I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT LEARNING ABOUT WIKI'S. I MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO READ TO MANY BOOKS, BUT I THOUGHT THE BOOKLOVER WIKI WAS PRETTY INTERESTING. I LIKED TO HEAR COMMENTS ABOUT POETRY, AND THE 5 STAR REVIEWS. WHEN I HAVE TIME, I'LL PROBABLY READ SOME OF THESE BOOKS. I ALSO LIKED READING THE BEST PRACTICE WIKI. MY FAVORITE WAS READING ABOUT THE SUCCESS STORIES IN SPECIFIC LIBRARY INSTITUTIONS.

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I LOVED LOOKING AT THE WIKI SANDBOX. I LOVED LOOKING AT WHAT PEOPLE COMMENTED ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE MOVIES. THIS IS MY E-MAIL FOR THE WIKI
http://cdifazio22.pbwiki.com/. I DON'T KNOW IF I DID THIS RIGHT, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T LET ME ADD ANY COMMENTS ABOUT MY FAVORITE MOVIES. BUT I AM HAPPY THAT I ADDED MY SELF IN THE WIKI ACCOUNT.

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I READ THE PERSPECTIVE "AWAY FROM THE ICEBERG'S" AND I HAVE A FEW THOUGHTS ON LEARNING 2.0 IN GENERAL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A 55 PERCENT DROP IN CIRCULATION OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS ON PRINTED MATERIALS BECAUSE OF OUR DIGITAL COLLECTIONS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THAT. I REALLY HOPE ONE DAY THAT THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT DOING AWAY WITH PRINTED MATERIALS AND GOING TOTALLY TO DIGITAL COLLECTIONS. I HATED IT WHEN THE DID WITH THE CASSETTE TAPES AND VIDEOS. IT'S KIND OF SCARY THESE DAYS THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE COMPUTER, YOUR BASICALLY ILLITERATE. WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T READ IN GENERAL. I'M OLD FASIONED AND I LOVE OUR PAPER BOOKS. IT COULD BE GREAT OPPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE THAT LIKE USING THESE PROMISING MODELS, BUT I'M STILL NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT YET.


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I HAD A FUN TIME TIME CLICKING ON DIFFERENT BOOKMARKS. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN BE A POTENTIAL TOOL FOR RESEARCH ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS A BOOKMARK I SAW FOR HOW TO FIT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN IN TRAVEL GEAR. I'M GOING TO NEED TO READ THAT AGAIN THE NEXT TIME I GO OVERSEES. NOT ONLY CAN IT BE USED FOR POTENTIAL RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, BUT IT CAN MAKE YOU ALSO SEE THINGS IN DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. I CLICKED ON THE "MOSTLY FICTION" BOOKMARK AND THE FIRST THING I SAW WAS THIS QUOTE "IT IS NOT TRUE WE HAVE ONLY ONE LIFE TO LOVE, IF WE READ, WE CAN LIVE AS MANY LIVES AND AS MANY KINDS OF LIVES AS WE WISH." THIS JUST SHOWS YOU HOW POWERFUL BOOKS CAN BE AND HOW POWERFUL IMAGINATION CAN BE. WHAT AN AMAZING QUOTE.

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I FORGOT TO MENTION IN MY LAST BLOG ON THE SUBJECT OF RSS FEEDS WHAT MY BLOGLINES NEWSREADER ACCOUNT WAS, WHICH IS UNDER http://www.43things.com/. AGAIN THIS WASN'T MY FAVORITE EXERCISE, BUT IT IS INTERESTING TO TOUCH BASE WITH TECHNOLOGY IDEAS YOU'VE NEVER WORKED WITH BEFORE. EACH EXERCISE GETS CHALLENGING AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT I CAN CONQUER NEXT.

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I THINK THE BEST TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE TODAY IS A LABTOP. YOU CAN DO PRACTICALLY ANYTHING. IT CAN BE A PERSONAL ORGANIZER, PAPERSAVER, AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC. THE BEST PART, YOU CAN CARRY IT WITH YOU TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANYBODY AROUND THE WORLD. I SHOULD KNOW, WE ALWAYS COMMUNICATE WITH OUR RELATIVES IN ITALY WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY.

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I ENJOYED LOOKING FOR SOME FUNNY FLICKER MASHUPS. MY FAVORITE WAS THESE DOGS JUST STANDING THERE WAITING FOR A TREAT http://askewkazoo-lilbit.blogspot.com/2008/05/flicker-mashups.html. I FORGOT TO INCLUDE THIS IN MY LAST BLOG WHEN I GOT INTO FLICKER FOR THE FIRST TIME.


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I HAD A GOOD TIME EXPLORING TWITTER AND READING EVERYONE'S TWEETS. HERE IS MY TWITTER WEBSITE http://twitter.com/CHRISSYDIFAZIO. MY FAVORITE TWEETS IS READING WHEN PEOPLE VISIT THE COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY.

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I REALLY ENJOYED LIBRARY THING AND SHARING WITH EVERYBODY SOME OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS. HERE IS THE POST http://www.librarything.com/addbooks. I HAVE TO SAY OUT OF ALL MY FIVE FAVORITE, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE JEWELS BY DANIELLE STEEL. YOU SHOULD READ THE BOOK AND WATCH THE MOVIE. I GUARANTEE TO YOU IT WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST STORIES YOU HAVE EVER READ AND SEEN.

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I LOVE PLAYING WITH THE IMAGE GENERATORS. I AM LEARING SO MUCH BY DOING THIS CML LEARN AND PLAY THING, ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY. ANYWAY, MY FAVORITE IMAGE GENERATOR IS THE ONE WITH AN EIGHTBALL AND IT SAYS "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT". THIS IS THE SITE http://www.imagegenerator.net/create/magic8ball/. THE REASON THAT THIS IS THE MOST APPEALING TO ME IS THAT I THINK THAT ALOT OF SOCIETY RELIES ON SUPERSTITONS OR UNREALISTIC POWERS TO GET THEM THROUGH THE DAY, AND IT IS REALLY EASY TO GET OBSESSED OVER IT. BELIEVE ME I KNOW. YOUR TALKING TO A PERSON THAT GREW UP WITH A SUPERSTITIOIUS FAMILY. IF YOU BREAK A MIRROR, SEVEN YEARS BAD LUCK, ITS 11:11 MAKE A WISH, WHAT DOES THE HOROSCOPE SAY FOR THE DAY, I EVEN REMEMBER MY FAMILY PLAYING THE THE WEEGEE BOARD ONCE, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. I FINALLY GOT OVER THIS, AND I THINK EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD TOO. I'M A STRONG BELIEVER IN DESTINY, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IF WANT TO MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE, WORK HARD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. I KNOW I DID. AND I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY TO PROVE IT!!!

THIS WEEK WAS LEARNING ABOUT RSS FEEDS. THIS WASN'T MY FAVORITE EXERCISE OF THE WEEK BUT I LIKED READING ABOUT SOME OF THE LIBRARY RELATED BLOGS AND NEWSFEEDS. THE ONE I FOUND MOST INTERESTING WAS WHETER WE SHOULD HAVE A GAMING CENTER FOR OUR LIBRARIES TODAY AND IF THIS MAY BE AN APPROPRIATE INFORMATION SERVICE. WE HAVE NON-EDUCATIONAL MOVIES SO I DON'T SEE WHY WE CANT HAVE VIDEO GAMES. SOME LIBRARIANS MAY CONSIDER THIS A WAY OF LEARNING BUT I THINK THIS IS ALSO WAY TO MAKE LIBRARIES CONSIDERED FUN.