I can't believe I've forgotten to post this! I had a lot of fun doing the Web 2.0 stuff. It gave me a refresher of a lot of stuff I already knew how to use. And it was a great reminder to get back out there and use it more especially for the teens! I did get to see a couple of new things thanks to the Web 2.0 Awards. Let me tell you, I could have spent hours doing the hair/face mixer thing. Oh the small things that entertain me! So, thank Mary for putting this all together! I think it was an excellent thing for JPL to do!

So I wanted to try something totally new and quirkly and ended up @ Hairmixer.com. You can upload your own photo and paste it into different hairstyles, but I had too much fun doing the celebrety mash-ups! I wasted too much time with this one, but so much fun. Below is one of my mash-ups, can you tell who's hair and face I used?

Out of different options out there, Google Docs has to be my favorite. I've noticed more and more that I'm using it instead of word, especially when I write. It's so much easier to share w/something else when it needs to be edited. Instead of going through all the attachement steps, I just have to save, add an email address, and click send! And then the other party doesn't have to worry about if they'll be able to open it, readding the attachement, and all that crap. They simply have to hit save and let me know they're done! Ad viola, I have my edited paper/review/whatever.

I did like the embed feature that Thinkfree has. I may have to play around that one evey more and see how I can use it with the teens. I may be a great way to create and share documents (such as book lists!) with the teens.

I love the online book communities. I've done most of them at one time or another and my favorite is always changing. For the longest time nothing could beat Shelfari, but Goodreads has finally taken the lead. Of course, I think the only reason is may have taken the lead is because I can add widgets of what I'm reading to my website AND set updates to my twitter! And with all the playing I do in the book world this is a huge time saver for me.

Admittedly, I haven't been keeping up with it very much lately, but here is my Goodreads account if you want to see it.

I'm kind of torn on how I feel about Del.icio.us. On one hand I think it's an awesome tool. Making link lists/pathfinders for teens on Del.icio.us can be done with ease. However, because of the ease I find myself adding way too many links and my lists soon become too overwhelming. I'm still trying to work with it to find a happy medium. Maybe one day.

On a personal level, I can't see myself ever really using Del.icio.us. Maybe if I could get myself into the habit, but I'm pretty stuck in my normal bookmarking and usually forget to add something into Del.icio.us and basically defeats the point. I should try to work on it a bit, since I'm sure it would be more efficient than sending emails w/links to myself. Old habits die hard, I guess. Maybe some day.

I had fun looking through the available podcasts that are out there, especially in the TV/Film area. I have to admit I was kind of excited to see a Firefly/Serenity podcast listed in the top 50 @ Podcast Alley. However, I have found that I do not have the attention span to sit down and listen to one. It's much like audio books; I simply cannot just sit and listen to one without getting distracted/totally losing my spot. Maybe one of these days I'll add one to my iPod and try them on a long trip.