#11 (Week 5). Explore any site from the Web 2.0 awards list, play with it and write a blog post about your findings.

I experimented with http://liveplasma.com/ I typed "Duran Duran" in the search box and the names of many other music groups appeared. the left side of the screen showed some of Duran Duran's album covers. I clicked on "Pet Shop Boys," and the map changed. I clicked on "The Beatles," and the map changed again.

I tried a new search. I typed "Marilyn Monroe," and a new map appeared. I clicked on "Bette Middler" and the map changed again. This is pretty fun!

#10 (Week 5). Play around with an online image generator.

This is the book that I need to read in order to understand what my dear husband is talking about.



txt2pic.com/signs/books/dummies/cover.asp?pic=pointing&title=read+al

#9 (Week 4). Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.

I listened to the podcast and I added some more items to my bloglines feed, including some more graphic novel review sites and blogs. I also experimented with Technorati. Bloglines and Technorati are both useful. I submitted two of my blogspot blogs to Technorati and I added the Technorati icons to each of those blogs. I was unable to add my MySpace blog to Technorati. I’ll try again later. Sometimes I feel like a klutz when I am working with new and unfamiliar things; however, I’m catching on.

Employee Recognition

Today, several library employees received 20-year pins/charms and 10-year pins/charms. My supervisor gave a nice speech before presenting me with my 10-year charm. After all the supervisors gave their speeches, everyone ate burnt almond cake. Yum!

I would like to thank all of my supervisors, co-workers, and library customers, past and present. I have learned from all of them.

Flower in the Pool

Flower in the Pool
Originally uploaded by John Martinez.

Water is the source
of life
and transformation.

#8 (Week 4). Learn about RSS feeds and set up a Bloglines account.

I listened to the podcast, I viewed the C|NET video, and I created a bloglines account. I subscribed to several feeds and three of my co-worker's blogs. I subscribed to the SJLibrary Learning 2.0 blog feed, the San Jose Mercury News: Fashion feed, the Reader's Club: TeenGraphicNovels feed, and the Unshelved and Dilbert comic strips.

Bloglines is quite useful. I am able to gather news and information sources that interest me and put them together in one place so I can view them at my leisure. This can save me a lot of time.

Central selectors can subscribe to review sites and other literature or media related sites in order to gather information quickly.

Here is my feed

http://rpc.bloglines.com/blogroll?html=1&id=dawn22

Shall We Dance? March 24, 2007