I like Delicious a lot - it's great to be able to access my bookmarks from anywhere! I use the Delicious app on my iPhone as well, which is really handy, especially for recipes when I'm in the grocery story and don't remember what goes into what I make.
I'd never used the option to see other users, so that was neat.
A great online shopping tip: search everyone's bookmarks for "shopping" or "valentine" or "jewelry" or whatever you're searching for - seeing what's popular and interesting out there can be handy when you're stuck for ideas.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Facebook and MySpace
I think the subtitle of Facebook should be, "whoa, I totally forgot about that person!" Since signing up a couple of years ago, I have been contacted by all sorts of people from my past. Sometimes that's good, and sometimes not so much...
The library Facebook page has a good mix of options - I love the search bar. Maybe we should add the ENCORE search bar as well? (Right now, the Library has 105 fans!)
MySpace is still the social media tool of choice among the teens in our library, so we decided to have a MySpace page. I think it's important to have a virtual outpost where our teens are. They won't think that we're cool or anything, but it might make it easier to communicate with them. It's a little more attractive than it used to be, but I wish it was easier to really customize it. Maybe that will be a project later on.
The library Facebook page has a good mix of options - I love the search bar. Maybe we should add the ENCORE search bar as well? (Right now, the Library has 105 fans!)
MySpace is still the social media tool of choice among the teens in our library, so we decided to have a MySpace page. I think it's important to have a virtual outpost where our teens are. They won't think that we're cool or anything, but it might make it easier to communicate with them. It's a little more attractive than it used to be, but I wish it was easier to really customize it. Maybe that will be a project later on.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
I love Twitter, I think it is my favorite social media site. If you have a twitter account, you can follow me at http://www.twitter.com/rockityroll I tweet about all kinds of things - home and library, what I'm reading, funny things my son does, etc. I also have a lot of back-and-forth conversations with people I follow. All four of my siblings, my husband, and several of my good friends are on Twitter, so we broadcast our thoughts and chat back and forth. It's nice because even if I don't see my brother for a month, I have a general sense of what's going on in his life. When we talk or get together, we don't have to play catch-up - we can just plunge right into the heart of the matter.
I've also made friends on Twitter - many library types follow each other, and as I read their tweets, I may respond to them with a funny comment or additional information. When I was in Denver for the American Library Association meeting, we had a "tweet-up" with 5 twitterers that have gotten to know each other online. It was great to see each other in person!
I've also made friends on Twitter - many library types follow each other, and as I read their tweets, I may respond to them with a funny comment or additional information. When I was in Denver for the American Library Association meeting, we had a "tweet-up" with 5 twitterers that have gotten to know each other online. It was great to see each other in person!
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