Week 7

Just had a look at week 7 and surprise. surprise I have also been using web 2.0 in another application for about a year and that is Library Thing. I am amazed at the amount of applications that I have been using for some time are web 2.0 technology. I am pleased to find that technology wise I am not as far behind the eight ball as I first thought. Not bad for some one who is almost 57! Yeah I know I will have to widen the doorways soon for my head to fit through. LOL!

You Tube, Google Video

I have had fun with this, but also had difficulty embedding this into the blog.

This is from you Tube entitled "dont get caught working from home" It appealed to my whacky sense of humour and no, despite the picture this is not rude.

Wikis

I had heard of wikis, especially wikipedia , but was not sure on how they worked, I think they are a wonderful tool, for Libraries and keeping up with all that is happening within the enironment one is in.

I also think that a wiki would be great for Local Studies, the Local hisotrical society in collaboration with the library would create a wonderful resource for local history info.

Then there is the children and Young adults who could have a wiki dedicated to them and library matters.

Homeless men book club

What a great idea this is. Must give the men an identity of self worth.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/Story?id=4361989

All the accounts

I have been reading some of the other blogs and hearing comments from various colleagues that are also involved in this program that there are too many new accounts we need to create. I am okay with it, but saw no real need to join bloglines when all the features that most of us need are already to be utilised in blogger. Thats just my two cents worth any way.

Week 4. RSS feeds

Myself I prefer Google reader for RSS feeds. It is so much easier to manage and work your way around than blog lines. I am not impressed with blog lines.

I am very proud of myself as I have managed (after much difficulty I might add. LOL!) to put the New Zealand herald into this blog. Somehow I managed to put it twice into the blog and then had to figure out how to get rid of just one feed. Oh well, it is a learning curve and that is good.

I am learning so much from this program and I can envisage the many uses all this has for Libraries and the wider community. I feel that blogger especially is ideal in the library environment as we are able to put photos of various library events in as well as messages of closure and any events that are coming up. It would also be very useful in the Local Studies area as it would make the information available to all who require it.

I put in the RSS feeds that were recommended into bloglines , but also found one on diverticulitus and it was very useful, especially for one that suffers from it.

Tags: week 3. Web2.0

Well I obviously did something right as I tagged my photos Hobart and when I looked for Hobart in flickr they appeared with a host of other people's work.

Hobart

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I love these markets. They are the Salamanca markets that are held every saturday in Hobart. You name it, you can buy it here

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This is Richmond bridge next to the historic Richmond jail in Hobart.