Friday, December 4, 2009

Thing 7:Technology

I've been hearing a lot about Google's newest item: Wave. WoW! Right now you can only use it if you're invited. But you can take a look on their website. For those who don't know, the wave is about real time communication using conversation and documents. So, a group can work together on a project online and work on the document at the same time. That means that you can edit the document at any point on the "wave" or rewind the "wave" to see previous comments. You can also use it for fun: photo sharing or gaming. It's not just for work or school. It will be interesting to see how this works out (Will it be as user friendly as it seems right now? Will it be slow or real time like it promises? And will the workplace embrace this new technology?). It actually seems like it will be fun! Can't wait!

Thing 6: Flickr Mashups

I really enjoyed looking at Big Huge Labs and Bing. There are so many things you can do with pictures--amazing! I enjoyed looking at a few of the librarian trading cards but to be honest...I'm not ready to make one! When I first looked at Flickr's APP Garden, I didn't get it. After looking at Big Huge Labs and Bing, I got it! Basically, you use Flickr's API's (Look at App Garden) to create a third party tool using Flickr images. I felt like saying, "Eureka, I think I FINALLY got it! (At least I hope I do!)"

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Thing 5: Flickr


The Wonderful World of Flickr!
I didn't realize all of the things you can do on Flickr. Besides uploading your own pictures,you can also edit and organize the pictures. Editing is great if you don't have photo editing on your own PC. Organize pictures by grouping the photos into collections or sets and by writing tags. You can also get creative and make things like personalized cards and calendars. I got a kick out of this because I'm kinda of crafty! The picture you see is one that I had on the computer-not one from the Flickr website. I tried several times to upload a picture from The Commons (thru Flickr) but was unsuccessful. So I ended up with this one from the hard drive. It is a beautiful image though. What a sunset! Which I were there now!!!