19. Explore any site from the Web 2.0 awards list

http://www.fuzzmail.org/ This site is pretty cool, you basically type an e-mail and it sends it to the other person, except they read it like you typed it. For example, if I typed something .... then erased it, it shows that.

http://grant.robinson.name/projects/guess-the-google/ : so very fun, you basically have to look at the 20 pics they give you and guess what the Google Search was. Its addicting!

http://www.pandora.com/ I love this site and use it all the time, the only annoying thing is that you can only pass over 5 songs an hour. My suggestion is to make lots of stations to bounce around between.

Oops... wasn't I supposed to say how they could be practical in a library setting? Hmm.. Well, I think these are practical for those days when you've just had enough of library stuff and need a break from it all. ;-)

18. Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.

I love Google Docs. I've used it for a long time now and love the fact that no matter where I am, as long as I am a near a computer I can get my documents. I can't tell you how many times it's saved me in school when my flash drive is misbehaving and I can just open up my Google account and print it from there.

Its a simple form of Word in my mind and works just as well with out all the fancy bells and whistles. Which is just fine in my mind. :-)

17. Add an entry to the Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki.

I've posted my blog : http://marylandlibrariessandbox.pbwiki.com/Favorite-Blogs

:) Which was a lot easier then I thought it would be. I was worried when I went in to add my blog to the list that I would accidentally hit the wrong button somehow and delete everyone's entries. But, thankfully, I didn't.

Go me!

And it was pretty cool to be able to look at everyone else's blog from the state.

#16 Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them

http://booklovers.pbwiki.com/ : I love this site, not only does it give good quality reviews, but its also a great way to find my next book to read. Amazon.com always seems to flood you with suggested titles and after a while they all start to blend together.

I think libraries would benefit from something like the above wiki. Some partons will come up and ask what is a good book and etc. But for the others who don’t want to ask or whatever, this would be a great recourse; and a way to feature some of the books that are not as well known. I know that Urbana has many books on amazing subjects, but not many would think that we would have them.

…. I think I rambled a bit, but you get the idea. :-P

#15 Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 & the future of libraries

Away from Icebergs : I agree with him that libraries today really need to start thinking about getting a great deal of material turned into “electronic” resources. Whether we like it or not, Google has been turned from a noun into a verb. How often do you hear someone these days say, “Hmm, I have no idea, Lets go to the library to find a book about it.” No, its more like: “I have no idea, Google it!”

To better bibliographic services: This guy also has the right idea, that we need to work on getting everything centered in one place.

#14 Discover Technorati and learn how tags work with blogs

Technorati was pretty interesting, I had no idea there are so many blogs out there about some of my favorite topics. I loved finding a few on ‘Top Gear’ ( A BBC car show). I guess it has its uses. That you can search for just blogs on a certain subject instead of wadding though everything Google pops up. I don’t think I’ll use it on a regular basis, but its nice to know its there.

#13 Tagging and Discover Del.icio.us

It took me a while to think of how this could actually be of any use. But I think that the main reason I would use it would be if I am away from my home computer and needed to access a site from my favorites list but couldn’t remember the address. … Then again, isn’t that what Google is for? :-P

http://del.icio.us/Grasshopper95