Assignment #23 Is this really the end? Or just the beginning.

Except for a few small bumps in the road, this has been a very worthwhile "learning journey" for me. My favorite exercises were Flickr, YouTube, Del.icio.us, and Rollyo. Participating in this program has given me the confidence to try new software applications and has exposed me to sites that I would not have discovered on my own. Thanks to all that were involved in setting up this OU Libraries Learning 2.0 Project. If another similar program were offered in the future I would definitely choose to participate.

Assignment #22 Face-to-Face: Social Networking Communities

I visited Facebook, MySpace, and Friendster. While these social networking sites are very popular they are not something I would be interested in at work or socially simply because I lack the time. Profiles on these sites should contain limited personal information. I have heard from several sources that employers are checking these profiles of perspective employees. There are several methods of networking that would serve library groups better that these social networking sites.

Assignment #21 Podcasts, Shmodcasts!

I ran searches in the three podcast directories, Podcast.net, Podcastalley.com, and Yahoo Podcasts. Some podcasts can be beneficial but there are many that are just plain bad. However, I did find some that were interesting, funny, and enjoyable. I just could not resist the urge to run a search for horses but there were not many podcasts pertaining to horses. When I searched "library news" in Yahoo Podcasts I was able to open Ohio University Libraries News but was unable to have audio even when I adjusted the volume to maximum. I was unable to open all of the podcasts but overall it was fun searching these podcast directories.