Wiki

Glad to learn what wiki means. A wiki seems like an organized blog -- a place where anyone can add comments, but in the wiki they are organized by subject, whereas a blog is more like a conversation. I visited several of the wikis. The Library Success wiki and the Book Lovers Wiki were interesting because they obviously had input from users. The Bull Run wiki felt more like a website -- lots of information on the library, but I didn't see content posted by users.

Web 2.0

This was a nice break from trying to comprehend a new web tool. I read five of the articles mentioned. The first two did a nice job of putting new approaches in perspective. The next two articles used a lot of jargon and I found them harder to follow. The last article is where I'm at -- no matter how useful all the new technology is, I want a book and a mug of hot chocolate by the fire in the study.

Final thought -- are we ready for Doug as an avatar?????

Technorati

Oh, boy, I am definitely sensing a generation gap here. Most of the blogs I visited were like reading someone's personal diary, except not as interesting. I just don't think I have time for a lot of new e-friends in my life. I really like AskAway, but I don't see myself visiting a lot of random blogs just for fun.

Library Thing

I forgot to blog about Library Thing, so here goes. This site would be good for getting ideas on books I'd like to read. My son likes fantasy, so I put some of his books in and checked for other books he might like.

Delicious seems way beyond what I would use unless I my job involved a lot more research. I wonder if other people in the library system use this service. If I saw it actually being used, I might understand its usefulness better.

Rollyo

I tested the Rollyo site which allows you to create your own search engine. I put two travel sites on my search block ( I can add more later) . The site was easy to use and I didn't have to create a password!