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Friday, September 3, 2010
Week 2 , round 2 : Picapp
The oldest fireworks photo of 2,030 images on Picapp
Jul 28 1981 : A firework display over London on the eve of Charles and Diana's wedding, 28th July 1981, (Photo by Terry Fincher/Getty Images)
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The latest fireworks photo of 2,030 images on Picapp
Aug 30 2010 : Fireworks conclude opening night ceremonies at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on August 30, 2010. UPI/John Angelillo Photo via Newscom
A good site to view and paste photos of people into your blog. e.g. Justin Bieber, you can find 1,885 images of him. So for our young customers who are fans of Justin Bieber then come to this site because hes HOT!!! :D (courtesy of a fan, but it's not ME!!).
You can export thumbnail print into Adobe (but the image is too small to do anything with it) but you can't do much else with the image. To be truthful you can get better results with Google image where can you do more things with an image. So Picapp is really just good for adding images to your blog.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Learning 2.0, : Summary
What can I say... it was a lot less intensive than the first round of Web 2.0. I'm now more aware of other things in cyberspace....whether I will use them, promote them to someone else....I think .... knowing about them and having a greater awareness of these new learnings means I have extra tools in my repertoire to use whenever I might need to. Thank you for this opportunity!
Learning 2.0, Week 6 : Facebook
Well I'm still on Face book from the first lot of Web 2.0. Yes it is easy to use and easy to add a friend. A good way to communicate and network with whoever you might choose to do so. May use facebook in the future when there is a need.....
Had a peek at Manukau Libraries facebook page and see that the most popular discussions are what are you reading right now and what is the best book you have read. Well done to all those that have added to the discussion and the ongoing effort by Tosca and Danielle. I guess over time there may be more people entering the discussions...I think when there is a need this may become a popular means of communication with libraries. Maybe get Manix participants to check out Manukau Libraries facebook and add their favourite read (for some points of course)?
Had a peek at Manukau Libraries facebook page and see that the most popular discussions are what are you reading right now and what is the best book you have read. Well done to all those that have added to the discussion and the ongoing effort by Tosca and Danielle. I guess over time there may be more people entering the discussions...I think when there is a need this may become a popular means of communication with libraries. Maybe get Manix participants to check out Manukau Libraries facebook and add their favourite read (for some points of course)?
Learning 2.0, Week 5 : music files and MP3s
Just spent 30 kind of frustrating minutes looking at free MP3 downloads. Not that impressed as not that easy to find free things you might like to download. Even Amazon's free downloads were that interesting. Went to http://www.mp3raid.com/ which lead me onto a hyperlink promoting free MP3 downloads : http://www.emp3world.com/. Clicked on : Kylie Minogue, All the lovers (just for something to try)
Yes I downloaded her song. Not too hard to do. But you would have to be keen and have lots of time and gigs to download songs, just like anything else you want to download from the net. Question?? Can you actually download this on our Learn nets?? And would customers really be interested. Those that are serious about downloading music from the internet would probably do it from the comfort of their own computer.
Yes I downloaded her song. Not too hard to do. But you would have to be keen and have lots of time and gigs to download songs, just like anything else you want to download from the net. Question?? Can you actually download this on our Learn nets?? And would customers really be interested. Those that are serious about downloading music from the internet would probably do it from the comfort of their own computer.
Learning 2.0, Week 4 : books and social networking
Good reads. Another social networking site for readers to gather and share their thoughts and feelings about books. Add in the other features such as make your own quizz, add a video clip or write your own novel and the skies the limit and everyone else can share your creativity.
Although I found some unrelated videos not focussing on anything about books or readers. Maybe not such a serious site for serious readers.
Although I found some unrelated videos not focussing on anything about books or readers. Maybe not such a serious site for serious readers.
Learning 2.0, Week 3 : Twitter
Signed up for Twitter. Following 7 twitters. Added it to my blog. Can't say much in 140 characters, but I guess it stops people from rambling about much of nothing. I can see how some people can get carried away and spend heaps of time with twitter and you can very quickly move from one twittter to another if you wish to reply to something that might catch your eye when you're twittering.
I didn't always find it as quick as '123' to reply to twitters as it wouldn't go through straight away, maybe its my computer or maybe twitter gets overloaded??
Like all of these social networking sites 'you have to be seen to be heard', so just another way for those that are interested or have the time to communicate.
I didn't always find it as quick as '123' to reply to twitters as it wouldn't go through straight away, maybe its my computer or maybe twitter gets overloaded??
Like all of these social networking sites 'you have to be seen to be heard', so just another way for those that are interested or have the time to communicate.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Learning 2.0, Week 2 : Zamzar
Converting a word document is easy and just took a couple of minutes. Now the next challenge...converting something else.
