#20 Youtube

Like I mentioned before I'm in love with youtube. I can find whatever I'm looking for on Youtube, videos, old TV shows, movies, commericals, anything that I might of missed that's news or entertainment worthy.
This is a clip of my niece. My sister uses this site to post videos to her inlaws in Florida. This way they can see their grandkids all the time.
My daughter also likes to post funny videos on Youtube.

#19 Discovering Web 2.0 Tools

The list of Web 2.0 tools seem to have overlapped with the sites and tools that we have been evaluating, so some of the sites that I enjoyed were sites that were already posted on.
One tool I really enjoyed was Library Thing. It is a simple way of having a list of books that I have read and a site that a customer who reads alot might also enjoy.
Also, I'm a big fan of Youtube. If I ever want to see an old episode of a TV show I know where to find it. You can find anything on Youtube.
Also, I'm a big fan of Google Maps. Because I don't have a car or drive whenever me and my boyfriend go on vacation and drive we always get our directions from Google Maps. The directions are specific, accurate and easy to follow.
If someone comes into the library and they need directions I always show them Google Maps, so this is an excellent tool to use in a library.

#18 Collaborate

I used Googledoc to register to do this exercise. Once again this was something that I was unaware was possible to do. The whole process of posting a document online was simple and straight forward. I uploaded a document but did not post it to give it url yet. I'm still working on it. This site seems useful in allowing others to edit what you post instead of emailing documents back and forth.

# 17 1/2 Facebook

As a mother of teenager daughter I know about Facebook and the addiction that it has over everyone. Every time I turn around my daughter is on Facebook. Sometimes I don't understand the fascination about it and then I try to understand that it is a social outlet. Some features that I enjoyed exploring was the fact that you were able to add a slide show to your profile and also upload pictures. Another feature that I liked was the BooksiRead which allows you to post books and reviews. There are so many features that to Facebook that I feel that QL customers would enjoy these included. Many teenagers take advantage of these features and one of there favorites is probably the ability to chat with their friends.

#17 Edit Wiki's

Okay, so I felt a little intimidated trying to edit a wiki. I don't have a wealth of information that I feel confident in, so, I tried my luck trying to edit a shopping wiki. Since I enjoy shopping I figured I might be helpful in this realm. I went to shopwiki which is a shopping wiki and edited a page on girls clothing putting in my input. It amazes me how anyone can edit information and it scares me that so many people except wikipedia as a valid website for authoritative information.

#16 Wiki's

When I think of wiki's the first thing that comes to mind is wikipedia, so learning about what other sources of wiki's that are out there was interesting. I didn't realize that so many libraries were able to make use of this phenomenon. Learning about the resources that these libraries provide through their wiki's was fun to explore. It provides information to the community. It allows librarians the opportunity to post or edit information. Wiki's allow everyone to contribute what knowledge they have to a community. This resource is a wonderful asset to use.