YouTube - Tango

I really couldn't get into YouTube. Sure there are some interesting videos, however, that was before I viewed Vera's blog. As a tango dancer I loved Libertango (Piazzolla) on Vera's blog. As I explored the site I found Libertango with dancer Pablo Alonzo and partner. This video has some good basic tango steps (except for the splits and lifts). I have to agree with Vera that video clips could be quite useful in the library. I was thinking along the lines of user education for specific patrons. Maybe OPAC instruction for Seniors; and/or as we have a large Asian population maybe also in Korean, Cantonese and Mandarin. Perhaps they could be imbedded in the library home page? The promotional aspect with videos of our services has huge potential..with many possibilities.

Web 2.0 - Reader 2.com

Out of the Web 2.0 top 1000 I chose to look at http://reader2.com
This is a good site to list the books you've read and /or recommend. You can add books, view someone else's books, and they can view yours. There's the option to add extra data to each book, eg. description, link or tags.
Tags will categorize books these are shown on left of the screen - click on - to find new and interesting books to read.
To join you need to add 10-20 books first.
One thing I disliked is that the list format doesn't show the book's publication date. An interesting site all the same.

Zoho Writer

Zoho Writer... This word processor means that you can use any computer, anywhere. No need for a USB except for back-up convenience. Having your documents online means, no more emailing back and forth, colleagues can review from the original, make inline comments, or use the chat facilities. The privacy issue would be my concers. There are enormous possibilities with this site, with many features which can be applied using the drop-down menus.
o One would have to know the site thoroughly
o Working online all the time could be costly for home users - though there's the option of taking your document offline to view and to edit.
It's an interesting site with heaps to explore when I've got more time.

LibrarytThing url

tobiascash

Rollyo action

With Rolllyo You can choose the sites you want to search or that you frequently search and a custom search engine called a 'Searchroll' will be created for you. This way you use the sources you trust rather than having to sift through heaps of irrelevant search results for your information. For students, dictionaries and encyclopedia sites can be combined into a single site so that searches are all in one place - under the topic you've designated. Have a look at some of the interesting topics such as 'Gluten-free search' or 'Ask Mr. Fix-it', or 'String theory'. A 'reference' topic could also include a 'thesaurus'.

LibraryThing

Apart from taking ages to register this is a great site. It's quite exciting seeing books that you own catalogued. I can imagine this working really with book club members who read each other's books. It's a great way to see what everyone's reading.

Though I've only added six book to the site you may like to take a look.
http://www.librarything.com/home/tobiascash

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Image generators

I played around with some of the image generators. Photoblender was fun but I couldn't save the image I created without registering. I could print which I did with amazing results as it was a moving image. I did manage to save an another image in image chef to my desktop which I posted in the photo square of the blog.