Web 2.0 Awards nominees

I reviewed several sites and I found them all to be very very useful.

I will use this site here at work and at home. http://www.seomoz.org/web2.0/#cat_43

#18 Web-based Apps: They're not just for desktops anymore. Online Applications and Tools

I created an account with Google Docs & Spreadsheets, I really like this site a lot.

Google Calendar
I will use the Google Calender for home use.

Playing Around with Wikis

I visited the http://oulibrarieslearn.pbwiki.com/wiki and added to the lists of favorites: blogs, books, videos, and a library photo. I don't have time to play around in the "sandbox" now since I have work to do. I will play around with this at home at a later time.

Wiki

I reviewed the wikis listed under this assignments' discovery evercise. I found a lot of information that would be very useful at work and at home.
SJCPL Subject Guides – a pathfinder wiki developed by the St. Joseph County Public Library system
Book Lovers Wiki - developed by the Princeton Public Library
Library Success: A best practices wiki
ALA 2006 New Orleans wiki – an example of a wiki created to support a specific event
The Bull Run Library wiki - a public library wiki and also a Learning 2.0 participant

On Library 2.0 & Web 2.0...

I reviewed all five Persective Sites. I liked the Perspective - To better bibliograhic services the best even though I found all five Persective sites to be very useful for my job. http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/4.htm

Getting not-so-technical with Technorati

http://technorati.com
I found a lot of great search tools in Technorati. I know Technorati will be a very useful web site for me to use here at the library and at home. I will go back and review it in more detail when I have more time.

del.icio.us

I know I will use the del.icio.us site . I searched and found a lot of interesting information that I will use for my job.
Discovery Exercise:1. Read the Del.icio.us help and introduction pages to get a good overview of its features.
2. Take a look around Del.icio.us using a Del.icio.us account created for the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklinburg County. Note: In this account you will find lots of resources that have been highlighted or used throughout the course of the Learning 2.0 program.

I searched and found a lot of interesting information on how create an account.

I am always looking for a new venison recipes. I actually found a very interesting site designed by B & R Computer Logic that I tagged and marked. http://www.venison.com/

Rollyo

I thought the Rollyo site was very interesting even though I could not click into some sites. I did check out many sites listed to find feeds, but ended up using ones that I am familiar with.
http://www.rollyo.com/

Library Thing

The link to Library Thing was very helpful and fun. I am starting to search and creat a catalog of books I like to read. http://www.librarything.com/

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/yrarbil

dumpr - fun with your photos

dumpr - fun with your photos

Discovery Exercise: RSS /Bloglines Tutorial/Newsfeeds

I found this exercise to be very interesting. I learned how to subscribe to news sites and other interesting sites. I learned how to place important information in one location so that it can be reviewed quickly. I had a lot of fun with this exercise.