#18 Web-based apps

At last, I've found something that I can get excited about. Working in a public library that offers internet access but not other applications such as word-processing, I'd be very happy to promote Zoho Writer and Google Docs to our customers. Both seemed very sophisticated, offering all the features (and more) you would expect from other wordprocessing products. I did think for a moment that I would send something from Zoho Writer to my blog (who am I kidding?)

#17 Sandbox wiki

Well I've been to the Sandbox - we all know what happens there! I'm finding this very frustrating. I have no idea whether I've added my blog or not. I did have a look around though - checked out a few 'favourites', even added one of my own (I think). Could there be a new category added for 'Favourite wine'? I know a few colleagues who could make some suggestions. If I don't get a red box in the staff tracking log, I'll know I've contributed some more of my stuff to the big, black hole.

#16 Wikis

I have just discovered that some person unknown to me has added a comment to one of my posts! So how do I feel about wikis? The interactivity of Web 2.0 is a bit foreign to me. It doesn't seem right that anyone can add their two-bobs-worth to a website, especially one you would expect to have some authority, like an encyclopedia. I did like the idea of community wikis though - I would love to know what people really thought of the new restaurant in town before I spend my money there.
http://www.libsuccess.org/ - liked this site as well.

#15 Web 2.0, Library 2.0

As I read Rick Anderson's article I was wondering...."if the profession is a boat.....", I hope I'm not sinking! Maybe I should consider this Learning 2.0 exercise as a life preserver. I've been happy plodding along helping little old ladies "get an email address" during Senior Cits Week - well I'd better get ready for when they want to chat about Flickr, RSS feeds, De.icio.us, etc. and how it all relates to their blog on MySpace.

#14 Technorati

Had a look at this site and did a search for Learning 2.0. Was I surprised by the results of my search? Well, yes. I can't believe that there are so many people out there blogging about "stuff" and that I was getting hooked on reading it all. If I started tagging my posts would anyone really want to read them. I think not!

#13 Del.icio.us

Yes, I can see how people who use the internet a lot could use this tagging system to find their way back to various sites. And yes, it would be handy if you used lots of different pcs. Not sure whether it would be useful to me or not. Perhaps I need to learn how to share.....

#12 Rollyo

Yes, I can see how Rollyo would be useful - especially if I could get it to work! But I have managed to create an account with Rollyo (just what I need, another account) and listed a couple of websites but just couldn't get any results from my search. I shall move on to the next exercise though.....