Method 5- To Photo Share or Not to Photo Share

Before this exercise, I used Fliker a few times just for work purposes.  My library recently created an account to share great event moments as one of the ways to have an online present.  We do have a photo sharing policy- all of the photos presented online capture a group setting or images with only one or two people we obtain written consent from the individuals.  Our patrons really enjoy viewing the pictures and it brings a sense of community. 

I would use Fliker to share photos with my family and close friends. This application's ability to easily upload photos, organize them into sets, and add descriptions is extremely valuable.  I also like that it provides a convenient place to keep these precious memories and help me remember the story behind the pictures.  Although, I think Fliker offers a wonderful service I have some reservation.  I am little reluctant to share my family photos to the world.  I feel allowing my personal pictures to be available to anyone may be giving out too much information.   

Method 4- Making Life " really simple" with RSS

Well it is really simple to use the Google reader that even before this exercise I had already set it up.  It was one of the features I utilized when I created my Gmail account to work on this program.  At the initial set-up, I added six of my favorite author and librarian blogs to my reader.  These sites where the ones I would visit quite often (one site at a time.)  Bringing them all into one reader is very useful and time saving.  I enjoy these blogs because they are funny and insightful.  Shannon Hale's http://oinks.squeetus.com/ site is one of my favorites, she is a stitch.  It is so fun to read about her writing projects but also the news about her husband and her new babies.   Another fun blog that I enjoy reading is from the librarian Abby Johnson (http://www.abbythelibrarian.com/) This compelling and very informative site gives really great book recommendations and advice for librarian.

Then for this exercise, I searched through the recommended sites for some new web pages to add to the reader.  I discovered an amusing travel blog (www.everywhereist.com) and the scholarly Harvard Business Review (www.HBR.org.)

Now with this reader, I will stay current, entertained, and informed with each of my selected sites.