Things 12 Digg, Reddit and others

I went in and explored these sites. I think you could spend alot of time just exploring and clicking on links. I did go to the BBC news site and shared an article I found of interest.

I don't see that I would use this in my work, but may play around with it some more from my home computer.

Thing 11 Tagging

I watch the video on del.icio.us and this appears to be a handy tool. I went in and signed up for a del.icio.us account. At work I couldn't add the button to the tool bar but I plan on doing this on my home computer.

I did go in and add a tag to my Thing 6 blog.

Thing 10 Wikis

I watched the video explanation of wikis and how they can simplify planning between several individuals. A wiki could be used for event planning I tried to edit the 23Things on a Stick wiki but when I used the invite key of multitypes it rejected and wouldn't let me access the wiki.

A wiki is not a good tool for research because anyone can add information to a wiki and it may just be opinion not based on facts.

Thing 9 Online Collaboration Tools

I explored both Zoho Writer and Google doc. I think Google will be easier to use. I imported a word document into Google doc. and then made changes. We often have managers at several locations working of policy and procedure changes. This is a much more efficient way to have more than one person reviewing the editing.

The "Founding Fathers" would be totally amazed at the technology that is available now.

Thing 8 Share your Creation

Here is a picture using Picture Trail.

I have explored all the different ways of using these tools. In the past I have used power point when making presentations. I think using Zoho to create presentations will be a much better way to go.

Thing 7 Communication Tools

I have used e-mail as a communication tool for several years. I currently have 3 e-mail accounts: 1 for work, 1 for personal communication which I don't use when signing up for anything because I want to keep it spam free as much as possible and the 3rd I use for shopping and signing up for offers etc. and it gets alot of spam.

At work, since we have 13 branch libraries and 10 LINK sites spread over a 7 county area I use it to communicate within our region. The use of e-mail enhances my productivity since I don't have to communicate by snail mail or telephone.

I have an IM account set up for my personal e-mail and have a small group that I communicate with. I am not an active user of text messaging because my cell phone company charges extra for any text message either received or sent.

I have participated in webinars. I have my PHR certification from SHRM and have to obtain 60 hrs of recertification credits every three years. SHRM holds webinars pertaining to human resource topics thoughout the year and I often participate in them. They have both "live" webinars and also archive them so you can watch whenever you have time.

Thing 6 Image Generator

This is a fu This is a fun site. You could spend hours playing with this.

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ImageChef.com Flower Textn site to play with.