Thoughts on Web 2.0

After reading several articles pertaining to Web 2.0, I have to wonder where some people experience the library of today. I would love to find the library where intellectual pursuit was the holy grail of activity and endeavor, but the reality of the library I know is a place where customers show little respect for the staff, children are dropped off at the door and told not to come home till the library closes, and the day is spent policing young adults about their behavior and use of the computers. Granted, our customer base needs our assistance, but our customers visit the library to get their DVDs more than anything else. I long for the day that true research and intellectual inquire has a resurgence, but I am not the most optimistic of observers.

It is really cool to be able to have your own library listed on the Internet. I wish there wasn't a 200 item limit--my library is about 600 books--but it is a nice way of sharing your personal collection of books with others.


My LibraryThing link is:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=lordwilliam&shelf=list&sort=title

Tell me if your interested in anything I own.

Sign Generating fun

SignGenerator.org is fun, but it makes me realize just how much I need to learn about what you can do on the internet. The more I learn, the more I find how little I know.

TLC 2.0 Number 9 number 9 number 9

Aside from the Beatles reference in my title this posting is to satisfy the 9Th requirement of a series of exercises to improve my knowledge of the changing social climate--maybe paradigm shift--in the Internet use and activity taking place today. If you Google the term "new technology" you will become aware when you see the thousands of hits that it is nearly impossible to keep up with the changes taking place on the Internet and with the associated technologies. Fortunately for me, technology is fun, so I find learning new things through the medium of the Internet child's play.
I recently had a Pacemaker operation which introduced me to the state of the art technology associated with Pacemakers. My Pacemaker is just a bit larger than a fifty cent coin, about twice as thick, and fitted with a lithium battery which is expected to last 10 years. Imagine what will be available when my battery needs to be replace in 10 years? I only spent about a day in the hospital before I was released and in just 2 months time I am running 3 miles a day. Modern technology is amazing.

Thoughts on Web 2.0

Based on what I have read about web 2.0, I find it very interesting that so many people think
Web 2.0 is a smoke and mirrors scam. I agree that Web 2.0 is a vital part of the web of the future.
The more you work with the social community tools available, the better you understand how everything is linked or can be linked. The limits are the ones the individual places on himself/herself.