Bye Bye Learn 2.5!

Thank you for such an informative and fun way to learn about Web 2.0 Tom.
It's been interesting to learn about Web 2.0 and how our society is becoming a community through social web interactions. It's great to be in the know. As you can see from my blog, I am a travel nut so those websites you shared at the end of the last lesson were great. Boo.com rocks!! Not sure why it was so entitled but it definitely is memorable!
Thanks again and BYE!!

Back to school web 2.0

Hello everyone.
It was good to be able to see what is out there for Web 2.0 opportunites for children and teens.
I really thought that the site Glubble was a really well put together site and I like the way it is private for kids and their families. Kid Tube was cool and it is so good that there is a kid-friendly alternative to You Tube. My favorite search engine for kids was Ask for Kids. It is visually pleasing and easy to manuver.

A Reference Clerk's Dream...more search engines! :)

Hello all,
I am really excited that I have new search engines to use. I've been a Googlephile for a long time but these sites are pretty cool. I must admit for my fave for research is the amazing Hakia.com. Now I wish the name was a little better than this but I will save it to my favorites. They have 2 lists of results and my favorite is Credible sites which are sites "recommended by librarians to ensure quality and commercial free bias". Where have you been all my life Hakia...Google who?
I did notice with Lexxe.com that the results I came up with seemed more reputable than Google results. Quinura.com provides a word web on the side with similar words to your search term. Bing.com has different subheadings to look under.

I'm in love with a mobile device..and I'm not ashamed!

Hello all,
When I read the new Learn 2.5 blog, I almost wept with joy. Tom was talking about my new love...the Ipod Touch 2G. I just purchased one a month ago and boy is it beautiful!! It is one the of the coolest devices I have ever had my hands on. The touch screen so wonderful , the picture quality..to die for!! I have watched a couple of tv shows on it and the screen is just the right size. I have also used our wonderful Wi-Fi connection. We should be proud of the strength of our system... Panera has nothing on us. I was watching You tube at Panera and it kept on stopping and starting, but OCLS wireless...smooth sailing. One thing that is a bit of an annoyance is that you have to enter in your card number and pin every time you use the system. Oh, well you can't have everything.
It is also so helpful that we have a mobile website. I also love how the Touch can be turned longways and the screen is landscape.
Sorry to sound like such an advertisement but it's Tom's fault.. :)

Social Networking sites..are they good for the library

I think Facebook and Twitter are so popular that we would be foolish not to use these sites to reach out to people about OCLS. I'm glad to see that we are. There are many fans of libraries and they would love to have the opportunity for people to know this through becoming a fan on Facebook or having some library flare on their page.
Twitter is great because library staff can tweet saying that in 2 hours they will be attending a free concert at main in Library Central. Then people could know about it and maybe drop by and see.

Learn 2.5

It's great to be back on my blog. Second Life, huh? I did attend a breakout session 2 years ago about Second Life. It's not for everyone, but I can see how it can be very interesting for people who enjoy virtual reality and doing things from there own home. It was a little unnerving to me that you don't know who you are really communicating with and the person's intentions can be questionable.
I think the avatars can be a little risque. If you were in a professional world you might want to be careful of that. Maybe I'm just a little uptight?
It's also a great way to learn by submersion and also meet with people with the same interests. It is also great to help people develop there creativity. Central Florida Memory is a perfect venue for Second Life.

Phishing and Malware - BOO...HISS!

Wow if this did not scare you, nothing will. Thank God I have not fallen for a phishing scam and there is no way to stop Maleware except pop-up blockers and firewalls. Good thing we have these here at the library and I have them at home. When I viewed the information on Phishing done by IS I have to admit that I was scammed. If I was able to place the mouse over the link to see the URL I'm sure I would have not been!