#15 - Web 2.0... the future is here...

This 'meme' map looks daunting, but makes interesting reading - it shows how 'user-centric' libraries can be using Web 2.0 principles... a true 'community hub'... many libraries have already adopted or are in the process of adopting this technology - and I can see libraries expanding, and really fulfilling their increasing roles as community and cultural hubs... there's going to be a lot of change, but a lot of fun to come... if you can cope with change!!! If not looks like you're in the wrong industry!!!

And the definition of meme according to Wiktionary:

meme (plural memes)
Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. Examples include thoughts, ideas, theories, practices, habits, songs, dances and moods and terms such as race, culture, and ethnicity.
A self-propagating unit of cultural evolution having a resemblance to the gene (the unit of genetics).

#14 - Getting not-so-technical with Technorati

Okay, I love the 'portability' of these types of tools... being able to access

them anywhere...
but I'm not so sure about the tagging process... especially as there are a lot of people with extremely obscure posts with extremely popular tags that don't seem to have anything to do with each other... some people just seem to want their blogs/posts seen by as many people as possible - they need to feel popular?? - whether they're interested in the actual topic or not... that can be a whole lot of wasted time as far as I'm concerned!!!

So, I've posted about Technorati and I'll keep coming back to check it out but now it's on to wiki's... (another step closer to podcasts, video and audio.... yay!!!!)

#14 - Technorati

Okay, I'm playing around with Technorati... could be a useful tool... will post more once I've searched around a bit...

#13 - Del.icio.us.... done - finally!!

You can tell the things I like playing around with... and it's certainly not the tools you have to read about... but I have done Del.icio.us... and just for something extra, here's another mosaic... Escher's work... I luv his stuff...

1. My creation, 2. escher1, 3. escher2, 4. escher3, 5. escher8, 6. escher4, 7. escher5, 8. escher7, 9. escher9, 10. escher10, 11. escher11, 12. escher13, 13. escher6

I can actually see the benefit of this tool... how many times have you been at home or work and thought what a perfect website you saved the other day, and how useful it would be NOW??? If only you could remember it... Your favourites accessible from anywhere - it makes sense.

Now on to Technorati.... more reading!!!!!! Can't wait to get to podcasts, video and audio (sounds more like my sort of thing... but that's a few processes away yet!!!)

Yes, I'm procrastinating...

... but I will get around to doing stuff with Del.icio.us... I've printed off some information and am looking through it now... sort of... while I'm relaxing... on my day off...