Web 2.0 Tools - 43Things

I chose to explore the website www.43things.com. My favorite aspect of it was that you could make of list of things you want to do (like personal goals) and see how many other people had the same goal(s). I liked it because I think websites like that help you feel more connected to other people. I don't really think this website has an important place in the library setting, but nonetheless, I think that many people would enjoy exploring it.

Zoho

I can definitely see a place for this in the future. I thought it was just as easy to use Microsoft Word. The fact that you don't have to worry about different software versions is great. When I was in college that was a problem I ran into when I would use my old computer at home and then try to open the file again on computer lab or library computer. This web-based app would have also been useful for group work in college because it would also eliminate the problem of trying to share a document with a group of people who have all different typing programs and versions.

Wiki

I can see how this tool could be useful to our library system. I especially like the one that the Stevens County Library had. I thought it was a great idea to have people post about their favorite things about the area. I do have a concern with wikis that was validated with the Library Success wiki and that is vandalism. Since anyone can post it seems like if we do have a wiki for the library it will be necessary for us to monitor the content that does get added to make sure that this doesn't become an issue for us.