Thing # 20
YouTube is downright scary! There is just so much to be seen, and it can be very addictive. I chose this clip because I know someone in the video. She can be found on the far right side of the screen when the timer shows 44 seconds left. Very big 80's hair! Who would have thought I would know anything about NKOTB!

I also found a YouTube video that shows a tour of the church I attend. Though they show shots of the congregation, I was not in attendance when they filmed. PLYMC could actually post a You Tube video touring our libraries.

I searched for and found a Big Mac commercial from the 1970's. This is very important to me personally, since the one and only Big Mac museum just opened up in my hometown McDonald's. (What a very special distinction!)

Thing # 19
Many of the sites/tools that are listed in "Just the Winners" category from Web 2.0 awards look very interesting to me. I have heard of some, but never actually tried to log in and find out what they had to offer. Even though we are to blog about one site, I want to just cover a few briefly and comment on why I found them interesting and perhaps useful.

Kayak, a travel site, seems to be one of many that offer discount rates on flights, hotels, cars etc. I had never tried it before and was pleased to see how quickly results came up and how easy it was to compare flight prices and info. Since I do travel as often as possible, I will certainly be using this along with other sites to find the best deals.

I was surprised to find out there were sites that involved philanthropy. The most interesting was Be Green Now. There is a carbon calculator on the site and lots of useful info on global warming, eco-action tips, glossary etc.

Probably the site I enjoyed exploring the most was craigslist. Another site I had heard about for years but never really tried to see how it was set up and find out what it was all about. It is just amazing what you can find. What a unique idea.

Other sites I found interesting were Zillow (real estate), Biblio (used books) and One Sentence (true stories told in one sentence,what fun!)

Thing #18 Redux
Created a free Zoho Writer account. Very easy. Explored the site and created a document and used publish options to post on my blog. It is just amazing all the free stuff that is out there. Of all the possibilities available with Zoho, I will probably use Zoho Writer the most often. Very accessible, easy to use and can quickly add a variety of elements, that add a little oomph.
I want to set up an account with 30 boxes, another calendar type site--but, I like the Google Calendar, so I'm staying with it for now.

Thing # 18

Just checking out Zoho Writer and seeing how it compares with Microsoft Word. So far--just fine. I will have to check into all the pros and cons. Could have some fun with these emotions. _{^{Neat subscript.} Neat Superscript.}
Now I'll try to publish on my blog.

Thing # 18
Started reading/listening to the information on Web-based Apps. Rather than getting into Zoho Writer, for some reason, I checked out Google Docs and started to set up a calendar. This was extremely easy and I know I will find it helpful. You can add other calendar dates to your own personal caldendar. I added American holidays and phases of the moon to my calendar. What fun! I know I should add the Steelers schedule, but I am resisting this for now. On to setting up a Zoho account.

Thing # 17
WOW! Played around in the "sandbox" of the Learning 2.0 Favorites wiki. Created an account. Added an entry in Favorite Books-- Michael Connelly, of course. Then added my blog to the Favorite Blogs page. This is fun!

Thing # 16
I had seen and used Wikipedia. But, after familiarizing myself with all Things #16, I am better acquainted with Wikipedia and all things wiki. So... wikis are quick and fast. There are positive and negative aspects( anyone is a potential author but there is very little editorial control). Wikis are an online collaborative tool. I can see potential in library applications, but it would appear that staff would have to monitor.

I enjoyed reading through the Princeton Public Library information. They have a Book Lovers wiki and I feel this could be very doable here at PLYMC. This would be great for adult and/or teen summer reading. From what I read, it seems as if the wiki has been used for at least two years and they have all the problems/bugs worked out. Something new to consider.

Thing #15
Checked out Wikipedia entry for Library 2.0 and read three of the perspectives. I found the perspectives by Rick Anderson, Michael Stephens and Wendy Schultz to be very informative and thought provoking. I totally agree that patrons these days, in the world of 2.0, can have access to everything. And that user centric services are the way to go. If we don't provide this to our patrons we will soon become obsolete. The library world must push to be even more user centered than in past decades.

"Libraries are not merely in communities, they are communities." Wendy Schultz

Thing # 14
Started to look at Technorati, and I like it. Lots of fun. Checked out the popular blogs and # 8 is postsecret. Now, I remember hearing about this. There are two books written about content from this blog. Postsecret is a community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on homemade postcards. Just reserved one of the titles using Search Ohio. Also had fun with WFT--Where's the Fire? Gives the buzz about hot topics, and you can vote for your favorites.

Explored Technorati tag PLCMCL2, and found that Wabbit Hut, a PLYMC blogger, had added a post. Wabbit Hut, who are you???

Next I will explore Technorati tag PLYMC.

Technorati Tag: PLYMC

Thing # 13
Viewed the del.icio.us tutorial. Added my del.icio.us and post to del.icio.us to the links section so I can view my online account. I decided to get into some free music listening sites--Pandora etc. These are really neat. Sometimes I just love to hear all that 80's music.

I can see where this site would come in handy, but right now I don't feel that it is one of the most useful.

Thing # 12
"Messed" around with rollyo. Decided to use this search tool to locate new vegetarian recipes. I think this will help when I have family come in--about half are vegetarian/vegan. Rollyo was a little tricky for me to navigate, but I guess this is half the fun!

Thing #11 redux
Added a few more titles to Librarything. Then, put a LibraryThing "widget" on the blog, but wasn't satisified with the look, so then I changed to a "chicklet". Nice and neat. Now I just have to remember to keep adding to the title list.

It was frustrating trying to find the HTML code for all of this, but what a sense of relief now that it is accomplished.

I think the more you play around with these sites the more you discover and the easier it will be to move on to the next Thing. I hope so.

Thing # 5 and Thing #6 and Thing #7

Thanks to Bella's mom, I got this cute little Flickr Badge on my blog.

I haven't been posting my comments as I have been going through all of the Things.
So here is my entry to play catchup. Early on in the process I got into Flickr. I have uploaded some of my personal photos to the site and have gotten them on my blog. This took some doing and alot of frustration, but I think I finally got the hang of it. I have many other personal photos that I would like to post, but I do have a fear of them being in the public domain even for a few minutes. Is this fear justified? Only time will tell. But, I will probably take the chance and be posting some others very soon. I do feel there are positives and negatives associated will all things technological. Blogging will certainly expose all of us to many of the exciting, fun facets of technology.

Also added Lexie to the blog using Spell with Flickr.

Used fd's FlickerToys Captioner to caption a photo of my "beach boys."