YouTube and Google Video

Well there are some really useless videos out there that makes me wonder why people even bothered to make them. However, the technology is very useful for libraries as it allows us to reach many more people. Video allows us to show people the kinds of programs we have that they may decide to join in on next time. What could be really exciting is people posting video book reviews. This would be great for people who are house bound and cannot get to the library to join book group.

Wiki

I have to say I am a little cautious of using Wiki because of reliability concerns. Having said that however, there is some very interesting information on them and the great thing about them is that people can access info that they may otherwise not have access to.

The BookLoversWiki was quite good. This is a great idea for libraries as we can access more material and create our own version. This would give patrons access to the recommendations of others in the community.

The Montana History Wiki also was interesting, perhaps not as easy to get around.

Wookipedia was interesting in terms of subject and shows that you can make the subject of a wiki as broad or narrow as you please.

RSS

I had never even heard of RSS before this week so it's been really interesting to learn all about it.
I was a little unsure of what to do at first, but I worked it out eventually.

I think this technology is really useful in keeping you current with the information without you having to actually follow it up. Should be alot quicker than going to those sites yourself.

I'm new to blogging so it's great to be able see what other people have done on their blog.

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New user

I had no idea what a blog was before this so the course should be interesting. Can't wait to get started.