#31...More: Twitter
Do I need more "networking" ...phone, email, blog and now Twitter. I did set up a Twitter account, but once again I have not taken it any further. I do enjoy reading and learning about all these "gadgets" . After reading the info on Twitter, I now can relate to people when they talk about "Twitter" I wanted to read "9 ways Twitter can help you in the real world", but could not access that page. I also took a look at Tweet Congress, thinking this would be interesting, but found out that the Senator and Representative from my area are not "Twittering"...
Also the "Follow the Whitehouse" page does not exist. I will put the Twitter gadget on my iGoogle page, as I do have 1 "follower". I looked at the "Twitter yellow pages, and maybe someday when I am looking for some more "followers" I will look for someone with my interests and hobbies. I started to take the quiz "what punctuation mark are you" but when it asked for my cell phone #, that is as far as I went because I do not want telemarketers calling me, as I am sure that would happen!!! So..I quess this is what I think of "Twitter", right now it is not a priority, but is nice to know what the word "Twitter" means. I did add the tag "What exactly is the point of Twitter" to my delicious gadget, as I thought this article was quite interesting.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
#30... More Ways to Use RSS and Delicious
I must admit I am not really into RSS feeds. It is a simple tool but takes time and commitment. I did previously set up some RSS feeds, but do not follow them regularly. I looked at ZapTXT, and this would be a good tool as you can get notifications in your e-mail etc. on the updates of your feeds. I did not register at this time as I feel I need to be more committed. "Share your Feeds" ? Turn your favorite feeds into a personal magazine?? Now this would call for dedication. You would have to be a big RSS user to be able to do this. I would never accomplish this task, but it would be interesting to be able to follow someone who has gone this far.... HAPPY RSS DAY TO ALL ON MAY 1....
Del.icio.us....
I tryed to register in the last round, but did not succeed. So..I went back and tryed it again and I did succeed!!
I watched the video "Networking with Del.icio.us and read "The Several Habits of Wildly Successful del.icio.us Users. They have a lot of good tips, but it is all confusing until you actually start "messing" around with it. I did finally bookmark a couple sites and put them on my igoogle page. Haven't succeeded in putting any bookmarks on my blog yet. Haven't really figured how, but will continue to work on this and start hopefully do some social bookmarking. I did add the del.icio.us badge to my blog, but do not have any added bookmarks yet!!
I must admit I am not really into RSS feeds. It is a simple tool but takes time and commitment. I did previously set up some RSS feeds, but do not follow them regularly. I looked at ZapTXT, and this would be a good tool as you can get notifications in your e-mail etc. on the updates of your feeds. I did not register at this time as I feel I need to be more committed. "Share your Feeds" ? Turn your favorite feeds into a personal magazine?? Now this would call for dedication. You would have to be a big RSS user to be able to do this. I would never accomplish this task, but it would be interesting to be able to follow someone who has gone this far.... HAPPY RSS DAY TO ALL ON MAY 1....
Del.icio.us....
I tryed to register in the last round, but did not succeed. So..I went back and tryed it again and I did succeed!!
I watched the video "Networking with Del.icio.us and read "The Several Habits of Wildly Successful del.icio.us Users. They have a lot of good tips, but it is all confusing until you actually start "messing" around with it. I did finally bookmark a couple sites and put them on my igoogle page. Haven't succeeded in putting any bookmarks on my blog yet. Haven't really figured how, but will continue to work on this and start hopefully do some social bookmarking. I did add the del.icio.us badge to my blog, but do not have any added bookmarks yet!!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
#29...Google Tools
I explored some of the tools...I did not realize there were so many different tools to use. Be careful when you sign up for "alerts". I put in "favorite authors" which isn't so bad, but I also put out an alert for new DVD's being released. I think in 1 day I received about 50 alerts!!! So I canceled that one... I watched the Goog 411, but that doesn't sound too legit to me, so I will pass on that. Another of the interesting tools is "Google Book Search", shows reviews of all kinds of books, you can read magazines etc. This I think I will use often. Another little tool which is new is the 'emotican button", you can add a little humor to your emails. Very interesting tools if you want to spend time using them!!
