#15 the wall continues

ok going thru the motions here trying to do the process of Maryland 23 things.. its taking a toll!! as much as I am an internet junkie , this new techie side of things has gotten me stumped.

web 2.0 for example is defined (clearly??) as
Web 2.0 is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an "architecture of participation," and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences

I could read that 100 times and it will still feel like garbage in garbage out to me. I guess the best way I can manage to understand is that it is the user end of things fueling the changes on the internet and bringing it to a new level~~ but I don't trust my definition of that enuff to stand by it.

as for library 2.0 and the future of libraries:
“Library 2.0 simply means making your library’s space (virtual and physical) more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community needs. Examples of where to start include blogs, gaming nights for teens, and collaborative photo sites. The basic drive is to get people back into the library by making the library relevant to what they want and need in their daily lives…to make the library a destination and not an afterthought.”

Is that just more gobblygook for hummm making the current technologies that your community is using part of your library world. Ex maybe being here in a primary Jewish community our library users on computers are often using J-date as a way to connect with others. Maybe having a program to give basic instruction on the options that might be available on there would be of interest to our customers.

Exposure to the technologies are somewhat valuable but without the daily need or use of same the usefulness of this time on Maryland 23 things is something I question.

but glad to say finished with # 15!!!

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well i am on there.. i have an account ...i have claimed my blog....i have 2 authorities...i have no clue what else to do with it. Well now I see it did post the link on here from before when I tried to do that.. magic.. don't ask me how I managed that.. just my usual method of try everything , click on anything and say a little prayer!!

14 bottles of beer..oh I mean techo things..

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Stuck on #13

We all probably reach it sometime..that point where the techno babble just doesn't sink in the brain and comprehend. Well tagging has done me in! It did help to read the help on Del.icio.us and they say "if you don't get it right away, that's OK-- you don't have to . Tagging is pretty intuitive and can take some practice to fully understand. Try it and experiment a bit! There are no wrong tags."

OK I did sign up, installed the cute little toolbar buttons, put in a key word and made a list of websites. So far I don't see this as all that different than rollyo with that. The BLURRY back up tutorial I suffered through 2 times and took a few notes did little to enlighten me. Ms Otter may have found tagging to be a major bonus in her life but so far my timid steps in the del.icio.us realm have not impressed me.

Tag me if u can but I am at this point still gonna play hide & seek and keep my peeks to other websites.