Thing 25 Podcasts and the Public Library

I looked at several podcasts from various academic and public libraries. Denver Public has podcasts with Harry Potter interviews. They also have a podcasts for storytime favorites. Unfortunatley, Websense blocked that actual podcasts but I was able to see what the various libraries offer on podcasts. Boulder Public Library had an entire section of podcasts published by their teen group.

I now see how a public library could use podcasts to market their libraries and services. Several sites had podcast book reviews.

Here's a few links to some funny podcasts on YouTube

Thing 24 Podcasting

I tried to discover the world of podcasting but I didn't get very far. At my building we do not have speakers or headphones for the public computers, so I couldn't view the assigned podcasts. I tried the staff computers and Websense blocked Podcast.net and Podcastalley.com. Yahoo Podcasts link sent me to the Yahoo Search Page and I tried searching the subjects podcasts, but they entries required downloading.

I checked out CNN's podcasts and pasted it's link here.

Thing 23 YouTube and video sharing

I checked out YouTube and found a couple of funny videocasts such as Ninja Librarian and Angry Housewife. I clicked on the section under Pets and Animals and saw several inapppropriate and depressing videocasts. There are also sections such as Most Viewed and Top Favorites. Overall, I guess I'm just not into the YouTube generation. I'm not sure how the library could apply YouTube to our website, but maybe I will learn about that later.

Thing 22 Flickr Mashups

I found the following explanation to easiest to understand defining what Mashups are:
It is similar to producing a new song by mixing two or more old songs together.

I looked at several mashups and found a few that looked interesting such as Framer, CD Covers, and Magazine Covers. I didn't see much about Mappr that would be useful for me.

Thing 21 Tags and Flickr

Tags are used to organize your photos under common keywords. By tagging your photos folks who have common interests can view your photos. Flickr creates a photographic community by enabling people with similar interests to stay in contact. Flickr lets you to do many different things with your photos such as make business cards, photo calendars, cards, and photo books. You can add comments, descriptions, and tags to your photos.

I also read an article giving examples of how libraries can use Flickr to their advantage. They can highlight new materials, create virtual tours, promote teens, and share the librarie's history.

Chance my "tried to be" Siamese Cat

Thing 20 Flickr

I checked out Flickr's site and found it to be interesting. After looking at this site I realize, now that I actually have a digital camera, I need to get busy uploading some photos. Flickr will allow me to keep up to date with friends and family I haven't seen in awhile. Being challenged in the technology department I have alot to learn and discover when it comes to photo sharing.

I found a photo in Flickr of a couple walking hand in hand along a beach with a beautiful sunset. This is definitley a favorite thing for me to do with my husband when we are on vacation.

Here's a link to my Siamese kitty Chance