I explored some of the tools...I did not realize there were so many different tools to use. Be careful when you sign up for "alerts". I put in "favorite authors" which isn't so bad, but I also put out an alert for new DVD's being released. I think in 1 day I received about 50 alerts!!! So I canceled that one... I watched the Goog 411, but that doesn't sound too legit to me, so I will pass on that. Another of the interesting tools is "Google Book Search", shows reviews of all kinds of books, you can read magazines etc. This I think I will use often. Another little tool which is new is the 'emotican button", you can add a little humor to your emails. Very interesting tools if you want to spend time using them!!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
#28...Customized Home Pages
I have always had a iGoogle homepage. It has all gadgets that I use available such as: Hotmail, Gmail, facebook, & Blogger. I have added these gadgets to my page, plus local weather, google calendar, Rss feeds, and uploaded family pictures. I did try to set up a netvibes page, just to see if I would like it. I had no success as the page kept freezing up on me. So I could not get anywhere. I may take a look at pageflakes, to see how it would compare with iGoogle. But I have a gmail account, so I do not have to set up another username and password to see my iGoogle page. All these passwords and usernames, how do we remember all of them?? I enjoy iGoogle, and it is easy to use, so I will stick with it. I did not realize there were so many different homepage sites available. I like simple and that is what iGoogle is....
I have always had a iGoogle homepage. It has all gadgets that I use available such as: Hotmail, Gmail, facebook, & Blogger. I have added these gadgets to my page, plus local weather, google calendar, Rss feeds, and uploaded family pictures. I did try to set up a netvibes page, just to see if I would like it. I had no success as the page kept freezing up on me. So I could not get anywhere. I may take a look at pageflakes, to see how it would compare with iGoogle. But I have a gmail account, so I do not have to set up another username and password to see my iGoogle page. All these passwords and usernames, how do we remember all of them?? I enjoy iGoogle, and it is easy to use, so I will stick with it. I did not realize there were so many different homepage sites available. I like simple and that is what iGoogle is....
Thursday, March 5, 2009
#27...Twitter
I was really going to give up on signing up for Twitter, after reading all the nasty comments, and it took me a super long time to come up with a username that was not being used!!! Finally decided on the city where the family cabin is....surprise it was "available" . This is much like Facebook where you can fill in "what are you doing". I did add this to my Blog, so I imagine if I play around with it, I may see some good to it. Now to only find the time to keep up on all these sights..
I was really going to give up on signing up for Twitter, after reading all the nasty comments, and it took me a super long time to come up with a username that was not being used!!! Finally decided on the city where the family cabin is....surprise it was "available" . This is much like Facebook where you can fill in "what are you doing". I did add this to my Blog, so I imagine if I play around with it, I may see some good to it. Now to only find the time to keep up on all these sights..
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
#26....Join the Ning
I did join the Ning in the second round. This is something that will be very interesting to comment on and communicate with other people in the group. I now belong to the Pioneerland Library System group.
I did change my theme page, uploaded a photo and updated my profile. I also uploaded the Ning badge on my blog.
I did join the Ning in the second round. This is something that will be very interesting to comment on and communicate with other people in the group. I now belong to the Pioneerland Library System group.
I did change my theme page, uploaded a photo and updated my profile. I also uploaded the Ning badge on my blog.
#25....Bloggers Toolkit
Wow just spent 2 hours going through the toolkit. After reading all this, I definitely need to update my blog, and add some new widgets etc. Although I do not like a "cluttered" blog so I will try to stay away from that. I will set up "post via e-mail". I watched the "widget videos" and did not realize there were so many different gadgets that could be added. I do have a "google homepage" that I add and remove gadgets. I already use flickr, picture trail and picassa for my picture albums...I like the idea of presenting ideas visually and keeping posts short..so better get to work updating my blog.
Wow just spent 2 hours going through the toolkit. After reading all this, I definitely need to update my blog, and add some new widgets etc. Although I do not like a "cluttered" blog so I will try to stay away from that. I will set up "post via e-mail". I watched the "widget videos" and did not realize there were so many different gadgets that could be added. I do have a "google homepage" that I add and remove gadgets. I already use flickr, picture trail and picassa for my picture albums...I like the idea of presenting ideas visually and keeping posts short..so better get to work updating my blog.
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