#27 Thing Twitter

#27 Thing: I watched the YouTube videos and read several of the overviews including the one directed towards librarians. That overview pretty much said if you don't like micro-blogging, do not do it. Well, I really hate it. I never really wanted to join Facebook but I did it for training purposes. I think it is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen and is mostly a waste of time.

I suppose Twitter could be used to make brief announcements about library news and activities.

Thing 26 Join the 23 Things Ning

#26: I joined Ning after Round 2. No, I did not join any other groups. So far, our library system has not widely used Ning. Our libraries primarily use email. Facebook seems to winning the race regarding the personal social networking.

I did post a comment and viewed the video titled Kirk Should Have Been a Librarian.

#25 Thing. Bloggers' Toolkit

#25 Thing: First of all, I watched all the tutorials. If I had any interest in the blogging world, I could see how the widgets would really spruce up a blog. I added Google's news gadget to my blog. I did not experiment with any of the other widgets because I am not personally interested in the blogging world. Also, I cannot believe that the library system would allow me to blog on behalf of my library. I only spent an hour with this "thing."

Thing 24 Refresh Your Blog

#24 Thing: I have not blogged since I completed the 23 Things. Frankly, my spare time is taken with exercise and crocheting. I have no desire to spend a lot of time on the internet.

I made small changes to my profile.

# 22 What Did I Learn Today?

#22 Thing: The main thing I plan to keep up with is the archived Minitex webinars. I actually was able to help a patron with something I learned from the Ebsco webinar. The webinar style of teaching is extremely helpful to me. Since I work half-time, I have to careful about the tools I use because of my schedule.

The "thing" has to have some relevance in the librarian's life or it won't be an activity that an employee will keep up with.

Many of the "things" are activities that are controlled in our library system and there would be no point in my continuing to learn more about them. Library announcements is an example of a controlled activity.

# 5 More Flickr Fun

#5 Thing: I played with Clokr, Flickr Color Pickr, Big Huge Labs (used this for the trading card), Spell with Flickr, Splashr and the Puzzles sites. I particularly liked how Splashr created a slideshow for me. Again, my problem is trying to upload to my blog.

Our system is careful about who can advertise library programs. Not just any person is allowed to create announcements about upcoming events. I assume the library's publicist might enjoy using the mash-up tools.

#1 Setting Up a Blog

#1 Thing: I ended up setting up two accounts which I am not supposed to do. I realized that I did not understand how I was supposed to access my first account. With the help of a colleague, I finally figured out how to get to my second account. Well, I tried following the "how to export an avatar" but I failed. I spent a lot of on-the-desk time trying to paste an avatar.

P.S. This is actually the second time I tried to complete the avatar assignment. I feel like such a failure!!!