Week 8 Web 2.0: Mashups

Write about the Mashup you found on your blog.

Google Pedometer is a very exciting tool. It combines GoogleMaps with a pedometer as well as calculates calories burned. I found this tool using Mashup Awards and searching through award winners under the category "fitness". What I enjoyed about learning of this technology is how even adding the simplest elements such as a calculation with a map makes for a much productive tool.

Browse the results and write something about what these bloggers said about privacy in your blog.

After searching Rollyo for librarian blogs about privacy, I uncovered some interesting viewpoints. First, I enjoyed reading the Annoyed Librarian's personal posting about her anonymity and why it should be kept that way (also, she mentions anonymity possibly saving lives.) I then found some interesting posts reporting the government and privacy (which was the most popular topic I browsed through.) The Shifted Librarian had many things to say about privacy...and has provided an education for me, even if I do not directly agree. All in all, privacy is a topic that I believe librarians will continue to debate and discuss.

Web 2.0 Week 7: No Cookies in the Library...

Write a blog entry discussing how you felt about the experience of using YouTube and what you think about this service. Do you see any potential uses for Podcasting in the library? If so what and why?

I enjoyed exploring YouTube and its services. I understand the positive and negative aspects, but I think the positive aspects of such technology outweights the negative, if used responsibly. Podcasting has many potential uses in the library. Instead of signs, libraries could post flatpanel televisions to instruct people on different scenarios. Another use is library instruction. Asychronus learning can easily be facilitated with such tools.