The End

What have I learnt from the 23 things programme...
It's introduced me to a lot of Web 2.0 resources that I either knew about but didn't know how to use, or didn't know existed. It's a shame I didn't have time to do the extra tasks.
I really didn't like twitter, but I liked google reader and have used that since.

Week 11: Widgets

I found the widgets fairly simple to add to my blog and to my igoogle page (once I had remembered the right ID - there are so many of them now!)

I think it is useful to be able to link different Web 2.0 resources in this way.

Week 10: Office 2.0

I found Google docs easy to use. It was sort of a cross between notepad and an email. I didn't think there were enough options available to make it as versatile or as useful as Word. However useful it would be to access your documents from any internet connection without conflicting software issues, I would not be comfortable storing my documents on the internet when I can place them on my own computer.

I found think free quite slow to use, not only to load but also to create a document. I do far prefer it as an interface and it is much more similar to Word, so if it became faster I might be persuaded...

Week 9: Wikipedia

I am quite familiar with wikipedia but I had never visited wikipedia's page about itself or looked at the discussions. The wikipedia page led me to the portmanteau page. I think the definition is accurate, although I would take issue with the reference to "mimsy" meaning "flimsy and miserable". Then I looked at the discussion tab to the portmanteau page, where the first point of discussion was why most wikipedia pages lead to portmanteau! I am inclined to agree with this because it has definitely happened to me before. However, I do agree with the general concern about wikipedia's accuracy. As it can be edited by anyone, it's not that useful for academic research.

Week 9: Wikis

I am completely new to all wikis other than wikipedia. I browsed the oxford web 2.0 wiki. I found the case studies quite interesting and thought the page that detailed the various issues associated with web 2.0 valuable. I did find the adverts very off putting and thought it made the wiki seem unprofessional. I haven't added corpus as a case study because there wouldn't be much to say: we don't really use web 2.0 here. I also didn't spot any OULS references in the pages I visited, so I haven't changed them.

Week 8: Twitter

I signed up for twitter a few weeks ago in preparation for the trainee Web 2.0 presentations. I managed to find Sarah Hogg (another trainee). I did look at the lists, but I couldn't see why I would want to follow a stranger, even if they were a librarian. Eventually I worked out how to comment on Sarah's latest post and how to retweet it. I still don't think it's the easiest thing to use (excuse the pun!). I think I'll stick to Facebook...

Week 7: Linked In

I think LinkedIn is a good idea. It helps you get connected professionally, to market yourself and to look for jobs.
I have registered for it. I'm just not sure where my confirmation email as gone...!