Number 9.
I signed up last week for a twitter account. We are asked how we could use it if linked to a library website. I did not remember to use it this week, except for the two times I specifically set aside to work on this 23Things project! So, I am afraid that I did not discover a particularly indispensable need for it! Could it be used by staff members, sharing what projects they are working on? I am wondering what the other participants have suggested, because I am finding it challenging to imagine how a link from our website to twitter would be convenient. Apparently you need to have a link to twitter available (like an icon in your browser toolbar) to access quickly to post what you are doing, and to view what others are doing or communicate with others on projects. It may be very useful, and I am opening to hearing what others say about how they have applied it in their work day.
Number 10.
Image Generators
As I began exploring image generators I recognized some types of tools I've used before, such as calendar generators and sign generators. I found an e-mail icon generator where you can enter your e-mail address for a customized mail-host graphic. I tried it with my gmail account:
This is the raw image and if I want to use it on a blog I would want to set it up to open a webmail application or text response frame.I looked at three color palette generatorlinks; I like the one called Color Schemer Online v2 . This is a very useful tool to select a palette of colors for any project -- creating a poster or flyer, or decorating a room or selecting wardrobe combinations.
At Text2Logo I played around with a phrase, "Ask Here!" on several backgrounds. This is an example:
I found a place where you can you can make your own virtual post-it notes. Here's a reminder for me:
The Image Generators exercise was a bit frustrating because many of the widgets act in a quirky way. Sometimes I would get bumped out or find a number of pop-ups had downloaded and slowed my computer's response time.
Number 11.
At Library Thing I found it easy and fun to "catalog" four books I had lying around. You can search Amazon or the Library of Congress (or 78 other catalogs around the world!) by various options such as author, title, and ISBN. I guess it is because of the librarian in me that I chose to search using the ISBN in the LC database. I like the fact that I can add tags such as subjects or genres to later search my collection. It was so simple that I think I will use it to organize my home collection. It was a snap!
OO/Gwen
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