I think Jim Morrison sang a song where he said 'this is the end...' uh, good ol' Jim Morrison. Anyway, web 2.0 was a fun little activity! I have learned a whole lot about the internet! I am now more aware of different features that are 'web 2.0'-ish that are on websites that I access.
PEACE!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
#16 Craigslist: A Guide to Online Classifieds
Craigslist was always there to save me when ebay failed me. There was a time when I had tickets for 2 different bands on the same night. I obvioulsy couldnt go to both shows so I had to sell tickets to one. Craigslist was there for me! I was able to sell my tickets. I also have used craigslist to buy tickets.
I'm thinking about going to a Mets game, lets see:
http://longisland.craigslist.org/tix/1208465039.html I suppose if I am off this Thursday I could contact this seller and see if he/she would sell me the tickets!
I'm thinking about going to a Mets game, lets see:
http://longisland.craigslist.org/tix/1208465039.html I suppose if I am off this Thursday I could contact this seller and see if he/she would sell me the tickets!
#15 Google Docs: The End of Microsoft Office?
I just wrote an entire entry and lost it b/c I had up the cpsd google doc account and it logged me out of my gmail account and everything I wrote is lost, therefore I shall now keep it short and simple.
I am a fan of google docs and use it to keep track of my stocks, via a chart! love it, love it, love it!
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dtpnf94_86cbk64238&hl=en
I am a fan of google docs and use it to keep track of my stocks, via a chart! love it, love it, love it!
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dtpnf94_86cbk64238&hl=en
#14 What's a Wiki?
Wikipedia is a fabulous! Its great, if I need information fast I usually go there first to see whats up there. I am aware that anyone can edit an article therefore not all information is completely accurate. When I want to know about something I start with wikipedia and then explore further on the web to gather as much information as possible!
If more patrons were aware of wikis they would then be able to look up information for themselves, and then ask a librarian for further assistance. Also, a patron with information about a particular topic would be able to share their knowledge about that topic(s) which would be useful to those searching for information.
If more patrons were aware of wikis they would then be able to look up information for themselves, and then ask a librarian for further assistance. Also, a patron with information about a particular topic would be able to share their knowledge about that topic(s) which would be useful to those searching for information.
#13 Finding new feeds
Seeing as I really dont go online all that often, I ususally dont just stumble upon websites that I am not already familiar with. Sometimes I'll read about a website and by the time I get to the computer if I still remember I'll check it out. Anyway, the websites that I usually go to have the RSS feeds linking articles to anywhere I want to link them. http://www.bloglines.com is a neat website. If I want, I can search for new feeds from the past. http://www.technorati.com is something that I may use. When I do have time to play around on the internet I like to read blogs. I just find them to be fascinating! UH OH, i just went to http://www.technorati.com and this popped up:
Doh! The Technorati Monster escaped again.
We're currently experiencing backend issues and are working to resolve them as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
Doh! The Technorati Monster escaped again.
We're currently experiencing backend issues and are working to resolve them as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
I suppose I will be investigating that site at a later time.
#12 Discovering feeds on our catalog and website
First off, I LOVE OUR NEW WEBSITE! The layout just works so well and its great for lazy internet users (me) who dont really like to search high and low for something on a website. I like to type something in and BAM--it pops up. With our new website there is just so much that I never really found with out other website. When the website first went up I was able to track my Great Great Grandfathers paperwork, documenting his entry to Ellis Island. I love stuff like that. Now if only I could figure out how my Great Great Grandmothers name was spelt then I would be able to find her. Somewhere along her way to America, her name was changed--I suppose it was too Italian and it needed to be 'americanized'. Loved though that I was able to find out the information that I did find.
Our catalog has RSS feeds which I had no idea about until this very moment. It seems as though there is an RSS feed for all of our patrons, whether they are children, teens or adults--from new movies and new books, fiction and non fiction. There is also a feed for adult programs that are coming up. The RSS feeds on our website are excellent for our patrons. Once they get more familiar with our website they will become more curious and click around and discover all of the new materials that will be coming along to our library. They will then be able to put it on hold for themselves, so when its hot off the presses they'll receive their phone from one of the lovely circ girls and be able to pick it up. Amazing that a patron can do so much on their own from home!
All in all, it is a great feature!
