Turns out that one can also create flickr slide shows, but only through third party add-ons (with Picasa it's done within the application). There are several out there--I chose slideflickr to create this one. It was very simple--just enter a user name and a couple of clicks later code is generated. Then paste the code into your blog or Web site.
Picasa now allows you to embed slide shows in your blog...check out this one of historical images of Ohio University and Athens sports women. Images courtesy Ohio University Archives and Peggy Pruitt.
SimpleSpark.com has created a 333-second long video showing the logos of 5000 browser-based applications! SimpleSpark is a searchable and browsable catalog of Web apps.
Assignment #23 Is this really the end? Or just the beginning ...
This is the last assignment of the Ohio University Libraries' summer of 23 Things. It was a lot of fun! I had some small experience with Web 2.0, but for this I worked at trying things I had not yet tried. I would love to participate in another of these sort of things, or help with a Web 2.0 learning blog.
I think my favs were del.icio.us and LibraryThing. I will definitely continue using them.
And thanks to all the folks who helped with this! You were great.
Assignment #22 Face-to-Face Space: Social Networking Communities
I joined Facebook a couple of years ago after hearing an OU speaker on a technology panel held here in the library. The speaker espoused all staff joining Facebook as outreach--just part of the job at an academic institution. As Women's Studies bibliographer, Facebook has helped me keep in touch with Women's Studies students and various student groups working on women's issues. It has been effective for me and I would recommend it to other library folk. I also belong to several library interest groups.
Recently I joined the LinkedIn business network and am having fun with it. I've invited both OU and colleagues from the archival community to join. A newer feature in LinkedIn is "groups," --I need to explore that further.
I don't know that I'll ever join MySpace...it's way too UGLY and bandwidth-intensive for me (remember I'm on dial-up at home). But really it's the general ugliness and bad usability of most of the pages and interface that keeps me away.
Assignment #21 Podcasts, Shmodcasts!
Podcasts can be a great way to listen to audio content that you might not otherwise have access to. Your local public radio station canceled jazz programing? You can still listen to Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson by downloading the podcast of the show from the NPR podcast directory. Listen to it on your computer, or carry it with you on your portable MP3 player/iPod. Plus many new car stereos play MP3s. (Note: Don't try to download a podcast without a broadband connection....one 45 min. Jazz Profiles episode is 25 MB.)
There are many places to find podcasts. Try searching on a subject you are interested in and the word podcast. For example I searched Google on the words "dog training" and "podcast" and found several. There are also many metasites and services (such as iTunes and PodcastAlley) where one can find a large assortment.
Assignment #20 You too can YouTube
Many of us in the Libraries Learning 2.0 have already embedded a YouTube video, and, have favorites as evidenced by our OULibrarieslearn Wiki. However, in order to complete this assignment, I feel I must suffer the hardship of going back the well and find another video to add here. :)
It is extremely easy to to embed or link to individual YouTube videos, and much interesting is there. But of course one must filter judiciously. I would like to see the OU Libraries add more content.
Below is a presentation from the TED conference about the Ashes and Snow visual art project by wildlife photographer Gregory Colbert. The video is long but very cool. Still images and other moving images can also be seen on the Ashes and Snow Web site. Mr. Colbert reminds us during the TED talk that none of his images are altered--they are what he saw through the camera.
The Newbie's Guides from Webware are a good resource for brief capsule-type intros. Subjects so far are Facebook, Google Reader, flickr, and Twitter. Enjoy!
