Social Networking sites set up by public libraries could be a good way to attract and draw teens into a circle of reading enthusiasts. Reading is often a solitary endeavor. Shy kids who may be socially challenged could find this a good way to initiate contact with their on-line peers who have common interests. I particularly like the Denver Public Library site that shows reading to be a cool activity.

I've discovered that RSS feeds are addicting...but what a great way to stay current! Bloglines works fine for reading RSS feeds,and does include blog capability, but I am thinking to make a more jazzed up blog, Blogger may work better. I'm still playing around, and finding new avenues to explore. I found a lead to Live Twitting, and think that must have been what we were using at Dynamic Landscapes this Spring to make live comments to our presenter. Triple tasking should come naturally to Librarians...Digital Natives, our students, do it all the time.

July 19, 2008 4:57 AM

Help! I'm being swallowed into the black hole! Luckily, during the school year we are all too busy to get so consumed by this technology. Meanwhile, outside, the burdocks are taking advantage and are swallowing up my yard. I need to choose my own adventure.

Alswel

If at first you don't succeed...... Well, I set up a Bloglines account, but had problems interfacing with Flickr. Let's see if this works any better for adding images.