So many social networking places and so little time to check them all out!Gather: I think this would be useful for specific interests. I found a group interested in Macro Nature Photos, which sounded intriguing.
Ning: I looked at the 23 Things Ning and explored some other pages, like James Patterson's. All I can say is Wow it takes time to manage! I may play with this more later.
WebJunction: This seems the most useful place for a librarian. There are some valuable classes and tools there.
Yelp: I liked this! Minneapolis is it's own section and I found reviews, event, etc.
Group Recipes: I have bookmarked this for later. This is useful to me because I like to find new recipes and would be willing to post some of my own.
Goodreads: I recently joined this but haven't done anything for my own space. I have explored it and believe it will be useful when I am done with this contract and have free time again.
43 Things: I joined this about 1 year ago and haven't been back much since. This is representative of my experience with Web 2.0. I think everything is a great idea but then I am working 50 hour weeks and I can't stand the idea of sitting on a computer when I get home! However, I am going to try and keep 43 Things closer to the front of my mind and maybe use it for shorter goals.
I do think libraries need to be aware of all these options so that they have a presence. It is always useful to spend time learning what other people/generations/countries are doing because that may spark an idea for your purposes.
Thing 21 content found here
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