RSS

RSS is soooo convenient. I've been using RSS feeds for awhile now. I use Bloglines to track library related blogs and news and use Google Reader and Yahoo for personal stuff. It really saves so much time and allows me to just go a couple of places rather than many different websites. Trying to remember all the different websites I want to keep track of is just too hard, so I could use a bit of help :). I'm definitely a fan of RSS.

Flickr

Erin Christmas
Originally uploaded by Amy_roo

I love photo hosting sites. I haven't set up a flickr account before today, though I browsed through Flickr quite a bit. I have used other photo hosting sites. Flickr offers some wonderful options such as tagging and group interaction. I can think of so many great applications at both a personal and professional level. What a great way to promote events and locations and allow for community interaction. And I certainly do not miss the days of emailing photos back and forth, yikes!!!
Now for some shameless bragging, here is a flickr photo of my daughter, Erin.

Wikis

I find the concept of wikis quite fascinating. What a wonderful tool to use to collaborate and invite input from others. With a wiki, you can work with other people not in your same location without having to email documents back and forth or you can create a wiki that invites expertise from others creating a shared knowledge base. And all without having to be proficient in HTML!

The beginning

I am very excited that PPLD is launching 23 things. Though I am familiar with many of the technologies we'll be learning about, some of it is more from a theoretical perspective than a user perspective. I have used several wikis but have not actually added anything to them. So, it should be interesting and prize incentives don't hurt :).