Category: Social Tools

Akoha – Play it Forward

While browsing my FeedReader this morning I came across this post about Akoha.  Akoha is a game, not on your computer, or your Xbox, but a game with cards.  Cards that people hand to you and you hand to others that allow you to play good deeds forward.  When you get a card, you log on … Continue reading Akoha – Play it Forward

Is Library 2.0 and/or Web 2.0 really serving our patrons?

I saw and participated in a discussion on this on one of my email lists last week. I thought I'd take more time to write out my thoughts and responses on my blog.  Sarah posted this over in MaintainIT but it looks like she didn't open it up for comments so I'm going to. Here … Continue reading Is Library 2.0 and/or Web 2.0 really serving our patrons?

LibraryThing adds Find Friends feature

It's 7 am and I haven't even finished my first cup of coffee but I'm already excited!  LibraryThing has added a Find Friends feature! Sweet!   One of my favorite tools, as a librarian, a book lover, goes even more social! It has the usual option to find people using your email contacts, but also a … Continue reading LibraryThing adds Find Friends feature

The New WebJunction Sneak Peek

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to be included in a group of people who saw a sneak peek of the New WebJunction. I am so impressed with the social functionality of it. Think Facebook meets Linkedin meets online learning, incredible! It hasn't been released yet, they are talking late summer, which is too bad because … Continue reading The New WebJunction Sneak Peek

FriendFeed takes stalking to a new level

Or maybe it's just me. 🙂 Like most of us I spent a lot of time checking out new sites and online tools.  Some of them like, twine, zigtag, and brightkite, I play with for a while then drop for one reason or another.  Others stick with me, likeFriendFeed.  I know it's been around awhile, but … Continue reading FriendFeed takes stalking to a new level