Yes, I put it into real life practise the other day! Promoted it to a customer who couldn't open her document. She was pleased that her problems were solved with Zamzar.
Yes, I put it into real life practise the other day! Promoted it to a customer who couldn't open her document. She was pleased that her problems were solved with Zamzar.
Learning 2.0 , Week one : my blog revisited
Well I figured out my password so here goes with learning 2.0. Looking forward to this round as hopefully it has been simplified and some of the new learnings look interesting.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Fait accompli!
Yeah! Finally completed it. As I meandered through the maze I came across many new things and am slightly wiser for it. But in reality how many hours are there in a day. That means something else has to go... to find time to spend on the computer so to really appreciate what web 2 has to offer.
Well it really is a nice sunny day outside...I think I prefer to enjoy this instead!
Well it really is a nice sunny day outside...I think I prefer to enjoy this instead!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Week 9 - Podcasts, video and ebooks
Well You Tube such a vast amount of infinity...one could go on forever. Wasn't successful in down loading a video clip on my blog. I guess I need step by step instructions.
So the next best thing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0CFXSh_iY
right in the middle of this cold weather what do we all want to do??? I can see the appeal of you tube as it is quick to access and get a video clip.
Podcasts...well at least you tube is quick and easy to find something....podcasts didn't really appeal...may be if there was more time I might come across something interesting.
E-books...well nothing better than holding a hard copy in your hands...to take anywhere anytime....and take as longas you like to read it. Maybe kindle will help...but ultimately it still costs alot. Possible the y and z generation will enjoy this better as they are more intuned with starring at a screen and can spend hours and hours at this.
When it all becomes relatively free in the wider market,e.g. online libraries a wider audience may be captured.
So the next best thing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0CFXSh_iY
right in the middle of this cold weather what do we all want to do??? I can see the appeal of you tube as it is quick to access and get a video clip.
Podcasts...well at least you tube is quick and easy to find something....podcasts didn't really appeal...may be if there was more time I might come across something interesting.
E-books...well nothing better than holding a hard copy in your hands...to take anywhere anytime....and take as longas you like to read it. Maybe kindle will help...but ultimately it still costs alot. Possible the y and z generation will enjoy this better as they are more intuned with starring at a screen and can spend hours and hours at this.
When it all becomes relatively free in the wider market,e.g. online libraries a wider audience may be captured.
week 8 - online application and tools
Zoho writer- really useful for writing group documents and good to have if you are travelling around the world and you can access your document at any computer. Neatto havethereallive environmentwhen a group of you are working on the document...and it would speed things up to complete the piece of work.
week 7 - social networking
Yes, I've started to explore...social networking has it's place in the world, ... another form of communicating. It's here to stay so it is good to know it exists. One day when the need arises, I will actively use it.
Bebo (Auckland Libraries) - http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MID=367137231&MemberId=4428799413
Visited this site...what can I say..who visits this site on Bebo (only people who are working their way through this programme)...is it a matter of too many things to do and not enough time to do them. I couldn't find any recent additions to this site...these things only work if they are kept alive...so much wastage in cyberspace!
I am sure Bebo in general is a wonderful tool for the young people to communicate and keep in touch. Yes, it probably is a good way to keep in touch with others on the other side of the world and when you're travelling. But ...will verbal communication become extinct? What will happen if some crazy person hits the "destroy" button and cyperspace just disapppears...I guess the rest of the world will too!
My space - http://www.myspace.com/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/
Hennipenn County Library - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Minnetonka-MN/Hennepin-County-Library/7223112325?ref=s
Well.. I guess their worklife is too busy and they just didn't get back to it. Apart from the video clip the site was kind of sparse. Voted the most boring site on the web!
Bebo (Auckland Libraries) - http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MID=367137231&MemberId=4428799413
Visited this site...what can I say..who visits this site on Bebo (only people who are working their way through this programme)...is it a matter of too many things to do and not enough time to do them. I couldn't find any recent additions to this site...these things only work if they are kept alive...so much wastage in cyberspace!
I am sure Bebo in general is a wonderful tool for the young people to communicate and keep in touch. Yes, it probably is a good way to keep in touch with others on the other side of the world and when you're travelling. But ...will verbal communication become extinct? What will happen if some crazy person hits the "destroy" button and cyperspace just disapppears...I guess the rest of the world will too!
My space - http://www.myspace.com/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/
Hennipenn County Library - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Minnetonka-MN/Hennepin-County-Library/7223112325?ref=s
Well.. I guess their worklife is too busy and they just didn't get back to it. Apart from the video clip the site was kind of sparse. Voted the most boring site on the web!
