i wanted to take this opportunity to find wikis about gardening, hoping to come across some good tips that i can use in my new herb garden. i stumbled upon interesting info about the practice of wiki gardening:
http://www.mojavelinux.com/wiki/doku.php?id=wiki:gardening
just tidy up as you wander through, and everyone does it...i like that idea. i also like the collaborative, non-hierarchical info sharing of wikis. they seem like great tools for brainstorming and gathering notes and ideas. here is another fun site i came across:
http://sca21.wikia.com/wiki/Growing_and_gardening
it is inspiring to read and respond to ideas coming from real people, especially when reading about gardening. i like that ideas seem to grow best when the environment is focused but not highly structured.
p.s. i'm going to make a real effort to label my posts. really, i am.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
goodreads
I heart GoodReads...it has so much more potential than my wadded up receipts with scribbles and lists at the bottom of my bag and in my kitchen drawers and on my desk. I always lose those before I have the chance to pick up the books I am soooo interested in, then I stare blankly at the library shelves trying to remember what I wanted to read. I also like to get inspired by seeing what my friends read.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Camel Bookmobile
the tutorial from the discover 2.0 instructions made technorati seem more inviting than i remembered from earlier- but it doesn't look the same when i go to the technorati site. using the tag search feature it was easier to find blogs with bookmobile info. including this cool video about the camel bookmobile in kenya.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
de.licio.us
I like the idea of looking at what others have tagged and found helpful. It is a great to find sites. As far as the social networking goes, I will probably use more than I participate. What is my problem here? I just don't take the time to tag and organize, but I do like looking at what others find worthwhile.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Fleshing out
i'm a total square....
i tried to go and flesh out my facebook page. i just kept wondering why i would want to do any of this. i swear i know how to have fun, i swear. i just can't get into taking little surveys and poking my friends. and it is a lot of effort for me to find things i would like to get into on facebook. i had a much better time with flickr. the photos are pretty, easy to find and give lots of good info. i love finding stuff on youtube for the same reason. i remember being really excited about friendster when it first came out and i got in touch with a bunch of friends. i just kinda stopped looking at it one day.
i consume too much stuff already. i actively seek out ways to be less excited and look at less information. with facebook i feel like i'm looking at a lot of ads and doodads and not seeing the point.
it's cool that so many people are excited and express themselves. that in itself is fun for me to see and i appreciate just knowing about it.
maybe i'm missing the point and not digging deep enough for interesting things to look at on facebook. i would like to use the excuse that i'm too old - however, many of my peers love this stuff. i can theorize about how it is useful as a professional tool to stay in tune with what our patrons are doing and reach out to them. in reality, facebook just doesn't speak to me.
i tried to go and flesh out my facebook page. i just kept wondering why i would want to do any of this. i swear i know how to have fun, i swear. i just can't get into taking little surveys and poking my friends. and it is a lot of effort for me to find things i would like to get into on facebook. i had a much better time with flickr. the photos are pretty, easy to find and give lots of good info. i love finding stuff on youtube for the same reason. i remember being really excited about friendster when it first came out and i got in touch with a bunch of friends. i just kinda stopped looking at it one day.
i consume too much stuff already. i actively seek out ways to be less excited and look at less information. with facebook i feel like i'm looking at a lot of ads and doodads and not seeing the point.
it's cool that so many people are excited and express themselves. that in itself is fun for me to see and i appreciate just knowing about it.
maybe i'm missing the point and not digging deep enough for interesting things to look at on facebook. i would like to use the excuse that i'm too old - however, many of my peers love this stuff. i can theorize about how it is useful as a professional tool to stay in tune with what our patrons are doing and reach out to them. in reality, facebook just doesn't speak to me.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Social networking
Online social networking is another tool that I just don't use in my personal life. I am constantly wanting more interaction with the few people I already know, and it is hard to find time to do even that. Also, guiltily, I am more of a voyeur.
That said, as I look for new ideas for the workplace I can see how being part of a social network would be very helpful- to share information and ideas with like minded people.
A lot of creative thinking can generate from informal interactions and that is the most inspiring part of social networking. People are pro-actively participating and expressing themselves. We can't ignore the popularity of the medium...people feel very comfortable online and that freedom produces a creative environment. Libraries should have a presence in these networks because of their popularity, and because of the ease with which people use them.
There is huge potential for empowerment through sharing resources and contributing to ideas using social networks.
That said, as I look for new ideas for the workplace I can see how being part of a social network would be very helpful- to share information and ideas with like minded people.
A lot of creative thinking can generate from informal interactions and that is the most inspiring part of social networking. People are pro-actively participating and expressing themselves. We can't ignore the popularity of the medium...people feel very comfortable online and that freedom produces a creative environment. Libraries should have a presence in these networks because of their popularity, and because of the ease with which people use them.
There is huge potential for empowerment through sharing resources and contributing to ideas using social networks.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
meebo sans skype
there it is...my little widget. i don't use online chat very much but i love it for quick interoffice questions. i just wish meebo worked with skype. it doesn't seem to.
skype was a great im'ing tool when i worked in an office that had a satellite office in russia because you can chat and use it for phone calls through your computer. i still use it for free international calls.
skype was a great im'ing tool when i worked in an office that had a satellite office in russia because you can chat and use it for phone calls through your computer. i still use it for free international calls.
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