Thing 20 - Books 2.0

There was sooooo much to grasp in this Thing. I've spent the better part of the week going in and out of the various sites reading up on whats out there...and its ALOT! The future of the printed book is certainly looking grim as we see "books" on hand held devices, phones, pc's, etc. But no matter in what form, the importance still lies in the desire and ability to read; when that dies we are all in trouble!

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.