Thing 11: Tagging

I love tagging because basically it is a way for me to be nerdy enough to catalog while I am not at work. I must admit that the lack of structure does bother the cataloger in me, but it is much more practical in many ways. For example, a cookbook has the subject heading "cookery". Have you ever searched by that term or asked someone where the books on cookery were? I would definitely search by cookbook first and this allows patrons to use common language.

Thing 10: Flickr

I really like what LaGrange Park Public Library did with Flickr on their own website. Elmwood Park Public Library also uses photos on their homepage that change every time you to the page. I am not sure which servic ethey use, but it's pretty cool. I also can look at pictures of my baby cousins on Flickr which is nice rather than having lots of pictures sent in my email. I like Flickr, but so far I have been too lazy to put anything of my own up there.

Thing 9: YouTube

I remember when my future husband introduced me to YouTube. It was love at first sight. That was back in 2005 and I cannot believe how the site has grown! I love that it was just a couple of college nerds you developed it and are now billionaires. Good for them. I use YouTube for all kinds of things. Ask a Ninja is a great video series and there are always people stupid enough to make funny videos for me to laugh at while they get hurt. I once saw an awesome one of a guy going down a hill on a couch on wheels. Needless to say, it ended in catastrophe.

Thing 8: Social Networking

I never used to use any social networking sites because I wanted to live off the grid... Jon Connor style. For the past 3 months, I have been an avid user of Facebook. I even discovered that my younger cousins talk like sailors. Overall, I really like it. I am not fond of MySpace because of all the ads. It looks to busy. I think Facebook uses a good amount of white space. I also like LinkedIn and think that as my professional contacts grow, it can be a great way to keep track of people.