Online Apps & Tools

These online programmes make a heap of sense - just curious as to where all the info is stored and who is able to access it, doctor it, abuse it...You know me playing the paranoid, world is out to get you maniac.
Anyway to show faith -I love our wedding day and thought I'd be all syrupy & share it with you. Ok nearly finished Web 2.0

Social Networking sites

"My name is Infamous Rambler. I'm an addict - I have been off Bebo for one week" *polite applause & murmurs of encouragement*

Shouldn't this be the catch cry for the phenomenon that is social networking! You are accesible and connected with your friends & family no matter where you live on this Earth, well maybe not Antartica or the Arctic but bar those popsicle places pratically anywhere on this planet. You can share photos, play games against one another, share quiz results, rant & rave, practically reveal everything about yourself if you choose to through these sites. Or you can make up an entirely different persona.

Where do you draw the line for privacy???

Web 2.0 - where will it take libraries?

Is it me or has Dr Wendy Schultz been watching too many Star Trek episodes? Her model of progression for libraries as Commodity->Product->Service->Experience under Web 2.0 could indicate she has attended one 'Armageddon' convention too many. The advent of the computer and the explosion of the internet and the vast information one has access to from it is amazing. It is the assumption, however that every library has access to this technology which concerns me. I could expand my point but after reading it um, edit! - because is sounded so 'righteous'. Peace! Go the All Blacks!!! Do you think they'll do Kapa o Pango this weekend?

Tagging in Technorati

Fair enough, enter keywords as labels, point of reference for your blog and share them with the world wide web. Jumped into Technorati and entered "Learning 2.0" in advanced search in tags section and found catatonic chick, sweet. Reading what librarians who've gone through this learning intiative have written, it seems there is some controversy towards trying something new. Check out copdogblog's rant. As you can tell I'm scraping for ideas to write about this lesson - so I'll just say When.

Del.icio.us

Ok, is it only me or does Rollyo and Del.icio.us provide similar service? Basically we hitch a ride off previous peoples research and like Bill Gates'steal' and improve it from there. All good. I did find the Librarian Trading Cards amusing. It's funny how some people in libraries take themselves quite seriously. I don't know, maybe with all this knowledge readily available at your libraries and the accummulation of significant knowledge + application of this knowledge = power. Perhaps the responsibilty of being stewards of unimaginable power has weighed down our more jovial personality...
Ahahahaha whatever, man I'm knackered, check out my card below - beat that sucker!

Wiki or not here I come...(lame)

I like feeling 'exclusive'. Honest. I find wiki's aight but tend to think they're too similar to chat forums and stuff. It's hard enough for me to express vocally what I'm thinking; let alone typing a response to a topic I have an opinion about, still I enjoyed reading what other library staff posted as their favourite reading, watching and listening so I have left my mark in the Manukau "Favourite blogs" page as well.

On to the bigger picture. Tri-Nations this Sunday morning, I'm absolutely stoked at the inclusion of Isaia Toeava on the bench for the game. He has huge potential to become one of the most feared attacking backs in world rugby. His most recent outing against Counties (even though Auckland lost meh!) was pure class. Incisive running, great fend and the ability to step off both feet at speed is a superb skill set. Let's hope he has an opportunity to display his athleticism at test level.

Wiki & Wayne Barnes

I know! I know! If there is ever a man so reviled amongst a nation of rugby heads it is Wayne Barnes! Grrrrrrrrr!!!! Ok it's been a year already "Get over it" you might say. Um, no - I'm a vindictive SoB when I see an injustice. So be forewarned - I'm going to vent, rant, attack vehemently and give a right old Barnes-bashing on what should've been the pinnacle of All Black glory last year. And here's where I lead into wiki why read my vitriol when wiki has done it all for me check out the history section on Barnesy. Rearrange the order to "earliest". Caution: explicit language prevalent.
And to top it off this guy will be on the sideline in this weeks crucial Tri-Nations match. Um, how many screwjobs can the ABs take?