LibraryThing

I thought LibraryThing was really cool, I had never heard of it prior to doing this activity. I love buying books, and I think this is a neat approach to sharing your bookshelf with other people from all over the world.

I said this is in my other post, but the tag cloud is a really interesting way to categorize items. At first I did not realize that the larger the tag font size, the more common that search term was. I think that's a great way to categorize books, plus it provides different search terms that people might not think of.

This is the link to my LibraryThing account

http://www.librarything.com/home/Rachelcr

Delicious

I thought Delicious.com was a very unique site. I think It's a really neat tool to share the websites you have discovered with other people, and learn about some new ones. I can see myself using this site in the future, and until this activity, I had no idea that it even existed. I can definitely see how libraries can use this tool to further help patrons in their search for items.

I think the tag cloud is really cool, and it's a great way to narrow down searches.

Facebook and Myspace

I already have both Facebook and Myspace accounts, although I prefer Facebook. They are both similar because they allow people from all over the world to connect with one another, using the site as medium. I have found that Facebook is a little more popular with older people, while Myspace is more popular with teenagers.

I think this sort of communication appeals to so many people because it's such an easy way to stay connected with people you know. It also gives a unique opportunity to connect with new people.

I noticed that the MMSCL facebook page is more active and has more members than the Myspace page. This might be a sign that Myspace is losing some popularity, or it might just mean that there are not a lot of people who are aware that we have a Myspace page. Either way, I think the librarys facebook page will hopefully continue to grow in terms of its members and popularity.

Twitter

Twitter is better than I expected than it would be, although I don't plan on visiting it very often.

This is the comment I made on out Twitter page:

MMSCL I highly recommend the book Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Burns!