Thing 21 Podcasts

I found Podcasts very confusing. Maybe it is just me, but I hate when sites take you from one link to another link and then to some more links. I did find an audiobooks podcast sampler that I added to my RSS Feeds on Bloglines. I even listened to a sample of the new Sookie Stackhouse mystery, which I guess must be either out or coming out very soon. I will have to check that out, when I am done with this. The podcast was from CastLibrary Best Selling Audiobooks for iPods. They describe themselves as follows: "Every week we update the best selling audio books and provide a short mp3 sample of the best selling audiobooks. If you love to read with your ears, this podcast will keep you on top of the best selling audio books on the market. Don't miss the best selling audio books you will ever hear. To see more audiobooks, visit CastLibrary.com where you can sign up to download audio books for as little as $7.49." So, there is a fee, but, if you can't find everything you want on SuffolkWave, or don't want to wait your turn $7.49 isn't bad. You can even hear a podcast preview of audiobooks that haven't been released yet.

Thing 20: YouTube

Since we are bringing home a new puppy in two weeks to our three cats, I found this video on YouTube to be very relevant. Before today, I had only seen videos on YouTube that were sent to me as links or of Library programs through our webpage. I think YouTube definitely has its positive and negative aspects. I have heard some horror stories of teens putting stuff on YouTube, which makes me nervous. However, YouTube can also be harmless fun or a good vehicle for getting information out there. I have refered other librarians to our program videos when they are looking for performance references and I have used it to see performer's who I am interested in booking. It definitely has some great practical aspects. I guess the goos comes with the bad.

Number 19

I am familiar with all the Web 2.0 tools that the Library is currently using: MySpace, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. Of course, I like Facebook the most. I think this a great way for us to reach our patrons and be 2.0.

#18- Web 2.0 Directory

Ok, so I wasn't crazy about the general Go2Web20 directory, but I found the Web 2.0 Award Winners less frustrating. I had never heard of the social networking site Bebo, which came in third place after Twitter and Facebook. Bebo, anyone? I used the classified award winning links. I'd heard of Craigslist, but not Oodle, which came in second place. Oodle was ok, more web based then Craigslist, but VERY SLOW. On to number 19...

Thing 17

Yippee, I like Google Docs. There have been plenty of times when I have wished a document that I saved on one computer were available on another at a different location. It is great that with Google Docs your documents travel with you to any computer that has Internet access. Thing #17 you are ok by me.