Twitter CPL 2.0 May 24

Twitter is all about sharing information in new ways through the use of technology and it is changing the way we receive our knowledge. Since Tweets are received in real time it allows users to stay current on a number of topics. Twitter appears to me to be most valuable when used on a mobile device as opposed to a PC.

LibraryThing

I will promote this website to library customers who are avid fiction readers while working the circulation desk at Forest Lawn branch. This site is a valuable place for readers to share their books with others.



I may use this site to find out what others are reading or to read book reviews or ratings. I would probably not join this site and tag and rate my own reading.

On-line Productivity Tools

I think I'll stick to more traditional ways of using a calendar or use Outlook calendar as it is a productivity that I already have available to me. Some calendars like Scrybe seems far too complicated to use and does not appear to be upgraded on a regular basis.

Flickr & YouTube

Flickr and YouTube are very user friendly and entertaining. You can have fun with these websites and everyone gets to be a **Star**.

RSS

I had difficulty setting up RSS feeds. I would type in a URL that I knew had RSS feeds and Bloglines would tell me that the website did not subscribe to RSS feeds. I was more successful when I had Blogline open and then went to the website and clicked on the RSS feed link. I could then see the feed in my Bloglines account.

This does not make information gathering more useful for me as I do not follow any blogs. I would use Blogline for more financial and business information but not for social connecting reasons! I will continue to use my favorites on my computer for any interesting websites. Also too much information comes through on Bloglines! Bloglines did not always respond the way I thought it would.

Google

Google Universe is overwhelming - as are most of these social networking sites. How do people have the time to be so involved or are they just using specific products or services?

I found the "Trends" and the "News" service interesting in that you have very current information. "Trends" let you see what other people are interested in and the "News" is up to date by the minute. I would recommend these to others.

I tried "Google Scholar" and found some of the same searches as when I did a "Google" search. Not sure if I would count on "Google Scholar" to be very scholarly.

Facebook CPL 2.0

Networking with other people to share and connect to things that are important is the appeal of websites like Facebook. Individuals have the capacity to share much more broadly than they have ever had before.

Facebook and similar websites could involve into a serious platform that change peoples lives and the way we live. Discussions or political ideas as well as "target" marketing could be in the future.

Unfortunately, I find Facebook involves a large amount of personal time!

CPL 2.0 Wikipedia

Wikipedia was far too busy a web site for me but it is often one of the top websites that appear when you do a Google search. I would use Wikipedia only when I need a quick overview of a topic and would not rely on its content to be 100 % accurate! But sometimes Wikipedia is far too lengthy for me to qet a quick overview!

The Simple English function on Wikipedia provides information in simple language and grammer suitable for children and adult who are learning English. This function may be useful for the some customers!

I did edit a comma on one article and it was difficult to find something to edit.

2.0 Delucious

I was not aware of social bookmarking sites and was also not aware that CPL had used the Delicious site to enter their own best websites. Perhaps this is something that is explained during IRS modules and has been missed by me.

Best websites have been very useful to me when answering reference questions and I do find that I am using the same sites repeatedly. It was disappointing to find out that I would have to sign up for Yahoo in order to have Delicious save my favorite bookmarks.

Yes, I am more comfortable using the Best Websites. Sometimes a tag will lead you to other useful bookmarks. It is helpful to be able to sort by date under display options in order to find older bookmarks or more current ones.

2.0

I am going along with the flow each week and hope to learn something new!

Staff members at my branch are creating blogs and adding to them from home making impressive blogs!!