Library 2.0

The swiftness with which new technology is booming is astounding and exciting. Shared knowledge among coworkers will only benefit patrons, students and communities. This is not the end of the road for libraries; just a fork to take. When one takes the time to concentrate and learn what can be done, new worlds enfold.

Technorati

This tagging for blogs, carries a useful "authority" rating. One of the top ten blogs, I discovered, favored by users was "engadget."

Tagging and del.icio.us

Tagging is like setting up a filing cabinet; thinking of a subject heading that is precise yet not too obscure. You'll be able to "bookmark" your favorite sites here as well as view others' sites who entered info under the same subject heading. You'll be able to carry these "favorites" with you no matter whose computer you're using.
de.icio.us is a search engine of subject headings.
Some searches produced very few results (1 - 8); but broader searches were worthwhile.
The idea of a portable filing cabinet is nifty.

restaurants/directories/food Oh My!

Explored WEB 2.0. Discussed the limitations of labeling websites. Sometimes WEB 1.0 is good enough! But for a real interactive and technologically advanced site, I would explore a 2.0 site. Today, I explored restaurants in Baltimore; found the specific ratings very helpful - and liked seeing the rater's picture! Will explore again; hungry now!

Drool with Roolyo

Had fun exploring Rollyo! Just the amount of sites I like working with - for specific instructions/info. I looked up recipes and drooled with roooolyo.
For indexing, I'll just stick with favorites. This is great fun!

LibraryThing

Explored and discussed LibraryThing. Maybe when I retire, I'll catalog my personal books!

pretty rose

I found beautiful raindrops on a rose I'd like to copy to my blog! Neat! You just copy a website link and voila!

Flower