Thing 2: What is Web 2.0?

I will probably work on the 23 things a little everyday so I won’t feel overwhelmed. I don’t think I will have finding some time off desk to work on professional development activities.

I am participating in the 23 things to get familiar with some of the web tools a lot of the patrons are using. I am a very private person and don’t see myself putting a lot of personal information on the internet. I probably wouldn’t use most of the Web 2.0 things, like the social networking and photo sharing, without this encouragement.

I use del.icio.us to keep track of my bookmarks at work. I have also watched some videos on YouTube and listened to some podcasts. I really enjoyed listening to Rosemary goes to the Mall, the story of a woman overcoming a fear of shopping by visiting all the stores at the Mall of America as part of an art installation project.

I am looking forward to working with the different web 2.0 tools and learning how to use them to connect with and help patrons.