Flickr Mashups

I am beginning to see the usefulness of Flickr in the library setting. When we have programs, especially for the teens, we could post the pictures on Flickr instead of printing out pictures or sending emails. Flickr gives us an easy way share library pictures with a large number of people. Perhaps it could help when writing grant proposals. We could access our historical pictures quickly and easily.

I enjoyed looking at the ten best Flickr Mashups. I especially liked Spell with Flickr, Tagnautica, and Colr Pickr.

Blogspot vs Bloglines

In July I will be taking another Infopeople course on Web 2.0 entitled "Web 2.0: Searching Innovations." In preparation for the class we had to register a blog account in Bloglines. I think this will offer a great opportunity to compare the two programs. So far I just registered for the blog, I haven't done any posting. After the class I will evaluate and see which is easier to use.

Flickr

I completed task #4, exploring Flickr. I uploaded some pictures from a recent vacation to France. It was quite easy to use, but I am unsure how I would actually use the site in the future. When I want to share picures with friends and family I usually just give them prints or send them an email. It's fun to look at what pictures other people are taking, however. I especially enjoyed the map feature because I can look at pictures from a particular place in the world.

Web 2.0

I watched the webcast, Web 2.0: What Library Managers Need to Know, and am ready to start the 23 Web 2.0 Things Challenge!