Thursday, September 27, 2007

quest 6....Part 2

Technorati. Need I say more? Yeah, I thought so....

First I took a look at Technorati's Advanced Search and tried doing a search for “Library 2.0” in Keyword Search. The results were all different. Keyword Search pulled up many hits but only if they included the word library or 2.0 . It didn't matter if it was really about Library 2.0 only that it had those words. One article that pulled up was
Essex Police send electronic case file details... which had nothing at all to do with Library 2.0.

Next was the Tag Search and that brought up every blog, video, post and photo with those words. But the difference I noticed was that the hits actually seemed relevant. I think it's because the writer/poster/photographer/etc. can actually choose what searches they want it to come up for since they are using their own tags.

In the Blog Directory it pulls up only blogs that contain Library 2.0 and the results seem relevant.

I've perused the popular blogs and blog searches and every so often you might come across something relevant, but overall I didn't find it much fun.

Overall I don't really care for Technorati. I don't think I will be using it, but you never know until you have a need.

Claiming my blog as my own-via Technorati

Technorati Profile

For some reason my user name and password are not processing for the claim so I'm trying this method. I hope it works!


Update
It worked :oD

Monday, September 24, 2007

Quest 6....Part 1

I tried to do the tutorial but both links gave me an error message. That's ok, I had already registered and started using this site a while back anyway, but it would have been nice to view the tutorial.

Hear the praises of the Del.icio.us web site! I originally learned about this site during a TLC class. The fact you can be on any computer and access your personal bookmarks is great! Here is the link to my bookmarks, http://del.icio.us/librarygirlsc .

Mostly knitting or knitting related sites, bill paying, and a few media links I've found helpful.

Update (9/24/07)

Thank you Techtrekker for your prompt suggestion. I have now viewed the "Getting started with Del.icio.us" you tube video and am very glad you directed me to it! I've already learned that I can set my personal stuff (ie. bill paying links) to private. All I had to do was change my settings first and now it gives me that option every time I add or edit. Cool!

Quest 5....Let's Play

I know it isn't mandatory to blog for this quest, but I figured, "Why not?"

I've heard of 4 of the sites listed but before today had only visited 2 of them.

Pandora: Kevin introduced me to this sight a while back. I really like the concept. You tell the site what kind of music/artists you like and then it uses your preferences to select other music for the station you've created. I was just listening to Bananarama "Cruel Summer" on my 80's station I created.

Trip advisor: My sisters and I used this site when finding a hotel in Asheville for our recent trip to Biltmore. It's nice because it has reviews from people who have stayed there before. You do have to take the reviews with a grain of salt because everyone perceives things differently. You can also post candid pic's from your trip to give others an idea of what the hotel really looks like.

Simpsonize Me: This site was promoted by Myspace. I never really gave it much thought but figured I would try it. Since I don't have random shots of me lying around I used one of my son. I must say it didn't look much like him at all. If I find myself with a lack of things to do I may play around with it some more.

Craigs List: I've heard Peter talking about this site many times. He listed his condo on there and had several responses. I think he even rented it to one of the people. This seems to be one of those sites that you would need to have a need for before you used it. Kind of like Trip Advisor.

I have never heard/encountered the others but had fun playing with the sites.

Big Huge Labs Trading Card Maker: Perfect for the proud Parent or Pet owner. If it weren't for the fact that I already buy playing cards of Aiden when he has his sports pics taken, I may have used this. But I may use it for my cats!

Image Chef: Is a great site. Even if you have no graphic arts background, it's so simple it walks you through it. I've already created a graphic for my Myspace page.

Palmetto Biz Buzz: This could end up being a helpful site. I like how it automatically gives you a map to the location.

That's where I stand so far on Quest 5. Thanks for Playing!