Week 9 Instant Messaging! :)

I don't mind instant messaging at all. In the past I have used ICQ and MSN instant messaging but haven't used them for years. The only instant messaging I do now is through Facebook. Very simple, very easy to use. I don't really have any concerns as I've IM while at work and it doesn't interfer. It actually makes the days go by faster when everyone doesn't want to get out and come to the library if the weather is snowy or rainy :) If someone is here and needs help I just always type the BRB, leave and come back to it at a later time.

Week 7 Microblogging Twitter

I guess using Twitter didn't seem so bad, I've been anti-twitter for so long lol. I had a hard time trying to search for people at first but after a quick phone call to Janelle she showed me another way to search and was able to find people that way. I found the list of suggestions very helpful. I started following Dr. Phil, Chelsea Lately and Pink. I enjoy all 3 of these people and thought it would be interesting to follow them and thought Chelseas would be very funny. Always ready for a good laugh :) Which is why I didn't do it for useful help, just entertainment. Here again I don't think I'll have much use for microblogging, I would just use it for fun. Maybe in the future I'll see more uses for it. It was a good experience :)

Week 6 Delicious

Talk about my "Delicious" experience, hmmmm. I'm really kinda shocked that people take the time to do this. I don't think I will take the time to do this at home. I have 5 kids ages 15, 15, 12, 10 and 19 months and with all their activities it makes it pretty hard to set time aside to do the bookmarking, tagging and bundling. For now I'll just use my favorites :). If I could find use of this in the Library I sure will put it to use.

Week 5 RSS feeders

The RSS feeder I chose was bloglines.com. The reason I chose this one was for the simplicity of it. The feeds that I subscribed to were: All recipes daily for main dish, Bloglines news, Dilbert Daily strip and EW.com Movies. I'm excited about these feeds because I'm always looking online for a new recipe, I love seeing about the movies out there and I'm always looking for some humor to add to my busy day :)

Week 4 Photo Sharing

Our Mini Librarian
Originally uploaded by Minneola City

This is Rhianne, she is 19 months old and quite a little ham. When our ladies come to the library she likes to "recommend" a book to them and show them where they can be seated. I already have a Shutterfly account that I have used in the past for family projects which is why I don't see me using this in the future unless I am doing something for the library.

Skippy Jon Jones

Skippy Jon Jones
Originally uploaded by Minneola City

Week 2 Online Communities

The online community that I chose was Facebook. I chose it simply because I already had an account setup and thought it would be a tad easier. I've had my Facebook account for almost 2 years and I love it! I have been able to get back in touch with old classmates and I'm able to stay in touch with my family a little easier. When my old classmates want to discuss future plans for a reunion we can set up a thread and it's so easy to do and include everyone on it. I usually get on it about everyday to check statuses and just too see what everyone is up to. It really is a hoot to see what one puts on their status :) I believe this is something the libraries will find useful simply because it's so easy to do and keep in touch with everyone. Here is my link so you can find me! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1054762923&ref=search&sid=1328670521.1103254923..1#/profile.php?v=info&ref=profile&id=1328670521