Finding Feeds

I tried out all of the feed search tools listed on the TLC 2.0 website. The Bloglines Search Tool one was the most effective one I think. I also liked the layout of the Feedster search tool. The others were ok also but no one tool particulalry stood out. I think I'll use the Bloglines search tool mostly.

Bloglines/RSS Feeds

I have been using Bloglines for a couple of years now. It's convenient to have the feeds all in once place but my problem is that I don't check it regularly so sometimes when I sign on I have over 200 new feeds. Instead of reading them all I just delete them with a new resolve to check it more regularly. My Bloglines feed are at http://www.bloglines.com/public/triniuser

Flickr mashups and 3rd party tools

I think the flickr color pickr is pretty cool. I played around with different colors and found some pretty interesting pictures! I wanted to try out Mappr also but it just takes too long to load. Bubblr is cute for adding dialogue bubbles to photos. I looked at several of the others but didn't come across any one particular tool that really blew me away. But they are all cute.

Technology: Flickr

I noticed that some libraries are using Flickr to post historical photos. I just loved this one of a Harlem newsboy, circa 1943. The photo is by Gordon Parks and is credited to Parks/Library of Congress via pingnews. The link to the original photo is http://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnews/492507904/
Flickr is pretty cool. I probably won't use it much as I'm not really into taking photos. I'll mainly use it to view friends' photos. I sometimes use Google Picasa. It's not a community enivronment like Flickr but it allows you to create photo albums online. Academic libraries could probably use Flickr to post photos of the exterior and interior of their buildings for students to see what they look like and what is available. If the buildings look enticing in the photos, students might be encouraged to visit.

Flickr Image 2: Cuttlefish

(CRW_8650 Originally uploaded by aquanerds)

Cuttlefish fascinate me. They have amazing camouflage abilities. They can also change colors in rapid succession creating a mesmerizing undersea laser show.

Flickr Image 1: "Dumpster" voted

("Dumpster" voted
Originally uploaded by EcoSnake)

I just loooooveeee iguanas and I couldn't resist this little guy.