Thing 12

I have spent time looking at Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, & Mixx, read articles, FAQs, & homepages & I can't personally see why I'd join any of them. I'm not sure how we'd use in the Library either. Guess I'm not impressed with social media sites! If I had joined one, it would have been Newsvine--it seems most to my tastes.

Thing 11

Now that I've learned how to add labels I'm going back into all of my Things & adding them. It will be easier to see what the topics are. I'm a cataloguer so I'm used to structured subject headings. I can see the value of tagging or labels though; you can use any tag that makes sense to you--not subject headings that LC or Sears have made up. On the other hand, if there's no consistence to the tags you'll end up with a whole bunch of tags that aren't organized or won't retrieve what they are meant to retrieve. Maybe there's room for both methods of organizing. Following labels others have used will bring up useful sites or will overwhelm you with tmi--too much information.

I can see using del.icio.us often--I work at several computers during the day & am constantly missing my bookmarks when I'm not on my main computer. With del.icio.us I'll be able to access them anywhere. I've signed up for a del.icio.us account & am going to start using it immediately. Glad I found out about this site.

Thing 10

Wikis!--Good & bad as I see them. Or maybe it depends on how & what it is being used for. I like that others can add to a wiki because we get the wisdom of other ideas. I also don't like that others can add to a wiki because not everyone is honest, moral, or decent. They can be a double-edeg sword. I have seen wikis where posters have written inflamitory remarks, things that are hurtful, or given what appears to be intentionally wrong info. So, I guess I think anyone editing a wiki should be required to sign up in order to do so. I like the idea of controlled access for most wikis. I can see why some teachers don't allow students to use wikis as a reference. Without knowing how a wiki is run, who can edit, etc., a teacher won't know if it's a valid site & if it's accurate. Teachers encourage students to learn how to evaluate what they read & develope critical thinking processes.



I love the idea of a community wiki & wish we had one in my town. It would be wonderful to see what info others added to it about new businesses, events, classes, etc. Maybe my library can add one to our website.

I just added to the 23 Things wiki & it was easy to do. I'm please to see that so many of the stuff on the Things is easy to do & doesn't take long to learn. The Internet is getting more user friendly all the time!

Thing 9

If I am ever on any kind of committee that's working on drawing up guidelines, rules, etc., I sure hope we can use something like GoogleDocs or Zoho writer. What a time saver!--members can all be contributing to the document but working on it when each member has the time--even on a home computer. And it's a good way to work on your own document, even if you aren't on your own computer. Forget my laptop? If it's on GoogleDocs it can be edited from any computer.

That said, I did have trouble working with the edits. I would have to spend lots more time with GoogleDocs or Zoho to learn how they work. I'm glad I found out about these computer tools though. If I ever need them, I know they are available.