Google sure does have a myriad of tools to utilise.
I have to say I can see people moving to something that is on the web instead of purchasing software specificially for their own compters. Society is becoming much more streamline and interconnected so why have something just dedicated to your own property, when you can have something that is available world wide.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Rockin Robin, Tweet Tweet, Rockin Robin
Ok so along with Facebook and Blog I can't say I have been overly thrilled by the idea of Twitter. Great more ways to waste my time rather than living in the 3D world.
But I went on to invesitage Twitter and what was one of the first things I come across is a ConanOBrien twitter about Ricky Gervais who is encouraging people to send messages of support to the Catalinian gov't to end the sport of bullfighting. Being an animal lover/activist I am thinking wow, I can get things on Twitter that I am actually interested in and care about - now this may not be a total waste of my time. Then I see a tweet on a C.S. Lewis quote of the day. And so I decided that maybe, just maybe, I can be a little opened minded about Twitter, as I can see some applications to my life, if only to recieve information.
Then reading throught the "About Us" blurb and seeing how the signal works with the weakest to the most powerful link, (you are the weakest link) I can understand why people stuck under collaped buldings were able to get their pleas for help out.
So I have opened up an account. Likelihood of being glued to twitter on any regular basis, not much. But my first experience has at least given me a hint at how powerful/usefull this media can be.
So the door of my mind had opened up a sliver to let the wind in.
But I went on to invesitage Twitter and what was one of the first things I come across is a ConanOBrien twitter about Ricky Gervais who is encouraging people to send messages of support to the Catalinian gov't to end the sport of bullfighting. Being an animal lover/activist I am thinking wow, I can get things on Twitter that I am actually interested in and care about - now this may not be a total waste of my time. Then I see a tweet on a C.S. Lewis quote of the day. And so I decided that maybe, just maybe, I can be a little opened minded about Twitter, as I can see some applications to my life, if only to recieve information.
Then reading throught the "About Us" blurb and seeing how the signal works with the weakest to the most powerful link, (you are the weakest link) I can understand why people stuck under collaped buldings were able to get their pleas for help out.
So I have opened up an account. Likelihood of being glued to twitter on any regular basis, not much. But my first experience has at least given me a hint at how powerful/usefull this media can be.
So the door of my mind had opened up a sliver to let the wind in.
Library Thingy
I went into the Library Thing and I can see how this would really help us help customers, especially when a customer comes to the desk and asks us if we know of any authors that write like Joan Collins (heaven forbid), or do we have any mysteries set in ancient egypt or what are all the books that Wilke Collins wrote. I think it is an excellent tool for work. For the same reason that it is good for work I can see using it for personal use.
But as for adding all of my books to the data base, so I can keep track of my library, I don't think I would do it. But I can certianlly see why one would use it so.
I generally did find it easy to use although I found the reviews nothing more than summing up the story line, at least of the books I checked out. I don't see that as a review so much as a 'tell what this books is about' statement.
But I did write a review for one of the books I looked up and had read so goodness knows if that is a review by someone elses standards.
The tags are great and, as mentioned above, will help to locate other material I will be interested in reading.
But as for adding all of my books to the data base, so I can keep track of my library, I don't think I would do it. But I can certianlly see why one would use it so.
I generally did find it easy to use although I found the reviews nothing more than summing up the story line, at least of the books I checked out. I don't see that as a review so much as a 'tell what this books is about' statement.
But I did write a review for one of the books I looked up and had read so goodness knows if that is a review by someone elses standards.
The tags are great and, as mentioned above, will help to locate other material I will be interested in reading.
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