Wednesday, June 2, 2010

CPL 2.0 - oops #2 online productivity tools

Oops, I also forgot to do this assignment about online productivity tools from a few weeks back. Here it goes:

So I tried Google Docs. I'm pretty into this. I will definitely be recommending this to CPL customers, and yes I do think these free services will someday replace expensive programs like 'Microsoft Office' et al.

CPL 2.0 RSS (oops)

Oops - I forgot to do this RSS project a few weeks back. So, here it goes: I signed up for Bloglines, started an RSS on a few of my favourite sites. I'm not super into it - but I can see how it can be useful. At this point I think I still prefer to ju go to my favorite sites once or twice a day. Anyway.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

CPL 2.0 Twitter

There was a time when I really disliked the notion and name of/for Twitter. It seemed self absorbed, superfluous, gimmicky, etc. yada, yada. Now I see some uses for it - promoting a band, a nightclub, an event, or showcasing your penchance for distanced ironic commentary. If you go too long (let's say 12 minutes), without being sardonic, or self-promoting, people might forget that you exist. Twitter can service this reminder.

Library-'thang'

How can so many people hate 'the Unbearable Lightness of Being' - well when reading the reviews for it on Library thing, a number of reasons were listed; for many it's just too sexy. Fair enough. If I was a mother of two 7 year old twins and I was wondering whether or not they might enjoy this book as part of their summer reading adventure, I could check out some info about it on Librarything.com. Hmmm, a refutation of the old Nietzschean 'eternal recurrance of the same', playing out through a series of infidelities in Cold War occupied Prague, without even a semblance of a wimpy kid's diary entry. I don't think the twins are going to get it.
blog, blog, blog.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Flickr and Youtube CPL 2.0

I am no stranger to either of these services. I have spent countless hours on Youtube looking at footage of my favourite bands; I've even posted footage of my own band. Flickr is great as well! I have used one or two of their creative commons pictures for library program posters once or twice. Yes, both are user friendly.

Matthew

Monday, April 26, 2010

Google

Wow Google. My oh my they do it all. Finally the future depicted in the cartoons of my childhood is coming into being.
For this assignment I looked at YouTube because I love it. Youtube is an amazing resource for accessing video materials, ranging from live performances by your favorite artist to Mccain fries commercials from the 1980's. beautiful!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

CPL 2.0 Facebook Response

I find Facebook to be both useful and 'a time waster'. It can be an extremely useful tool for connecting with friends (especially those that live out of town), or tracking down old friends that you haven't heard from in a while. It's also great for promoting events. However, it seems that a lot of the communication that occurs on Facebook is fairly trite, and a waste of time.