Google Docs is amazing (and ZOHO too.)
This week's exercises opened a new world to me.
I've been e-mailing documents back and forth and back and forth. What a waste of time and energy. Much less trying to figure out which version someone else has edited!
Is this the future of all software products?
Why not?!
Thanks for another very enlightening week!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Week 4: Social Bookmarking
I had heard of del.icio.us, but had not had any direct contact.
Tagging is not a new concept to those of us who have been catalogers. And applying one's own "subject headings" certainly has appeal over struggling with MESH or LCSH to find the "correct heading."
In delicious, everyone is their own cataloger. And as long as a person is consistent and remembers the terms s/he has used, this is a shortcut way to organize one's info in a meaningful way.
Having one's bookmarks accessible from any computer is appealing. A group could share the same delicious account and gather the relevant bookmarks for a resaerch project into one place. Consistency in applying tags would be essential.
(I had done work on this week 4 material before I was able to finish week 3--due to forgotten passwords--so I am posting in my blog for week 4 on the same day as I posted for week 3.)
Tagging is not a new concept to those of us who have been catalogers. And applying one's own "subject headings" certainly has appeal over struggling with MESH or LCSH to find the "correct heading."
In delicious, everyone is their own cataloger. And as long as a person is consistent and remembers the terms s/he has used, this is a shortcut way to organize one's info in a meaningful way.
Having one's bookmarks accessible from any computer is appealing. A group could share the same delicious account and gather the relevant bookmarks for a resaerch project into one place. Consistency in applying tags would be essential.
(I had done work on this week 4 material before I was able to finish week 3--due to forgotten passwords--so I am posting in my blog for week 4 on the same day as I posted for week 3.)
Week 3: Social Networking Tools
Well, it took me 3 weeks, but I have finally completed the work for week 3!!
I found LinkedIn to be easier to use than Facebook; I liked the networking opportunities.
I was hesitant to reveal my true info, so I fabricated much of it. Then I couldn't remember what name I had used! But to build links in LinkedIn, I had to "be my true self."
I need to spend more time with these tools to see how they are work in "real daily life." But I have learned alot and have appreciated the careful instructions.
I found LinkedIn to be easier to use than Facebook; I liked the networking opportunities.
I was hesitant to reveal my true info, so I fabricated much of it. Then I couldn't remember what name I had used! But to build links in LinkedIn, I had to "be my true self."
I need to spend more time with these tools to see how they are work in "real daily life." But I have learned alot and have appreciated the careful instructions.
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