social networking

I can see why social networking is popular, and that it has exciting benefits for people, but not all of us want to go there. I'm still a little hesitant to join the lemmings rushing to the waters of the web for friends and contacts.

As for libraries taking part in social networking, I suppose that this is part of the push and why we (as library employees) are taking part in the Discover 2.0 program. I recognize the importance of keeping up with technology, and although I am finding parts of this learning experience frustrating and exhausting, I'm glad to be in a place that allows me to be exposed to the "world out there"... a place that I would probably not go on my own. The world is always changing: adapting, (or taking the plung and learning to swim) I suppose, is the key to survival.

meebo

I did the meebo thing, and thanks to a co-worker and crash solo, I got the widget posted to my blog, then I didn't like the way it looked on my blog because it was the wrong color, so I tried to re-arrange it on the page and I couldn't make it fit in, so I deleted it, and now I have added it back. Now, all I have to do is figure out how to use it!

slogging with blogging

I'm feeling really "blogged" down with my progress. I am also feeling a bit mulish about social networking. I've read about meebo, and myspace, and facelift, oh, I mean facebook....a little humor, please. I guess I'll go through the motions of setting up these accounts and see what happens. I did come to realize that the RSS feeds can be fun, so perhaps this will be also.

RSS continued

After reading and applying info from some of the other blogs, I have had a change of heart regarding RSS. I signed up for some feeds via bloglines and found some that I can relate to and have fun with.

RSS feeds

WHOOOOOOA...........way too much info coming my way on this one. I like to keep my life simple and although the message says this simplifies web-life, I'm not buying it! I subscribed to a few feeds via google reader, but I really doubt if I will spend any time looking at those feeds. Life is too short to live for the screen!!!

Flickr Color Pickr

I loved Flickr Color Pickr! I took a quick peek at some of the other mashups, but kept returning to color picker because colors really affect me, especially the deeper hues of orange and blue

Flickr

I've been spending alot if time looking at Flickr. I finally learned how to post a photo to my blog, but it was frustrating with the help I got from the discover program. I finally asked my co-worker to help me, and it was so easy. This makes me realize that I am very not techno-savvy, and that I learn easy if I can be shown what to do.

great grey owl

I wanted to blog about this photo when I first started my Discover 2.0 program. I was having some technical difficulties as a beginner, and now that I am a little more familiar with blogging, I will edit the post.

I selected this image for my first photo post because I am interested in birding, and feel very fortunate as a novice birder to have encountered this magnificent owl on a forest trail several years ago. As I approached this bird, I was in awe of his stately presence. I was lucky enough to spend quite a lengthy time making eye to eye contact with him. My feeling was that I was the one being viewed.

discovering Discover 2.0

As a novice to social internet tools, I am a bit overwhelmed. Nevertheless, I shall proceed with caution. Regarding 7 1/2 habits of lifelong learning, I think that Habit #6 - Using technology to my advantage is most difficult for me. I tend to be somewhat intimidated, largely by the sheer amount of what is out there in cyberspace, and computer screens are not exactly appealing to me. Easiest for me is Habit #2 - Accepting responsibility for my own learning. I believe strongly in lifelong learning, and discovering Discover 2.0 is certainly a challenge and a eye-opening learning process for me