Thing 16

It's been a while now since I created my account with Facebook, and I love it. I didn't think it was gonna have that big an impact on me, but I find myself checking my account every chance I get. I also have a MySpace account, but I barely use it; I created it to communicate with my friends from Spain, because that is the social network they use, but since I just send them emails now and then, I'm thinking of deleting it.
I joined the Library 2.0 Interest Group on Facebook because it sounded interesting and because I figured that it's a good way to keep learning about this project.
About the reputation of Facebook, I want to say that it's well deserved because it came after some other social networks and it's known how to establish itself to gain people's trust. It complements the regular services for professionals(e-mail, notes...)with all the other fun stuff that young people are thrilled by (different applications to play or/and serve your community, sharing pictures...).

Thing 14

Here is the video I chose from YouTube. I chose it because it takes place in a library and because I liked the contrast between what you might expect from a place that is supposed to be quiet and the little musical the librarians played.
I had used YouTube and Hulu before and I just love them. It is true that you can waste a lot of time searching for silly things on YouTube, but sometimes what you find is worth it. The following video is just too funny to go unseen. Enjoy it!

Thing 11

Tagging can be a time-saving tool when you have to look for something specific in any document you have to work with, and it certainly is much more comfortable than having to read every single paragraph. I can see us, or the librarians, using tags to find what they need in just a few seconds. Not that I know how much time they waste looking for stuff now, but tagging would be to their advantage. Originally I used tags on my webpage, but since there isn't much stuff on it yet, I took them off. However, I think that they are very useful in general.

Thing 7

I think that chat reference at the Library could be very useful, especially for our patrons. It would be a way for them to ask the librarians about specific items in a timely manner. Since internet is so present in everybody's lives nowadays I think that it could surpass the use of phone by a lot or even e-mail because they would be getting the answer immediately after they ask.
About the chat room I have to say: Yes, let's try it internally to communicate inside and outside our departments in a more efficient way.
I created a Twitter account and I sent an invitation to chat, but I'm not sure if I did everything right, so I don't think it would be wise to use it in the library unless it goes with some classes to learn how to use it.

Thing 8

I just made a slideshow with Picture Trail and it was easier than I expected. I don't know why I thought that it would be harder to upload the pictures and that I would have to register here and there to get it to work, it really wasn't that big a deal. I have a facebook account that I've been using for some time now and it seems to me that it is harder to share your pictures on facebook than on picture trail. Anyway, I would recommend it to others. Now what you all want to see:

Thing 13

I just read about LibraryThing and I found it a very interesting way to share your favorite books with other people. I'm sure it's great to make and/or be part of reading clubs. The following link will take you to my catalog for this Thing, where you will be able to see if we have similar tastes. There are only a few books for now, because I wanted to get started with this Thing as soon as possible, but I'll add more books to my collection in the future.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/johnnymepeino