Thing 8 is Flckr and photosharing. I helped teach a class on Flickr last summer, but reading through the materials here has been an eye-opener. Not only did I learn about how someone's flckr photo was used in the movie Iron Man, but I also learned about mechanical tags and linking images to blog posts. This is all pretty cool stuff that I haven't really explored that thoroughly.
BTW, I uploaded this photo as part of a class I took at SLA 2008 in Seattle on Web 2.0 apps. We were asked to share an image of our workspace. It looks pretty much the same today as in the photo.
Personally I use Flickr to load photos I want to share with friends or have access to remotely from my computer at home. I don't share everything this way and admit that I forget about it every now and then. I really enjoy browsing other people's photos. One thing I like to do is if I'm planning a trip somewhere I am unfamiliar with, I check to see what photos people have taken to try to get a feel for the place. I also had one of my photos used in an online guidebook to Berlin. For work, I use Flickr mostly to find images for my blog posts.
I joined National Geographic's Intelligent Travel and Librarians' Desks groups. Both have been very interesting.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Technorati
Technorati could be valuable to see what people are saying about our library in blogs - using the URL search to see who is linking to us and what they find important. It's also another way to get feedback on what we do. Seeing how people tag us should help us improve our search function and maybe open new areas that we should explore in more depth.
Technorati could also help us track various topics that we want to keep up to speed on. Using authority and keywords we can find the top blogs in relevant fields to help us keep up to speed on what's going on in, say, foreclosure sales or library automation. Mary Ellen Bates used the example of searching for biofuels in this manner.
I would think to maintain authority you would want to revisit technorati periodically to see if new voices have come along that might either dispute or drive down your picks.
Technorati could also help us track various topics that we want to keep up to speed on. Using authority and keywords we can find the top blogs in relevant fields to help us keep up to speed on what's going on in, say, foreclosure sales or library automation. Mary Ellen Bates used the example of searching for biofuels in this manner.
I would think to maintain authority you would want to revisit technorati periodically to see if new voices have come along that might either dispute or drive down your picks.
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