Twitter

I read through some to the library twitter thingamabobs that was required for this blog. I was under the impression that one should use twitter to pass on late breaking information like what one had for dinner or that you had just brushed your hair. Using twitter to advertise programs isn't a great use of the service. If I was looking for a program to go to I would go to the website and look for programs.
I have heard that there are some extremly good tweets out there, but I know that I don't have the inclination to follow them.

LibraryThing

I don't think that LibraryThing is user friendly enough for me, however I am interested enough to work at it and make it work for me. I will use the site to make a list of books that I have read as well as those that I plan on reading. I'm not planning on having converstions online about what I'm reading, but I will take advantage of the reviews.

YouTube

I generally go onto YouTube for purely entertainment reasons, however I have found it useful. I watched one video that showed me how to knit. I learned how to fix a few household items online and I was able to watch a few old tv programs that weren't otherwise available.

RSS

I was able to set up a feed for cbc.ca, but as it is already my home page It won't be so useful. I wasn't able to set up a feed for cbc.ca/calagary by following the instructions. It would not work. I tried to set up a feed from National Geographic as was suggested when I first signed on, but the last update was March 17, 2009. Not so useful again.

Google

I usually use google for searching needs. I often will use googlemaps. I much prefer to have a map in hand rather than waiting for my GPS to find a satalite. This week I decided to try something new. I set up Google calander. What I like about the calander is that I can share it with the kids. They will be able to sign on from their friends to see if they are busy on a given day. Yes I would recommend it to my mom as it appears to be very easy to use.

Facebook

I signed on to facebook last year inorder to find a friend from highschool. I found her, but it would take work and time to stay in touch. Unfortunately I don't like sitting at the computer and thus do not find facebook fun and exciting. My three children love it and check it many times a day. I just went on for the first time in a month and had a quick read. Yes, I now know that a friend is stuck in Madrid waiting to fly home to Moscow and my cousin in Mission posted a beautiful picture of her backyard. Both are interesting tidbits. Another friend is collecting bricks for her nursery farm. I'd like to sit here and post my own information, but I don't think that it is relevant.

I often use Wikipedia, but it is important to know that it can be edited by anyone. I haven't found many errors. Years ago I recall that Calgary was listed as the capital of Alberta, but that was corrected. I use Wikipedia as a first step. I sign on to get other subject headings or ideas to help in a further search.

The advantage of storing, sharing, and tagging web contents in this way is that one can find the information when it is required. Using everyday language will enable other users to find the information. The disadvantage is that one may think that they are cataloguing the information in a clear, precise manner, but other people may not think so and the bookmark will be lost.

I have no clue what I should be posting. I'm glad to learn how to do it, but don't have anything to add. I'm currently reading Day of the Bees by Thomas Sanchez. It is very good. Last month I read Every men dies alone by Hans Fallada which provides an alternate aspect of how people lived (or not) through the second world war.

starting out

This is my first blog. I think that I just may learn something through this endevour.