web 2.0 awards

I played around w/ a couple of different sites, wanting to see what's out there. Fortunately (un) my mood today is on the playful side. I looked at "games and entertainment" to see winners but didn't go on any sites. I opted for shopping since I've been banned from buying, thought it would be fun to browse. I played around Etsy and discovered it's a forum for all handmade items. I'm guessing like ebay only handcrafted only. I found at first the options limiting, for instance under category jewelry, necklaces, stone you still had hundreds of items. Then I discovered the search feature and it held my search for different categories under that item.

Very cool site. Useful for library work? Probably not unless a band of handicrafters come through and want to know how to get started.

google docs

https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=13A0uLOohleYB2VpEc3Uyyu8xjKtl9fW9RMhtLmb6Zhc&hl=en#

Well, I just played around a pinch w/google docs and my short take on it is above. This is something that may certainly be worth investigating more. I didn't try any spreadsheets, wondering if that;s easier thank Microsoft.

All in all, better than most of the things I've been asked to try. Oh, and no surprise, the audio podcast at beginning didn't work.

23googledocs

Once again, a link was broken. Played around on google docs since that seems to be the one most people like/use and since google will replace disney in taking over the world. I liked it for the most part, a bit more straightforward than word. However, uploading an image took way too long so I gave up.

library sandbox wiki fun?

HARDLY! From trying to log in to being told not a member of the workspace to having to reset the password, I have given up! Again, lots of frustration! Supposed to blog about a wiki, well I found a Flintstones wiki! Doesn't look like much added, I may be inclined to contribute something of my vast knowledge of useful (less) information. Next, I'm on to find the Flintstones blog!

Week7wiki

WIKI WIKI FUN! Learning about wikis this week. The two sites I visited were the Princeton Book lovers and Bull Run Library.

I really enjoyed the book lovers. However, it was out of date, reviews are now posted in their catalog. The concept was great. I'll have to look for others.

The Bull Run was set up very neatly as well. Looked like a great way to zero in on happenings at the library (more so than here). The set up was a bit confusing at first w/the topics to the right. I just kept clicking to find out what would happen. The spanish applications were a nice touch.

I thought Bull Run's was very nice application process that would definately benefit public libraries.

week6technocati

This lesson was supposed to explore the popular feature on technorati. However, that link is no longer working, something that has become very frustrating as I go through these exercises. Tried visiting video area suggested w/no luck. I'm writing off this one.

week5 rollyo

OK, this I like! Kinda cool. I created a rollyo w/storytime craft ideas. Seems I'm always frantically searching for ideas right around the time for storytime. I found this site very easy to use. Since nothing "dinged" when completed, I had to double take to make sure everything saved. Should be a great time saver and when I come across other sites, I can easily add them. I see this as one of the lessons I'll take w/me!

http://www.rollyo.com/index.html

Hope this is right!