Thing 10 Ning

Well, Ning is an interesting place for finding like minded indiviuals who share the same interest. I didn't join but searched around. I found tons of interesting groups to join but don't really have an interest at this time. I am a member of so many internet sites and groups now that I couldn't keep them all strait, let alone remember the passwords. I guess this is where a blog reader would come in handy. LOL!!!
I searched many subjects but some that stood out was a search of voodoo! Wow, new age still lives. I found one site dedicated to Jimmi Hendrix under that heading as well. Another thing I searched was Dungeons and Dragons. Having been an avid player growing up and still did up to a couple of years ago, I was a little shocked at how many sites were dedicated to the game still. Long live RPG's !!!!!!!! Well, I ate too much at lunch and am finding it hard to keep focused.....can't.......concentrate......need.......nap..ZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!! on to the next thing.

Facebook and More Facebook.

Well, Facebook is nothing new to me. I have had a Facebook accout for like 3 years or so, maybe longer. I have 172 friends there who i actually know. Its not like MySpace where its a competition of how many friends you can get. I don't talk to all 172 all the time but I do every once in a while. I use Facebook to keep my student assistants informed if there are any changes they need to know about. I use texts for that too, as I can Text en mass. I am a member of 21 groups on Facebook, like Bacon Salt, I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammer, and Historians Against The War. to name just a few. I really don't mind using my real name either. After I got on it my Boss and i used to to promote Library programs and events. I was really surprised this year by the number of people from my Hihgh School who had made contact with me. Plus as a n added bonus they have included numerous games recently. I myself and lots of my friends have been playing Farm Town. Its a cute little game where you creat a working farm. The only problem is you have to keep logging in to keep your crops from spoiling or you fruit trees from rotting. Its a good thing the animals don't need upkeep. Some of my friends are totally addicted to it and get up at various times in the night and farm. So I am and have been a big fan of Facebook and see the many uses it can hve to a library of the modern age!

Google Reader and RSS feeds

Hi all, I'm here again! I had a great vaction with my girlfriend in Guthrie, Oklahoma!! I wish it could have lasted longer. Thanks Jason and Melissa for putting up with us. Well I got told to get my butt in gear by my administrator here for the 23 things! LOL!!! Just kidding, she is real polite. Anyway I promised to get back into this stuff so here I am.

i just got through looking at the Google Reader. It is for subscribing to multiple websites and recieving whats new on the sites you add to it. If you have multiple sites you want to see what is new then this is handy. I used to have one of these a year ago but i forgot the web address when my computer crashed the second time. i also got a "new" computer and cannot remember the address of the site before. Oh well, it was not useful to me at the time. Readers like these are great for the information junkies we are all becoming now. I personally love it. usually If i don't know the answer to something , I must find it ASAP! Well this makes such things easy. Now on to the next thingy! As for the RSS feeds you can't have the reader without the feeder!!! LOL! E'nuff said.

Thing 5

Ok, this is way too fun. I have sent messages to my friends on Facebook with this! I have insulted my workers too. Is there no end to the mischief you can do with this! I love this so much I am saving it to my favorites. The hardest part was figuring out which part to post. But luckily I have posted html with MySpace and the earlier exercise so it was a breeze! I will do some more tomorrow! I will see ya'll later!

number 4 or flickr mashup?

I like this one the best. It fits me in my arty-fartsy way. I love beads, I make hemp jewelry and other type of stuff like that i am an avid drawer and i used to paint and use dry pastels. I love charcoal too. Well, Flickr is cool for finding letters to spell out you name in a ransome note kind of way. LOL!!!




Tehehe...funny!

Thing 3 Flikr

Well I'm back. i just uploaded some stuff in Flickr. I had an account already as I have a yahoo account. I used to have an account with tons of photos but when YahooPhoto changed to Flickr I didn't keep up with it or convert over to flickr. Well, its good I didn't convert those photos I had, they were inappropriate...Tehehehe! But they are gone now. I have added a few cool ones I had on hand. One is a picture of me when I was 4 yrs old. One is a cool optical effect from a burning tree in a California wildfire. It is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30406049@N04/3632499865/
I found Flickr super easy to use since it is like most things where you download photos. Now onto #4. Later....

Web and Library 2.0

Well, I read the 2 articles on both Web and Library 2.0. I must say they were really long winded but very informative. I like this new move to an more interactive and electronic world. I know some of my co-workers who would cringe and spit if you ever mentioned Google, particularly the Reference librarian who dislikes big changes. But she too is now involved and sees that the web is here to stay. Even if it means less questions asked by real people in person. I personally have dealt heavily with this new wave of research and netsearch. I know for sure whenever the computers are down and we don't have access to the internet people are wondering outside their offices as if the world is ending like a bunch of slack-jawed zombies! How can we operate with out our list-servs and facebook. Someone might miss something!
I became an avid texter about 5 years ago. It is how i connect with the 9-12 students who work for me in circulation. I send one text to all at once. It makes it so simple. I personally like texting because you say what you need without having to have a full conversation. No dead space or lulls. But I digress. The information superhighway is here now and people want answers now, not 5 minutes from now. Our library has been good about keeping our electronic access at least within operating capabilities. :-) I joke, not really. So i have more to say on the matter but I have to go. I shall return, fear not.