Thing #19 - Other Social Networks

Wow!; there is definitely something for everyone...and then some! I looked at several different social networking sites; some were interesting others were just "blah". Shelfari looked really cute; a neat way to "display" your most favorite of reads and I posted a badge for Library 2.0. At some point I'll look further at some of the sites that I just quickly popped into but didn't spend alot of time touring.

Thing #18 - Facebook & MySpace

Oh nooooo; I can already tell that I could get addicted to Facebook! Needless to say, I opened a "page" and already have many friends tagged...one could spend hours looking at friends' pages, pics, and what friends are tagged to their page. So far, I really like Facebook. I did have a Myspace page in the past and didn't like it; too much "stuff" on it (to put it mildly.) I watched the common craft video and looked at the numerous library pages throughout the 2 sites. This has been an interesting project.

Thing #17 - Podcasts

Watched "Podcasting in Plain English" and took a look at Podcast.com to which I subscribed and attached a widget; also toured Yahoo Podcasts and listed to several podcasts from there also. I don't know if it was just me, but I thought I would blow a gasket trying to deal with my podcast folder, adding podcasts, selecting podcasts, etc. Anyway, this was definitely not my favorite "thing" to work with.

Thing #16 - Youtube

I've used Youtube many times in the past looking for instructional videos for different things involving makeup application, tips, etc. I have never posted a video to Youtube and have no desire to, but I do love browsing through Youtube to find stuff of interest.

The video I chose to use in my blog is super cute; it's about D.W. and her library card...its kind of long but cute none-the-less. Enjoy!

Thing #15 - Rollyo

I just finished the Thing on Rollyo. I created a page that has several sites that I have found useful with my work in the library; here is the link to my site:
http://rollyo.com/beckymcadams/my_useful_sites/
I attached a Rollyo search widget to my blog, also. Hope there might be something that someone may find useful. Later!

Thing #14 - Online Productivity Tools

In Thing 14 I set up and arranged an iGooogle start page. I also placed a Christmas countdown widget on my blog. I read about web calendars and online list tools, however, I did not start a web calendar; I knew that it was something that I wouldn't spend time working with. I downloaded the Sticker Lite software from Sticky-notes.net and have already placed a "sticky" on my desktop. This is something that I will likely use regularly; we'll see how long it last because the note being on my desktop is kind of bugging me...I guess it'll take some getting use to.