After reading the affordances/contraints of different social media tools posted by my class mates I was sold on creating an account in Twitter and Delicious for the discovery exercise. I find time management an issue when devoting time to social media tools, such as microblogging or social networking, but I am happy to try these tools for this class and hopefully keep up after too. I have an extensive “favorites” collection in Firefox and in my Zotero account so did not see the value of Delicious until now. Also, if my Firefox ever crashes again then I can have my websites in the cloud so that I won’t lose them or can access them from anywhere.
I already have an account in LibraryThing and GoodReads. I use LibraryThing to catalog my personal books and to get recommendations for leisure reading. I just signed up with GoodReads as a way to network with others and explore the world of reading at large. This account is still in the starter stage.
I also use Google Docs and PB Works (wiki) for school and personal activities. I created a Slideshare account, but have to admit that I never took it beyond the starter stage. Maybe now that I am managing my social media accounts I should get on that too. Even though I don’t manage my account as I would like to I still use Slideshare to access others work.
Flickr is my favorite choice for finding great images. I also use Picaboo to create online photo albums that I can share with others. This is definitely a leisure activity. I’ve seen how libraries use Flickr to post images, but if a more extensive photo project was required then Picaboo is the way to go.
I manage my RSS feeds using Bloglines. I quite enjoy the organizational aspects of this RSS aggregator so that I can access everything in one location. I’m actually very thankful for this Discovery Exercise because it allowed me to access my accounts and analyze the value of them. Of course I am also trying new ones like Twitter and Delicious!
Image retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvertje/3582297307/ and is licensed under the creative commons by Anne Helmond’s photostream.
3 responses so far ↓
DG // Jul 18th 2010 at 6:34 pm
You are on your way – you seem to have eased into using several social media tools. I hope you enjoy the journey Sumanjit
dean
aashmore // Jul 18th 2010 at 9:58 pm
Hi Sumanjit,
I was interested to hear about the various tools you use. I’ve been using goodreads for awhile, and really like it. I’ve been considering trying LibraryThing as well and I’d love to hear what you think about the comparison between the two.
-Amy
skmanhas // Jul 19th 2010 at 11:02 am
Hi Amy,
I really like LibraryThing because of the cataloging features and recommends options. Honestly, I haven’t explored GoodReads so can’t offer you much of a comparison. But I will look into it for you. I think though that GoodReads is more for suggesting to your friends what you’ve read and liked compared to LibraryThing which is more for your own personal collection that you have at home.
Sumanjit
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