Hmmm! Not sure I want to claim this blog. Want it to remain semi-private,it being a learning thing and all.
Anyhow--in searching Learning 2.0 in Technorati I noticed that Allen County Libraries are doing 23 Things along side their customers. That seems like a very interesting twist that might help library patrons not only learn some new things but be aware that Librarians are relevant to the new technology.
Under key word search in Technorati--509 results for Learning 2.0 and they range much further than libraries. Apparantly CPAs are into it.
A tag search turns up 620 posts, and they include videos.
I find 669 blogsabout Learning 2.0! That surprised me, because I thought number of posts about the topic would exceed number of blogs dedicated to it. Wait a minute--the search is using those as seperate words. When I put quotation marks around the phrase I narrow it down to 309 blogs that look more relevant. many of these are from libraries and librarians participating in 23 Things.
Vanity search
There are 58 results for me under key word search
1 post tagged with my full name
And no blogs dedicated to me because I haven't made any public as yet and my stalkers are not so tech savvy apparantly.
Top favorited blogs listed by Technorati contain a few I know since they seem to get quite a bit of attention other places. A few I already have RSS feeds for. Many are technology related. Some I couldn't tell what they were from the technorati profile. One I checked was a Canadian political blog that suddenly folded as of Friday. Hmmmmm! I wonder who that person pissed off. Some I have no idea why they are so popular and don't have the time to explore and figure it out. Marketing, web development, and the arts are represented but hardly any politics which surprised me.
Top blogs based on unique links in the last month--I recognize more. Some of the same topics reflected. More humor, news, politics, tips, gossip. Not so much on writing which seems odd since so many authors keep blogs now. Are they screaming into the void?
Top searches seem to reflect breaking news and pop artists. That's to be expected.
Okay, I understand the Technorati tagging business and could add an html tag if I wanted--but DO NOT WANT.
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Sunday, October 21, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
THING 5--Flickr
Fun Fun Fun as you see from previous posts. I dove right in and found out how to do lots of stuff before I actually read any instructions. I set up an account and made it private for now. I'll make public individual photos as needed.
I've used Photobucket as an on-line picture host for years and so that helped me know what to look for when up-loading. Flickr and Photobucket are different in various ways. Both allow you to share your photos with others if you want or keep them private. Flickr allows you more options for uploading in different ways, including sending a picture from your cell phone, and more options for organizing your photos. You can send a picture to your cell phone from Photobucket, however. When you link a photo to another place such as a bulletin board, the Flickr picture becomes a link you can click on to go to Flickr. Photobucket just allows your picture to be seen on the other site. That can be preferable.
You can search both sites using tags. There is no map feature on Photobucket, but I don't have a big need for that, though. Photobucket allows you to get fancier in making slideshows and saving them. I don't see anything that matches Flickr's community of Groups, however. Flickr has more functionality as a social networking site. The ability for friends to make notes directly on the pictures that pop up when you mouse over is cool. But I was disappointed that the Flickr "Make Stuff" section was all third-party pay sites. You can buy various stuff with your picture on it from Photobucket, too, and prints, but it's more obvious you have to purchase the items.
Photobucket allows you to upload short video clips and gives you a tool to do some simple editing. Flickr does not provide for videos. There is also slightly more photo editing options in Photobucket.
I think that Flickr is glossier and sexier overall, and I was impressed by the high quality of the pictures I came across, but I like the functionality of Photobucket for hosting images to post to bulletin boards.
And there's a link to Meez on Photobucket so you can make your own 3-D avatar . (More on that later.)
I haven't played with all the Flickr third-party fun sites yet though. There's lots there to amuse by the looks of it. I did make my name in Flickr letters but was disappointed that I couldn't save it but could only link to it.
I've used Photobucket as an on-line picture host for years and so that helped me know what to look for when up-loading. Flickr and Photobucket are different in various ways. Both allow you to share your photos with others if you want or keep them private. Flickr allows you more options for uploading in different ways, including sending a picture from your cell phone, and more options for organizing your photos. You can send a picture to your cell phone from Photobucket, however. When you link a photo to another place such as a bulletin board, the Flickr picture becomes a link you can click on to go to Flickr. Photobucket just allows your picture to be seen on the other site. That can be preferable.
You can search both sites using tags. There is no map feature on Photobucket, but I don't have a big need for that, though. Photobucket allows you to get fancier in making slideshows and saving them. I don't see anything that matches Flickr's community of Groups, however. Flickr has more functionality as a social networking site. The ability for friends to make notes directly on the pictures that pop up when you mouse over is cool. But I was disappointed that the Flickr "Make Stuff" section was all third-party pay sites. You can buy various stuff with your picture on it from Photobucket, too, and prints, but it's more obvious you have to purchase the items.
Photobucket allows you to upload short video clips and gives you a tool to do some simple editing. Flickr does not provide for videos. There is also slightly more photo editing options in Photobucket.
I think that Flickr is glossier and sexier overall, and I was impressed by the high quality of the pictures I came across, but I like the functionality of Photobucket for hosting images to post to bulletin boards.
And there's a link to Meez on Photobucket so you can make your own 3-D avatar . (More on that later.)
I haven't played with all the Flickr third-party fun sites yet though. There's lots there to amuse by the looks of it. I did make my name in Flickr letters but was disappointed that I couldn't save it but could only link to it.
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