"Thing 13: Tagging and Discover Del.icio.us"

I couldn't access the "12 minute Del.icio.us tutorial". I was able to explore del.icio.us using the PLCMCL2 account. It is interesting to see which "tags" were chosen and to view items with related tags and "Top 10 Tags". You can easily get sidetracked exploring. I think it is best to create a few important tags. Creating labels for our posts is similar to creating tags.

I also like the definition of tags and concept of tag clouds, "a list of tags where size reflects popularity" (with "pictorial" example) on the del.icio.us website, but again as others have reflected, it is best to be judicious with the choice of a few key tags.

"Thing 12: Roll your own search with Rollyo"

I created a ROLLYO account and a searchroll about traveling to Australia. I was able to get a lot of good "url"s to add by clicking on the suggestions at the right. This made it easy to create my searchroll.

"Thing 11: Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books."

My LibraryThing catalog is here: http://www.librarything.com/home/rleb .

LibraryThing is an easy way to create your own unique, customized catalog. When adding a title, I browsed through other related titles and ended up finding other interesting books. It was also helpful to see other suggested tags when you aren't using the traditional Library of Congress or Dewey classification.

I also like the ability to view and share catalogs/titles, author promotions and offered free titles.
LibraryThing is also called "MySpace for books" and "Facebook for books." It is an interesting site to explore.

"Thing 10: Play around with an online image generator"

I created my avatar using yahoo. I found this had the most appealing options and was the easiest to use.

"Thing 9: Explore MERLIN and locate other library-related blogs and/or news feeds"

I found it is easier to subscribe to blogs/news feeds, as it was for MERLIN, when I have my blog account open. This is also true of other activities as adding comments to other blogs.

Today it was easier to get into and use "Blogline's Search Tool" than "Feedster" and Syndi8.com". I also had better results for China travel" with the Blogline's Search Tool".

I like "Topix". You can enter a search or use the subject tabs at the top: top stories, sports, popular, local, world, offbeat, health etc. You can click on the local tab, put your zip code and get timely articles including crime and health related ones that were of particular interest. You can get caught up exploring all the subject tabs. "Offbeat " articles include "Curry is a ?cure for cancer", "Owls take over a high school football field", San Francisco Bay Bridge closed Indefinitely". It is an informative and entertaining site to explore.

"Thing 8: "RSS 'Real Simple Syndication' feeds and Bloglines"

I set up a blogline account. There have been some technical problems viewing the video tutorial and accepting my blogline favorites. It is a great idea to get automatic updates from your favorite blogs and online sites.

"Thing 7: Technology Blog Post"

When adding graphics from the internet I found it is important to check the URL extension. It is easier to use the ones with "jpg" extensions.

A "Sunny" colleageue helped me with the "Special Friends" slideshow below.

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