Week 7: Fun Stuff

Being a fan of the feline species , I enjoyed visiting the Catster site and exploring all it had to offer. Chugged and Bottletalk were fairly interesting. Beer and Wine are okay, but I am a Vodka fan myself. Vodkaphiles.com is a cool site with lots of user reviews on your favorite Vodkas.

Week 6: Library Thing

Out of all of the Web 2.o library applications that we covered this week, Shelfari is probably my favorite. I have not yet signed up for an account, but would like to. I have about 200 books on film and cinema studies, etc. I would be nice to organize them in some sort of fashion for easier access in the future. A version of Shelfari for DVDs would be highly welcome as well. PopUrls is a fairly interesting site to explore if you have some free time on your hands.

Week 5: Play Week

I watched the You Tube video on the Cambridge economists and their rush for library books. I only live 2 miles from the library, so my Tuesday morning rush is a little less stressful. I also created a Meez avatar and inserted it into my Blog. Some claim that it is a digital version of Ryan Adams, but any resemblance is purely coincidental.

a random haiku

best guitar ever
the fender telecaster
my fingers are sore

Week 4: Web 2.0 defined

I believe MySpace and YouTube are powerful tools for personal expression in today's modern age. I liked YouTube the best because it allows individuals to post their videos/visual art for all the world to see. People are able to bypass the hollywood studio system and are free to create short films about anything they wish(within reason). I was surprised to find an OCLS presence on MySpace and YouTube, but believe that it ultimately helps online visitors understand what OCLS is all about. The Web 2.0 video was interesting. It certainly made you think about the future possiblities of the internet. Also how the internet affects the world around us.

Monocle magazine

I found out Thursday that most of the Orlando area Borders stores now carry MONOCLE magazine. This is the new periodical from Wallpaper* magazine founder Tyler Brûlé. Wallpaper* magazine created a new benchmark for periodicals when it was first released in 1996. Wallpaper* magazine is still being published today, although Tyler left as editor-in-chief in 2002. I purchased issue 2 on Friday, and was quite impressed. Kind of like The Economist, but more for urban modernists. The magazine's home page is: MONOCLE

Week 3: Regarding the introduction and application of RSS Feeds

I enjoyed the Week 3 lesson very much. RSS feeds are a great way to bring information to those who are seeking it. I selected five sites for my RSS reader: Bloglines/News, The Economist/World, Library Leader, Salon, and Wired Top Stories. I used Grokker to do a search for information on Fender Telecaster Electric Guitars and got some interesting information. I preferred the Map view over the Outline view because to me, it was much easier to interpret. I believe I am a kinesthetic learner. I also think Learn 2.0 is working with my learning preference. I learned much during this week's lesson. I'm looking forward to next week's lesson as well.