Our catalog has RSS feeds which I had no idea about until this very moment. It seems as though there is an RSS feed for all of our patrons, whether they are children, teens or adults--from new movies and new books, fiction and non fiction. There is also a feed for adult programs that are coming up. The RSS feeds on our website are excellent for our patrons. Once they get more familiar with our website they will become more curious and click around and discover all of the new materials that will be coming along to our library. They will then be able to put it on hold for themselves, so when its hot off the presses they'll receive their phone from one of the lovely circ girls and be able to pick it up. Amazing that a patron can do so much on their own from home!
All in all, it is a great feature!
#11 What are RSS feed readers?
I think that the whole RSS feed reader is an amazing tool. I really dont go online all that often, but go on often enough to see that some websites have that RSS feed reader. Its quite neat that new stories from other sites can be sent directly to your own homepage. Thats just what I did. I went to http://masticbeach.blogspot.com/ and subscribed. I now have feeds going to my google homepage. The most current feed is: http://masticbeach.blogspot.com/2009/06/shirley-store-owner-helps-robber-only.html What a tale--the area is in the news for something good.
#10 Surfing Suffolk Wave
I think that the suffolk wave website is a great website. I did not wish to download anything to my computer at this time, but am familiar with how the website works. It is a great tool for patrons who may want something right away. Two thumbs up!
Monday, March 2, 2009
#9 Explore Flickr
I never really liked flickr, I always preferred photobucket much more. On that note, I havent been to photobucket in quite some time. If I need to find an image I typically start with google image. If I dont see what I'm looking for then I venture to photobuket. I suppose I can add flikr to the list of image searching.
A few years back Ringo Starr had an art exhibit in Riverhead. Included at the exhibit were rare photos of the Beatles and art work by John, George, Paul and Ringo himself. I remember seeing a photo of the boys and their meeting with the champ, Cassius Clay. If I had enough dough, I wouldve bought the print because I loved it so much. Needless to say, the only way I'll be admiring that photo is though the web.
Thank you flikr!
A link to the pic: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2028/1549980071_ef986e5463.jpg?v=0
#8 - Find a video on YouTube
According to my profile, I have been a member of youtube since January 4, 2006. Youtube seems to provide me with many many laughs. The things that people come up with just amazes me. I especially love when I find something funny that may not have meant to be funny. Oooo I also love when I find video footage of concerts that I've been too. Its like reliving the moment!
Anyway, aside from funny vids and concerts, there are other amazing gems on youtube, which include people who are true gems. Not everyone in this world is as bad as some seem to think.
I found this video about 2 years ago and had put it in my favorites. Theres something about it, how could it not make you smile?!
There once was a time when youtube wasnt covered in ads and for that I dislike how the site is now plastered in ads and celebs. Youtube wouldnt exist if it werent for every day people shooting and uploading their own vids and then giving others feedback.
I think youtube would be a great tool for the library to use in promoting programs. If vids are shot and then embedded to the librarys home site, facebook, and myspace account it may entice more people to sign up for and participate in the progams that the library has to offer.
Anyway, aside from funny vids and concerts, there are other amazing gems on youtube, which include people who are true gems. Not everyone in this world is as bad as some seem to think.
I found this video about 2 years ago and had put it in my favorites. Theres something about it, how could it not make you smile?!
There once was a time when youtube wasnt covered in ads and for that I dislike how the site is now plastered in ads and celebs. Youtube wouldnt exist if it werent for every day people shooting and uploading their own vids and then giving others feedback.
I think youtube would be a great tool for the library to use in promoting programs. If vids are shot and then embedded to the librarys home site, facebook, and myspace account it may entice more people to sign up for and participate in the progams that the library has to offer.
#7 The Power of Library Thing
LibraryThing is a great tool for keeping track of books you have read in the past, and discovering new books based on others tags. Creating an account was quite simple, seeing as you only had to create a user name and password then KABLAMO, you can instantly track books that you've read.
I must say that I like the tag cloud that is derived by others on LibraryThing and is now a part of our catalog system. Its just another approach in finding a book that you may or may not be interested in.
My libraryThing catalog
I must say that I like the tag cloud that is derived by others on LibraryThing and is now a part of our catalog system. Its just another approach in finding a book that you may or may not be interested in.
My libraryThing catalog
#6 Learn about tagging and discover Delicious
Delicious, not sure how I feel about this site. Im not really a fan of the layout and whatnot, but if I play around with it a little more I just may become a fan. I can see its effectiveness in that you can access your bookmarks from any computer that you go onto. Thats a great feature, because nothing is more frustrating than trying to find something online that you need to access but cant quite remember.
