Web 2.0 Week 4: Social Bookmarking

Well nowI am a fish out of H2O! I have not used or experienced social networking sites. What do these people do for a life!
Honestly, I can see where they apps can be useful but I would have to stay immersed in the digital world to keep up with them. I can't answer all my emails much less keep up with these.
I'm sounding old, I know.
Again, our IT department makes using some of them impossible at work. I can see a university (closed community) using them much more.
I am using some of these to see if it will help with bookmarks and I will keep on the burner to see if I need to follow a trail to find information for work. But, really, I think I'll just go out to network socially.

Week 3 MLA's Web 2.0 101 CE course

I found Facebook very interesting and potentially powerful. I need to spend a great deal of time in it to fully realize the potential. My organization blocks Facebook so I will not use at work although I see applications for it.
I particularly ponder the use in communicating with the younger generation. I think we much look at using such technology to connect with youth since it is their method of communication.
Linkedin is also most interesing. I will spend some more time in it as I am recruiting for a position.
Personally, the jury is still out for me. Since I spend all day on a computer, I try to spend a mimimal amount of time on one at work. I can see potential for my family to stay in touch but they spend less time on a computer. I can see it much more useful for me personally when I retire.

Week 2 MLA's Web 2.0 101 CE course

A wiki is a collaborative tool where multiple authors can post, update, edit documents but with tracking of contributions.

A blog is a tool for publishing or posting information chronologically. Blog are usually initiated and monitored by one person. While others may be invited to participate, the information is listed in reverse chronological order. The information cannot be edited.

While both are great for sharing, wikis are more collaborative and invite more interaction.

Wikis would be a great tool for the libraries in our organization. We share a lot of info in email and documents. I beleive a wiki could replace a great deal of this type of static interaction. We have a new member of our group that uses wikis. I hope we can move the group to this format.

Week 1 MLA's Web 2.0 101 CE course

I had no trouble with the exercises in Week 1. I have some experience with Blogs and RSS feeds. I think they are cool myself. I have not used RSS feeds lately and find the ability to have a feed to a PUBMED SEarch, journal very handy.
I created a Blog called Petcapades and subscribed to 6 feeds: one to Modern Healthcare; one as a PUBMED search for Uptodate; and 4 other of general interest to me.
Personally, it is info overload for me, however. I don't utilize either on a daily basis. I can barely keep up with work emails.

The only little issue I had was with the instructions on how to post our progress. The words in the sample blog did not display in English. It wasn't an issue since the text wasn't important to the example.

I am in a non-teaching, acute care hospital library. I see applications for both but I think it is a bit down the road for our users. We have come a long way with online utilization but most of our users are not ready for this degree of technology. I'm teaching a class on basic online tools tomorrow for our nurse educators. I asked them all to sign up for the OVID online tutorial and half of them couldn't manage to register.
Sigh. I hope I can prove myself wrong!

Introduction to Petcapades

I am taking a class on Web 2.0. We must start a blog.

I thought I'd start one on funny pet stories. You're all hearing my Rusty stories so we can share!