Thing 16

I did some poking around Technorati and I'm not impressed. I already subscribe to way too many blogs and when I searched for 'bagpipes' none came up that interested me. Also, I tried to join so I can register my blog and it wouldn't let me enter my confirmation key. I tried twice, to no avail. WTF? Technorati? Not so much...

Thing 15

Dude, I LOVE del.icio.us. I use it all the time, especially since now I'm researching and compiling links for the redesign. I like that I can easily share my findings with the rest of the Website Team. Although I always feel like a dork saying, "Look at my del.icio.us for links to..."

That said, look at my del.icio.us for links on all kinds of web redesign stuff:

http://del.icio.us/vfranklyn


P.S. When we do 23 Things again next time, I'm going to make staff include the links to the Things they created...

Thing 14

I belong to Ning because my boss is into it. I could take it or leave it, to be honest. There's so much technology out there that you have to pick and choose. I just haven't seen a terrific use for Ning yet. However, I may start really using it with the Website Team as the redesign progresses. Never say never...

Thing 13

MySpace and Facebook. Well, since I created the MySpace Teen Zone space and I also created the PPLD facebook group and Catalog search engine widget, I think I got this one finished. Ah, the perks of being web developer.

Thing 12

Rollyo. It's pretty cool. I'd like to one day make a repository of custom searches created by PPLD patrons and staff and include it on ppld.org.

Thing 11 - LibraryThing

LibraryThing is pretty darn cool. I'd like to use it to review books I've read, but the Facebook application doesn't work very well. I use Shelfari to review books in Facebook right now, and although it has its issues as well, I'll probably stick to it until LibraryThing's Facebook application improves. Still, I plan to continue to mess with LibraryThing. Maybe some uses for ppld.org will come up, like a patron review area, or something. I added LibraryThing to my blog, but I'm still populating it.

Thing 10 - LinkedIn

This resource is interesting if you are looking to network on a professional level. Unfortunately I'm notoriously awful at networking. I never had much patience for hobnobbing with the goobersmoochers. Maybe since this isn't a face-to-face schmooz-fest I'll finally get somewhere.