Thing 28 Home pages

I have used myyahoo homepage and igoogle. Both took a little extra time. I found the template too constricting. I see that netvibes or pageflakes are reported to be easier to use. I will try them and blog on my findings.
Myyahoo homepage doesn't have as much as igoogle page offers. Igoogle was somewhat easier to set up, with a variety of things I recognized and was able to use. But neither has everything I am looking for, so I will keep busy.

Thing 27 Twitter

The twitter tool is all about communicating quickly. Libraries are about information storage and sharing. So twitter could be used to post information, but I am not sure what kind. Here is a concise summary, "Twitter is a microblogging tool, an alerting system, a type of IM, a social network, a status updating tool like IM away messages, a conversation, and more. For librarians, it appears destined to be an essential conference tool as well as a personal productivity tool that can be used for creating to-do lists, tracking bug fixes, brainstorming with colleagues, and generally keeping in touch with friends."

Thing 26 NING!

I subcribed to ning at the last of 23thingsonastick and found it to be really cool. It is so much more professional in layout. It tings!
I joined a group, added photos into a slide show, and made comments in some of the discussions. I am in a group on ning with my classmates from high school also.

Thing 25 Blogger Tools

Adding gadgets to the blog makes the page more interesting to viewers when they open it up. So I think it is a good idea to grab the viewers attention and then blog to keep it.
I may put the blogger tips gadget on, when I find it again. It seems to have disappeared from my first viewing. So I just put on a LOGO today. Maybe next time. IN viewing other peoples blogs, I found their first page to be the most interesting. I want to try a few more templates and adding pictures to find what suits me. Subject matter and pertinance are my criteria for gadgets. What do you think?

Thing 24

Logged in the last week in January and changed colors along with the format of this blog. I have continued my path of learning with webjunction class. At the library I have encouraged a Friends group; written a newsletter monthly, and attended technology workshops/training programs offered by TDS. Been working with my digital camera, using Windows media player and just putsing and experimenting with any new gadget which I have access to. After some problem logging in, I found the Mozilla browser to be the right choice to display morethingsonastick.pbwiki. Time seems to be the GREATEST obstical to overcome. But I am committed and determined!