Facebook

I was previously aware of Facebook and am registered there. The BooksiRead seems particularly well-suited for QL staff and customers. Some of the other possibilities were covered in earlier steps in Learning 2.0.

Wiki Me This

I learned that Wiki is a Hawaiian word for quick. I visited the book lovers and Library Success wikis. Book reviews are always of use to librarians. The Library Success wiki coould use a chapter on branding and marketing.

Playing Around with Wikis

I went on tow locations on the instruction wiki and left suggestions on how branding could be of help to a library. I also invited art students to use their design skills as volunteers for a library.

Library 2.0 / Web 2.0

If Rick Anderson has seen a -55% decline in circulation over the last ten years, he should be fired. Library 2.0 / Web 2.0 is a supplement to traditional library offerings and services. I don't think it is the responsibility of the library to "teach" its customers, but to assist them. OCLC's work with Open WorldCat sounds very interesting and promising. 2.0 technology needs to be wanted by both staff and customers.

Technorati

Seems very easy to use. Found 813 items for "Learning 2.0" by searching blogs. Found no items for tags. Again, there appear to be so many tools it's hard to decide which ones should be used.

Del.icio.us

Was able to set up my own account. I'm finding that there are so many tools to choose from it's difficult to do a comparison without spending an inordinate amount of time. It seems easier to just to a normal search. However, if that fails, the other tools would be helpful.

ROLLYO

I set up my own search engine which was very easy. It's about investing which is an avid interst.