Sunday, May 31, 2009

Thing 34: Is It Competition? Online Answer Sites

The appeal to online answer sites is that you can do it anywhere you are and it is private. You definitely need to be aware of where your answers are coming from and you ask a question on any of these sites. Some of the questions I found on the sites were personal questions that you might not want to ask a librarian. And yes some questions could have been answered at the library such as a phone number or address, or a history question. I think the people that use these don't know about all the resources that the library as available for them.

Thing 33

I went to the travel blog Notes from the Road, I thought it was very interesting to see where people have gone and what they thought of the place. I can see using this if you traveled alot and wanted to let others know about your trip. As for the review sites i liked Trip advisor best and will use it when I plan a trip. I don't know how much these would be used in library only if someone is planning a trip.

Thing32 Google Maps and Mashups

I found google mashups very interesting. I likes the most dangerous road on earth and hotspotr and imap weather. I don't know why but I had a little trouble with creating a map.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Thing 31: More Twitter

Thing 30: More Ways to Use RSS & Delicious

I have been using my rss to keep up with things that are going on with libraries and also the I like it to check the weather. I don't use it as often as I should. As for Delicious I don't use it because I have my bookmarks somewhere else and as for tags I really don't care to share what I am interested in.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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Thing 29 Google Tools/ Productivity

I have been using g mail since I start 23 things on a stick. Today I updated my gmail by adding google search, create document, title tweaks, insert images, calendar gadget. An changed the background. I think i will use the calendar alot.

Thing 29 Goggle Tools/ Alerts

I picked alerts to try . It was real easy to set up. this is very helpful in receiving alerts on the subjects you pick right away this is useful in library and personal use. I use it to get alerts on weather and new about libraries.

THing 28 Customized Homepage

I chose iGoogle as my homepage because I had already signed up for that one. It was very easy to set up. I added a calender, clock, weather updates. It was alot of fun looking thur all the gadgets you can put on your homepage. I can see using this in the library for staff to keep up with whats going on in the library all in one spot.

Thing 27 Twitter

I set up a twitter account and my user name is goldenlibrary. I search for some library followers and added them to my account. I spend alot on time checking out the things you can add to twitter. I think it would time consuming to do it all the time. I tried to put a badge on the blog but I couldn't get it to work.

Thing 26 Join 23 Thing Ning

I already was a member of ning. I went and updated my profile and added some pictures , apps, and left a comment.

Thing 25

I looked at a lot the the things. I did the email to the post which I thought was good. I added some widget to the blog.I spent way to much time checking out all the options you can put on the blog. Maybe when I have more time I can come back and actually add some more.