#14 technorati

well, i'm still having a hard time swallowing all of this (as you can probably tell from my sloooow progression through the "23 things")...
technorati seems very useful... i think i'm still having a hard time getting over the idea that blogs can be legitimate sources of information and not just emo musings made public. i KNOW that there are many libraries and businesses using the blog format.
the tag search seemed most helpful. i suppose that tagging is indexing/subject organization by the people for the people. what if libraries used tags in addition to subjects? included blogs, videos, and other (approved) web created resources in their search results? this has probably already happened to some extent, i'm just not familiar with it.
wow, i think i'm onto something :)

#13 del.icio.us

i had no idea...i really like this and definitely prefer it to rss.
i really like that it is accessible from anywhere (unlike favorites folders) and that the layout of more generous that a favorites folder.
looking at other peoples' accounts makes me realize just how much web is out there!
i don't know that it would be quite as useful for research though. what with licenses and all, things might get a little tricky. perhaps when i set up an account i'll try it!

#12 rollyo

hmmm...well, the first thing that i can say is that i don't quit like the result display. maybe i'm being a bit too picky about color, scheme, and organization. whatever.
i tried a few personalized rollyo searches and am pretty satisfied with the results (of course "debra messing"'s shopping rollyo is good!). the rollyo ones are good too. i got just what i wanted when i searched for high protein vegetarian food.
i can definitely see a use for this in library settings both public and academic. you could direct patrons to a librarian created/approved search engine and be confident that their results would be accurate. on the other hand, this would bypass the education process. as librarians we would no longer be helping inidviduals to develop discriminating tastes in research but simply doing it for them.
hmmm...i've decided that i do like it though. if i ever feel the urge to further organize my online searching, i'll give this a go!

#11 library thing

i started using librarything about a year ago. though i am a librarian, i am really not much of a bibliophile. i tend to use my librarything account to keep track of books that i want to read in the future and those that i want to share with friends.
it took a little doing, but i added the widget to my blog. how neat! i enjoy being able to link all of these online realms together!

#10 generator

yea! after much cutting and pasting pain, i have my generated image. i enjoyed using these. you don't have to have have access to/skills using expensive image editing and generating tools. free access for everyone!

i made my image @ http://www.imagechef.com/

#9 feed finding

the first step in adding feeds to my bloglines account was visiting the sites that i frequent and adding them.
next, bloglines search features. i don't know how good it is, but i'm sure finding lots of fun things to read that i didn't even know existed!
the other tools were okay, but i think i would prefer using my normal search/acquisition methods to add feeds. i don't need to force myself to keep track of anything more than necessary.
:)

#8 bloglines

i just don't think rss is my thing. maybe. maybe i just don't check enough blogs and sites to require an aggregator.
perhaps i should build my collection.