When I started this blog, it was an outlet for the Learn & Play activities sponsored by my employer, Columbus Metropolitan Library. Thanks for everyone who followed my journey of 23 things in Web 2.0.
However, what do I do with my blog now? I've been trying to make the transistion from work to a little more personally oriented. Some suggested that I take down this blog and begin a new one. However, I've got so much invested, I hate to restart. I'm not that motivated.
So now I'm struggling with how much to write and when; I like blogging, but I don't want to be a web nuciance. I think this is a good venue for family and friends to check in and see what I've been up to. If you fit into one of those categories, let me know what your thoughts are.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Monday, September 8, 2008
RSS
This week, I played and learned about RSS and newsreaders. It's a really great concept if you are a person who visits the same web sites looking for new information routinely. I worked on this at home over the weekend, and my IE browser has this feature as well, under Favorites. I haven't been able to explore the difference yet. I set up my bloglines at www.bloglines.com/public/sopranolibrarian. I added the three required, except I don't like Unshelved, so I chose Dilbert instead. I also added a few more blogs from the top 1000 at Bloglines. Check them out.
I don't know that I'll use this particular technology in either my work or my personal life. The majority of the web sites I routinely use don't have RSS feeds. Bloglines was kind of difficult to figure out and I am having trouble making my blog and Bloglines talk to each other.
I can see libraries taking advantage of this technology, particulary in the reference area or in a reader's advisory capacity. Libraries can receive RSS feeds for reference updates and new books from publishers. They can subcribe to the New York Times Bestseller List and can pass that along to patrons or allow patrons to connect to RSS feeds based on new materials in specific interest groups.
I don't know that I'll use this particular technology in either my work or my personal life. The majority of the web sites I routinely use don't have RSS feeds. Bloglines was kind of difficult to figure out and I am having trouble making my blog and Bloglines talk to each other.
I can see libraries taking advantage of this technology, particulary in the reference area or in a reader's advisory capacity. Libraries can receive RSS feeds for reference updates and new books from publishers. They can subcribe to the New York Times Bestseller List and can pass that along to patrons or allow patrons to connect to RSS feeds based on new materials in specific interest groups.
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