WEEK 9 THING 21
Well I think I added an RSS feed, but, it was confusing and complicated and now I am not so sure.
Yippeee! I figured it out (by myself!!!) I now have both an link to a podcast and a newsfeed.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
WEEK 9 THING 20
YOUTUBE......Finally I can spend some time doing what my sons spend most their time doing.....watching youtube videos!
I had no idea that there was a "videos being watched now" or "promoted videos" sections. The videos watched now gives a great indication of current events that are of interest to the younger population. I think it is mostly younger people that are watching YouTube because: a. they have lots of free time b. they tell each other about cool videos and then race home to watch them and c. computers are their life-blook.
I know people of all ages watch them, but, not many 50 year olds spend hours cruising around YouTube looking for air guitar videos for example.
I found the site easy to navigate and search. I suppose there will be applications for library use, but, I can't think of any right now. I'll ask my sons;)
YOUTUBE......Finally I can spend some time doing what my sons spend most their time doing.....watching youtube videos!
I had no idea that there was a "videos being watched now" or "promoted videos" sections. The videos watched now gives a great indication of current events that are of interest to the younger population. I think it is mostly younger people that are watching YouTube because: a. they have lots of free time b. they tell each other about cool videos and then race home to watch them and c. computers are their life-blook.
I know people of all ages watch them, but, not many 50 year olds spend hours cruising around YouTube looking for air guitar videos for example.
I found the site easy to navigate and search. I suppose there will be applications for library use, but, I can't think of any right now. I'll ask my sons;)
WEEK 8 THING 19
Wow, I loved looking at all the sites on the Web 2.0 winners list. It seems like there really is a website for just about any interest or question you may have. I had never explored Craigslist before (though I had heard about it) and was amazed at the many different groups, local events,jobs, housing etc.
I also love Pandora and have used it before. Very cool the way it matches music based on artists you enjoy.
I think there could be applications in the library for some of these sites. For example, customers could use Pandora to identify new artists they may want to explore. I also think the blog guides and bookmarking applications could be useful. We just have to be open to explore and be innovative. The old way isn's necessarily the best way to do things now!
Wow, I loved looking at all the sites on the Web 2.0 winners list. It seems like there really is a website for just about any interest or question you may have. I had never explored Craigslist before (though I had heard about it) and was amazed at the many different groups, local events,jobs, housing etc.
I also love Pandora and have used it before. Very cool the way it matches music based on artists you enjoy.
I think there could be applications in the library for some of these sites. For example, customers could use Pandora to identify new artists they may want to explore. I also think the blog guides and bookmarking applications could be useful. We just have to be open to explore and be innovative. The old way isn's necessarily the best way to do things now!
WEEK 8 THING 18
I created a free account on Google documents. It was easy because I already had an account for my blog and used the same password.
I thought Google documents was somewhat like microsoft word. I don't know if you can publish a document straight to the internet from microsoft word like you can on Google documents.
I have been researching non verbal learning disablility and compiling information from lots of different, so, I created a document on that topic. Maybe I will publish it to the internet when I am finished.
The main advantage to Google documents is that you don't need software to create documents. I will definitely pursue other applications.
I created a free account on Google documents. It was easy because I already had an account for my blog and used the same password.
I thought Google documents was somewhat like microsoft word. I don't know if you can publish a document straight to the internet from microsoft word like you can on Google documents.
I have been researching non verbal learning disablility and compiling information from lots of different, so, I created a document on that topic. Maybe I will publish it to the internet when I am finished.
The main advantage to Google documents is that you don't need software to create documents. I will definitely pursue other applications.
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