It should come as no surprise that someone who gets worked up by word clouds is not a big fan of the RSS Feed. I feel a lot of pressure to read all those headlines! If I could skim through and delete them I think I could cope a little better. While marking them as read does fade them away, their ghosts are still there, haunting me and reminding me that I didn't actually read them.
I thought I would try to have a little fun with them and chose to organize them 'by magic' !!! I have no idea what that means, but I'm still waiting for some kind of show ;)
I will keep looking for feeds that are less voluminous and more specifically geared to my interests. In the meantime, I'm always open to suggestions!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Glob 2: Blogging
I have to admit that I've been using my blog like a facebook page. Writing a little but waiting to see if anyone reads and makes comments. (sheep sheep) Though the blogs I've enjoyed reading the most are ones that make observations about the wider implications of this technology that we are all dabbling in, or those who have chosen to share their interests be they book-related or otherwise. I'm enjoying getting to know coworkers, albeit in a mildly voyeuristic way. Thanks for sharing everyone!
I have decided not to add tags or labels to my blog because, gulp, I am not a fan of word clouds. There, I said it. Publicly! I hope I will not be shunned or ostracized, but they make me anxious. All those random words that my mind continually tries unsuccessfully to string together into a coherent sentence in a frantic attempt at creating some mental calm. It feels like being stuck in the middle of a crowded space where all you catch are random words here or there. Word mob more like. With a few bigger bullies in bold and few meeker ones in humble-sized font. I will not be shouted at on my own blog.
I have decided not to add tags or labels to my blog because, gulp, I am not a fan of word clouds. There, I said it. Publicly! I hope I will not be shunned or ostracized, but they make me anxious. All those random words that my mind continually tries unsuccessfully to string together into a coherent sentence in a frantic attempt at creating some mental calm. It feels like being stuck in the middle of a crowded space where all you catch are random words here or there. Word mob more like. With a few bigger bullies in bold and few meeker ones in humble-sized font. I will not be shouted at on my own blog.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Inaugural Glob: iGoogle
I chose to make my own theme for the header in iGoogle and was wondering if anyone else had done this. I haven't been able to make my image stretch the entire width of the screen and would love to figure out how. Anyone?
I found a great gadget on iGoogle - Saskatoon Links! One gadget - 12 links to things like the airport arrivals and departures, city transit, gas prices, film times, kijiji, etc. As for the rest of the gadgets and their relevance to daily library assistant-ship; it's slim pickings.
I'm not sure this personal web portal is all that useful at this stage. Perhaps as I acquire more web-based interfaces - blogs, twitter, YouTube, its worth will become more apparent.
I found a great gadget on iGoogle - Saskatoon Links! One gadget - 12 links to things like the airport arrivals and departures, city transit, gas prices, film times, kijiji, etc. As for the rest of the gadgets and their relevance to daily library assistant-ship; it's slim pickings.
I'm not sure this personal web portal is all that useful at this stage. Perhaps as I acquire more web-based interfaces - blogs, twitter, YouTube, its worth will become more apparent.
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