I had never heard of Del.icio.us or Technorati ; so these were completely new worlds to me. I was able to use both without too much trouble, but found Del.icio.us more user friendly overall. I can see how you could easily get hooked on using Del.icio.us, since it is such an easy way to get hooked up with information on virtually any topic. I found it much easier to get sites and info. about my pet topic (book groups), working with Del.icio.us and Technorati than it was trying to get the same information via a traditional web search. I had heard of tags, but didn’t really understand them until now. They are very useful tools in narrowing the field down when searching for something.
I read and tagged several articles including, Web 2.0 where will the next generation take libraries? It’s an interesting read in light of what we are all trying to do in one way another by taking this class – bring ourselves up to date on 2.0 technology, and hopefully find a way to make it relevant for our workplace. Questions are raised about whether or not libraries have moved into the 2.0 arena quickly enough, and whether librarians are ready to meet the challenge and opportunity all of this new technology presents to us. It also warns against jumping on the technology bandwagon just for the sake of it (as other articles have that I have read for this class), and cautions us to make sure that we make our libraries and the ways we offer our patrons to interface with us relevant to their needs.
Overall, I found these exercises to be interesting and will definitely continue to explore both Del.icio.us and Technorati.
