by libraries or known experts in the field (as long as they identify themselves). The questions seeking information that ages quickly like tv show listings and stock quotes would find the answers on the web. <br /><br />I think the people who use these sites are a mixture of types. There are those who want to socialize with others by asking questions, those who don't know that their library has a "virtual front door," those who don't know or aren't affiliated with any library, and those seeking immediate answers because they feel the library's response will be too late.<br /><br />I looked at the Slam the Boards website. I won't be able to attend the next event in time for this "More things on a stick" because it is after these activities end. I did not answer any questions on the site, I spent my time exploring the site and the threads.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-21568283239976353642009-05-12T12:10:00.001-07:002009-05-12T12:35:07.694-07:00Thing 33- Travel 2.0Wow, what great sites-- just in time for summer and vacations! I had fun with this "thing" and used it to do some research on possible places to go on vacation this summer or in the future. I think some of the Review Sites like TripAdvisor or Virtual Tourist would be useful links that would be helpful at the Reference Desk. We sometimes get questions that could be answered from looking at a travel website. My favorite site in this "thing" was VirtualTourist because it had a lot of features to it. I liked the travel guides, book travel, trip planner, and forums. I used the book travel section to get an idea as to hotels and their costs.<br /><br />Another site that I liked was under the Travel MashupAwards, called Cost2Drive. You type in your origin and destination, your car, and it tells you how much it will cost you to get there. I typed in a trip and it said that it would cost $192.99 in gas.<br /><br />A new site that I found of interest is HopStop.com. It has some of the major cities in the U.S. with public transportation but not all of them. Another site that I liked even more was Xe.com --it's a currency converter site. Just type in the currency you want to convert with the currency you want it converted to. It was a very quick and easy site to use.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-64394956440285801392009-05-12T09:00:00.000-07:002009-05-12T09:47:02.596-07:00Thing 32- Google Maps and MashupsWhat a blast! I really had a fun making a walking map of some sites where I grew up. It was really easy and quick to do. I liked the ability to add photos and video of the sites (though I didn't use any in my map--yet). I could see this as a really neat and quick way to make some maps of our library. Perhaps we could make one as a tour of our library, and several others for specific collections or services within the library. What a neat tool!Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-47294278871363290842009-05-12T07:27:00.001-07:002009-05-12T08:31:58.865-07:00Thing 31- More TwitterI chose the calm blue stars pattern for my Twitter background. I chose it to mirror how I was feeling at the time. It might also be interpreted as a bit boring, but that's alright with me. I believe that I've given the bones of who I am and what I do. I have a bit of paranoia about letting people know too much about me online.<br /><br />As for how I'm using Twitter, right now I am in my exploration and experimental state. I'm using it to correspond with others in the library world. As I learn more, I might create 2 personas online: 1 for work and 1 for personal use. When I looked at the Twitter directory, I was amazed at the wide range of people on Twitter. It opens up a whole new world! <br /><br />What is Twitter? I see it as a mixture of things, a place to send mini text-messages, a social community, and a gadget for your blog/webpage/social network site.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-85943529375845667802009-05-11T13:21:00.000-07:002009-05-12T08:46:56.384-07:00Thing 30 - More RSS and DeliciousThis "thing" took me a couple of days to do because I did it in small increments. I guess it's better for my retention--lol. I haven't been going to my RSS reader on a regular basis but I have it linked to my iGoogle blog so I see news updates there. I've organized my feeds into: News sources and Databases. Feeds that don't fit into those categories stay in the default unnamed area. <br />As for Delicious, I like to see what others in my areas of interest are finding on the web.<br />I feel like I'm still a newbie at all of this so I don't have any recommendations or suggestions at this point.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515536471616875360.post-18353038611633388062009-05-08T09:26:00.000-07:002009-05-08T10:16:17.446-07:00Thing 29- Google Tools/Search Tools/ - For this section, I looked at Google News. I found several articles of interest in the News Archives and was frustrated when I was only able to read the headlines and short blurbs below the headline. The main Google News area was easy to use. My topic was swine flu which retrieved a lot of results. Customizing the page wasn't difficult and I liked skimming through the headlines. The nice thing about the main Google News area is that when I found an interesting headline, clicking on it brought up the whole article---yeah!<br /><br />/Google Calendar/ - I had fun with this application and used it to set up a calendar of family activities. I added a link to it on my iGoogle webpage.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403215802172287202noreply@blogger.com0