ah, the joys of technorati

while exploring technorati today, i found what is quite possibly the funniest website/blog in the entire world wide web. (well, ok, maybe not to everyone, but it is to me!)

www.kittyhell.com

some of you may know of my love for Hello Kitty and other asian pop culture characters, but this website is written from a different perspective. i think those of you out there that don't quite understand my obsession will appreciate this site. a lot of the writing sounds like it is being done by my confused-yet-enabling husband, so i appreciate that as well.

just wait 'til i get my Hello Kitty tattoo one day! just wait!

Del.icio.us

it's a little embarrassing to me that i was unaware of tagging and the bookmarking of websites on websites like Del.icio.us. On my personal computer at home, I have a bunch of bookmarks saved, and i've even experienced the problem of being at work and unable to find those bookmarked websites! Del.icio.us accounts would come in handy in a few ways. The first is the the way i just mentioned-being able to find websites i'd bookmarked on any computer, anywhere (with internet access, that is!) Del.icio.us accounts seem like they would also be a useful research/study tool as well. imagine all of the information you too could have for a project; information you would have never thought of. After learning about this Del.icio.us, i'm a little excited to try it out on my own! and, that i know what the Del.icio.us icon at the bottom of webpages or online articles now mean. :P

MySpace (a post long-overdue!)

eeek! i have been away from this blog for a while. it was a busy last few months AND i just came home from Peru. anyway...

i have had a Myspace account for about the past three years. sure, i think it's useful for libraries, as the majority of our patrons who use the internet computers in our buildings are on the website. i see it as another way in which technology has changed our lives. changed the way we communicate with each other. if many library patrons are getting together in a certain venue, wouldn't it make sense to advertise there?

i think Myspace gets a bad rap. it can be used for a lot of good. it's usually the people who are using the site that make bad decisions that get them into trouble. but that's another story.

i still think it is my favorite of the social-networking sites, although i only use Myspace and Facebook. i am happy to see a SLCPL presence on both sites.