I like that not only can you tag, or type in tags that you may be interested in, but that some people actually give little descriptions of the site that they are bookmarking. Reading someones description may be beneficial in finding a site of interest.
I use google right now whenever I need to find something on the inteweb. Now though, I have another option when google search fails me.
I like that not only can you tag, or type in tags that you may be interested in, but that some people actually give little descriptions of the site that they are bookmarking. Reading someones description may be beneficial in finding a site of interest.
I use google right now whenever I need to find something on the inteweb. Now though, I have another option when google search fails me.
#5 Myspace & Facebook
Myspace and facebook.
I had joined myspace in early '04. It wasnt until after I had graduated H.S and went to college, Fall '04, that myspace became a massive social network. Everyone was then on myspace, it was madness! I remember before I went away to school I had went onto myspace to see if my future roommates were on there. Needless to say, it wasnt until they met me that they learned about myspace. Now I think it may have been spring '05, my second semester as a freshman, when facebook hit the internet. It was all the rage on campus. Professors were even talking about it. Now at that point, facebook was strictly for those in college, I think alum were allowed to join the site as well, as long as they had an email account with the school that they had attended. Myspace at that point was still far more popular because it was more accessible. Now thats all changed!
Despite the fact that I still have an account with both sites, I rarely go on to either of them. I should just delete the accounts, but I cant. I once deleted my myspace but then a few months later started up a new account. I mean, they are both great sites for keeping up with those from the past. Not really into the whole adding strangers aspect though, I think its weird.
It seems like the facebook account that the library has is much more popular than the myspace account. Currently the facebook account has 120 fans as opposed to the myspace account which has 14 friends. Oh and look at that, the myspace teen account has 13 friends. FACEBOOK WINS! Both pages offer the same links for the library but, the myspace page is just much more.......fun looking. I suppose though that glitz, glamour and graphics arent everything. Facebook has a much more cleaner looking page and seems to appeal more to people nowadays.
Social networking is so popular because the internet is now a part of everyones lives. In a sense, it is truly mind blowing.
I had joined myspace in early '04. It wasnt until after I had graduated H.S and went to college, Fall '04, that myspace became a massive social network. Everyone was then on myspace, it was madness! I remember before I went away to school I had went onto myspace to see if my future roommates were on there. Needless to say, it wasnt until they met me that they learned about myspace. Now I think it may have been spring '05, my second semester as a freshman, when facebook hit the internet. It was all the rage on campus. Professors were even talking about it. Now at that point, facebook was strictly for those in college, I think alum were allowed to join the site as well, as long as they had an email account with the school that they had attended. Myspace at that point was still far more popular because it was more accessible. Now thats all changed!
Despite the fact that I still have an account with both sites, I rarely go on to either of them. I should just delete the accounts, but I cant. I once deleted my myspace but then a few months later started up a new account. I mean, they are both great sites for keeping up with those from the past. Not really into the whole adding strangers aspect though, I think its weird.
It seems like the facebook account that the library has is much more popular than the myspace account. Currently the facebook account has 120 fans as opposed to the myspace account which has 14 friends. Oh and look at that, the myspace teen account has 13 friends. FACEBOOK WINS! Both pages offer the same links for the library but, the myspace page is just much more.......fun looking. I suppose though that glitz, glamour and graphics arent everything. Facebook has a much more cleaner looking page and seems to appeal more to people nowadays.
Social networking is so popular because the internet is now a part of everyones lives. In a sense, it is truly mind blowing.
#4 Twittering & Microblogging
I had no idea what twitter was until Beth gave her presentation. I was somewhat interested in it, so I had decided to check it out myself before even embarking on the web 2.0 journey. I found it to be quite confusing at first. Creating an account was a task in itself. I didnt find it easy to navigate at all and gave up soon after some tweets. Recently I did discover some other 'tweeters,' is that even the term for those who tweet on twitter? hah. Anyway, its a riot, I get many laughs out of what others tweet about and for that I now appreciate twitter.
MMSCL: "Currently reading 'The secret life of bees' Not too sure how I feel about it. On another note, can you believe all the snow we're getting?"
MMSCL: "Currently reading 'The secret life of bees' Not too sure how I feel about it. On another note, can you believe all the snow we're getting?"
Blogging it out
Whew, I finally created a blog for this here program. I decided that since a snow day was bestowed upon us, I would get started on MMSCL web 2.0. I mean, if it werent for the snow, I would be working right now, so web 2.0 it is!
Alrighty, Im ready for the activities!
Alrighty, Im ready for the activities!
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