Thoughts

This program was actually very useful and interesting. I've always considered myself a savvy internet user, but there were many things that we did and used that I had never heard of before or that I hadn't bothered learning. My favorite exercise was the blogging, especially learning to add pictures, videos, links, and different applications (such as the music playlist and my bookshelf).

All in all it was a rewarding experience and I would definitely participate if something were to come up again.

Audiobooks

I remember looking at this service when it first came out and not being to find anything that I was interested in because the collection was so small. I just looked at it again and it has certainly grown; I was pleasantly surprised and will definitely use this application.

Podcasts

I found two podcasts that were interesting to me: NPR: Sunday Puzzle Podcast and the NPR: Books Podcast. I listen to the Sunday Puzzle with Will Shortz every weekend, and now I don't have to get up so early, I can just dl it to my iPod and listen when I have time. I've added this to my Bloglines account, but here's the link to it: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=4473090

You Tube

I love YouTube. I think it's a great concept, and a website where you can find just about anything. Sure you might see something offensive, but it's also very easy to click the stop button and not have to see what you don't want to. You can find entertainment, music videos, and even educational vids. It's amazing!

I don't know how the library could use YouTube, maybe as an educational tool, as they did when putting up John Callahan's intro to 23 things. They can put up videos explaining things to patrons, etc.

This video is a political message in Spanish by famous Hispanic celebrities campaigning for Barack Obama and the kinds of changes that he would bring. Many people are led by celebrities and what they say, and in this instance I'm not adverse to using them to advance and promote a great message.