Week 6 - tagging, folksonomies, technorati
Technorati...yes ummm it does bring lots of sites, hyperlinks and other peoples thoughts and opinions all in one place, there must be thousands of this type of site on the web. Looked at books that those who use technorati.com ...the top 5 are I guess 'Mills and Boon' type romances, then what to do with your credit cards, shopping and other strange titles...does that reflect the type of people who have time to spend on these sites???
What Technorati says......"tags are what the writer is telling readers their articles are about. At Technorati, we see hundreds of thousands of tagged posts per day.
As you’d expect, our new tag pages provide blog posts from across the Blogosphere. In addition you'll find all kinds of other tagged content including blogs, videos and photos. The tag trend charts now allow comparison so you can compare any given tag to any other. Finally, we've created space for bloggers and blog readers to discuss how the tag influences the Blogosphere, and original articles detailing and defining the tags, authored by category experts from Technorati's sister site, Blogcritics. We invite you to both discuss the tags as well as author a tag article by becoming a BlogCritic."
So hey..those new to the wider neverending cyberspace become a blog critic today!!!
Delicious - http://del.icio.us/)Del.icio.us
If you ever wondered what is was all about...out of the 'horse's mouth..."What is Delicious?
Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. With emphasis on the power of the community, Delicious greatly improves how people discover, remember and share on the Internet. "
Things you can do with Delicious :
* Bookmark any site on the Internet, and get to it from anywhere
* Share your bookmarks, and get bookmarks in return
* Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web
Well I have joined up to delicious and added bookmarks...yes, I can see the usefulness of this site if you want to use it anywhere in the world...but like anything if you don't use it you loose it...the big question is...will I remember my username and password the next time I log into Delicious???
What Technorati says......"tags are what the writer is telling readers their articles are about. At Technorati, we see hundreds of thousands of tagged posts per day.
As you’d expect, our new tag pages provide blog posts from across the Blogosphere. In addition you'll find all kinds of other tagged content including blogs, videos and photos. The tag trend charts now allow comparison so you can compare any given tag to any other. Finally, we've created space for bloggers and blog readers to discuss how the tag influences the Blogosphere, and original articles detailing and defining the tags, authored by category experts from Technorati's sister site, Blogcritics. We invite you to both discuss the tags as well as author a tag article by becoming a BlogCritic."
So hey..those new to the wider neverending cyberspace become a blog critic today!!!
Delicious - http://del.icio.us/)Del.icio.us
If you ever wondered what is was all about...out of the 'horse's mouth..."What is Delicious?
Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. With emphasis on the power of the community, Delicious greatly improves how people discover, remember and share on the Internet. "
Things you can do with Delicious :
* Bookmark any site on the Internet, and get to it from anywhere
* Share your bookmarks, and get bookmarks in return
* Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web
Well I have joined up to delicious and added bookmarks...yes, I can see the usefulness of this site if you want to use it anywhere in the world...but like anything if you don't use it you loose it...the big question is...will I remember my username and password the next time I log into Delicious???
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Week 5 - Wikis
Wikis great for staff to use to enhance that customer service...check out
Grand Rapids Public Library wiki, looks really useful for customers
http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page,
covering readers resources (fiction)
e.g. http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Chick_Lit
to resources by topic (non-fiction)
e.g. http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Food
I guess the challenge for Manukau Libraries to do something like this would be people resources and/or time to set this up and keep it current. Wikis probably work well if you have to be a registered user to edit rather than open to all to edit.
Well have only just begun to explore wikis...but some ideas for our library could be...
...maybe a library wiki for such things as Manix, where teens can add in their book reviews, hot books etc.
...maybe a wiki for the children's/YA librarians where they could post activity/event ideas that worked well or didn't work well to share with each others.
...what about a wiki for on useful/interesting/relevant articles/books/websites read or found e.g. about customer service, team day ideas, great public library innovations etc
Grand Rapids Public Library wiki, looks really useful for customers
http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page,
covering readers resources (fiction)
e.g. http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Chick_Lit
to resources by topic (non-fiction)
e.g. http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Food
I guess the challenge for Manukau Libraries to do something like this would be people resources and/or time to set this up and keep it current. Wikis probably work well if you have to be a registered user to edit rather than open to all to edit.
Well have only just begun to explore wikis...but some ideas for our library could be...
...maybe a library wiki for such things as Manix, where teens can add in their book reviews, hot books etc.
...maybe a wiki for the children's/YA librarians where they could post activity/event ideas that worked well or didn't work well to share with each others.
...what about a wiki for on useful/interesting/relevant articles/books/websites read or found e.g. about customer service, team day ideas, great public library innovations etc
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