#23 Fini

I liked Flickr and YouTube simply because they were fun. Wikis interest me a lot as a way to gather or measure opinions. You could use them as a sounding board for ideas or projects.
This program helped me simply through exposure to these technologies. Much of this was only a name to me. Now at least I can put some sort of "face" to this. An unexpected outcome was that I was able to keep up.
I thought it all went pretty well. There were times when I could have used more detail in the directions but help was always available. One disappointment was that the comments dried up after the first few weeks. More interaction between the participants would have been a bonus.
I would participate in another one but would like it shorter. We could take one of these "things" and focus on just that for 2-4 weeks. We could go into more detail and it could also be a "refresher."
Thanxalot to the Network Services group (Michael, Christa, Allana, Shannon, and Susan) for running the show; also, a tip of the hat to everyone else who helped me through the program.

#22

IM is a "real-time" tool so it's open-ended and spontaneous. I think that's a natural hook to get people involved. So, to me, it's social. It's not a forum of lengthy answers and you're at a disadvantage if you're a slow typer (not to mention being a deliberate thinker).
I'd use our Meebo widget for simple questions or questions I wasn't quite sure what I really wanted. The "real-time" quickness of it would be good for that. It's another avenue from the public to us (and back) so it is worthwhile.

#21

I don't know how useful podcasts are but they are interesting to the point of being entertainment. Hearing a voice or seeing a face is an attention-getter for most people. I added All About Books from NET radio and it only took me three tries!

#20 Name That Tune

#19

I looked at the short list of Just Winners of Web 2.0 Awards. This list has the top three tools by category. Ten of the winners were tools we have been exploring in Learning 2.0. Another (Meebo) is used extensively by the Ref Desk librarians; another (Yelp) was mentioned in a comment posted to my blog. Looks like we've been learning about good things!
For no apparent reason, I choose "Events" as my category. The three winners were Upcoming, Eventful, and Confabb. I actually thought the second-ranked tool, Eventful, was the best. It had a lot more stuff than Upcoming and was easy to use. Confabb only lists conferences and you have to actively search. The first two went straight to Lincoln on the opening screen. One thing I found interesting on Upcoming was the Lincoln Photowalk and Flickrmeet on April 13. Our local group has 240 members and a photo gallery of 4094 photos--probably more by now!
I think this has limited usefulness for libraries. It could be another place to list events or bookclubs. Confabb could be useful to check out conferences. It strikes me as a networking resource.

Item #18

Item #18

 

The term "word processor" brings back memories of a technology from 20 years ago; namely, the typewriter/printer floppy-disk driven lunk that seemed like such an advance.  I guess I did get to stop using "white-out."  I see them now in the thrift stores next to the 8-track players.