MySpace and FaceBook

I've had a MySpace account for several months and it's a great way to keep in touch with friends, as well as re-connect with some old friends. I just joined FaceBook to compare it to MySpace and each has its pros and cons. MySpace seems to be more user-friendly and it is easier to navigate other people's pages. Perhaps it is because MySpace seems to be targeted towards a younger audience, while Facebook seems to be appealing to an slightly older audience, as the Web 2.0 description suggests.
I think social networking sites are popular because you can customize your webpage for "friends" to see and you are given the opportunity to see other "friends'" webpages. All of your "friends" are listed on one site and you can see what they are up to.
Even though you can make your settings private, I am afraid to post things and/or pictures that I wouldn't want people outside of my "friends" group to see. I just try to keep in mind that these sites are still in the public domain, in a sense.

Flickr Inspiration

For some reason, I couldn't save the image so here is the URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidetheboard/504861117/in/set-72157600232155914/

I discovered Flickr a few months ago and love it! It serves as an inspiration point for me for bulletin boards... keyword being inspiration. I discovered a library staff member that does bulletin boards at the University of Central Florida. It's amazing and I don't know how the heck she/he has time to do this! Even if I had all the time in the world, I couldn't even come close to creating a bulletin board like this!

Finetune needs some.... fine tuning.

This is the first time I've heard of social music networks other than iTunes (if that is even considered one). I signed up for Finetune and thought it would a neat site. It is a good site for a beginner, but you are limited to only 3 songs per per artist. Thus, it is not possible to listen to a whole album in one sitting. I'm sure the other social music networks, such as Pandora, would be a better site for streaming music.

MIA to RSS

Ok, I know I've been MIA, but after a few busy weeks of children's programming, I've finally gotten around to posting.
I subscribed to a few RSS feeds. It was easier than I thought it would be, but I don't know if I'd want to check bloglines everyday. While it does make life easier by consolidating all the RSS feeds, the last thing I need right now is another website to check daily.
Originally, I thought this assignment was about adding RSS feeds onto my blog. While in library school, I had the opportunity to learn some XML and add an RSS feed onto my website. I personally like that format better than going into bloglines.
This could be incorporated into the Sno-Isle website by having patrons choose book-related RSS feeds to add onto their account. I'm sure the Web 2.0 team has already come up with clever ideas of how to incorporate RSS feeds into the website. :)