End of the Road a New 2.0 Beginning?

The tools are truly amazing, but to be useful in the workplace, they must be used and used fairly regularly. If I don't use something regularly technologically speaking, I forget it even exists, and if I happen to remember it exists, I forget the hows and whys of using it in the first place. That is why I hope I can use some of what I have learned on an ongoing, regular basis. If I build a wiki space, I think that I would keep up with that 2.0 tool. Blogging, I suppose, could be part of that. Youtube is available when needed, and not at all difficult to use. That should stick with me. I am not sure flickr will be something I keep up with, nor delicious. But I will not say never, and if I give myself 15 min. a day, I may be able to re-visit and keep on top of things. The other thing that keeps happening is the speed with which these tools evolve. I find that both discouraging and encouraging at the same time--discouraged that what I just learned may be obsolete by the next time I use it, and encouraged that the ease and usefulness of these services will just keep improving.

Delicious Bookmarks

I think this will take me more time to get the hang of using this tool. I can see the use of the service for my own bookmarking, but the social aspect has me wondering if I would have time or take the time to fully utilize the potential for sharing and viewing other people's tags, etc. I tend to use what I need on the Internet, and do not find myself looking for new things or browsing as much as I should. I do plan to get a delicious account and try it out, however. Even if it just keeps my favorites more organized, I guess it would be worth a try!

Wikis vs Website

I was interested in seeing the different uses for wikis, and how useful they can be for a variety of uses. For me, I am especially interested in setting one up for a public viewing in place of a website. Our library uses our county website which is not convenient to update since it is managed elsewhere. I like the idea of being able to control, along with the staff, the content in a very user friendly, non-technical manner. I think our school is also planning to utilize wikis for parents/students to have an up-to-date place to view school happenings. Our website is not able to keep up with the changing events, but I think with the ability for all to edit within the school, we could keep things very current.