Last two. I promise.

I had too much spare time.

WebFeat

WebFeat is a great site for those who are looking for a serious time. Great for research. Not for fun.

I looked up West Palm Beach and found some business articles. Nothing too interesting.

LibraryThing

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/handye23things

I'm not big on cataloging books I've read or want to read (once I read something, I rarely revisit it). I'm more interested in movie cataloging sites. I'm such a geek.

LibraryThing was great for what it is. Easy to use. Good times.

Image Generators

The Flickr Toys and The Generator Blog sites were fun and extremely time-consuming! I spent half an hour on both and didn't even get past the first couple of toys! My favorite of the few I played with thus far is the Speech Bubbler (http://www.coverbrowser.com/bubbler).

RSS

http://www.bloglines.com/blog/handye

There it is; my newsfeed thing. I'm not a fan of feeds. For those who want their information in one place at one time, feeds are fine. For me, I prefer to visit each site at my leisure, if I even want to. Same thing goes for podcasts; subscribing's okay, but I might not want every episode of a series.

Technology Interests

I'm most interested in the Internet as entertainment. Whether it's YouTube or iTunes or just the ridiculousness of the Internet itself, I think TV and radio as they're traditionally known are on their way to oblivion. The Internet is in the hands of its users. The content and viewing of that content is not governed by anyone. Freedom of choice. Freedom of fun.

Flickr image

I like castles. I like moats. I love them if they're haunted, too.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hansvandevorst/392197839/

Blogging In Libraries

All blogging is is another form of communication. It's not as immediate as face-to-face interactions or a phone call or even an email. While the information is important, there's no immediacy on the audience's part to receive it.

Libraries can use blogging to inform staff of upcoming events or past events which may be of some interest. Patrons and other interested parties can also be informed of events or be allowed to voice their concerns over policies or anything library-related. Anything that doesn't require an immediate response can be communicated through a blog for all to see and share.

71/2 Habits

Finally! A method of learning that I've always thought was more beneficial and more pleasing than the old, dusty ways. Why should modern-day students be taught with outdated methods that worked "back then," but have no room to accept modern-day thinking?

I think that remembering that there is really no right way to get to the goal of whatever is to be learned will be the most difficult part in this experience. Whole generations have been brought up on the notion that there is only one or two ways and they are the right ways. Not anymore.