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.