Sunday 12 October 2008

Still learning: Facebook today, tomorrow ?

It's been nearly a year since my last post, and I have not really digressed from the few key web 2.0 tools I use comfortably. LibraryThing, Delicious, Lastfm, Flickr. I discovered these tools through my participation in the Victorian Public Library Learning 2.0 program in 2007.

Recently, I attended a Reality 2.0 seminar with a key presentation by Stephen Abrams, (Vice President of Innovation, SirsiDynix), and decided to resurrect this blog in an attempt to diary my creative and continuous learning of web 2.0 applications.

This last month my big adventure has been Facebook. Why? Why not? Networking virtually, for professional as well as personal reasons seems quite valid in this technological age. At first I found Facebook quite simple to use, I uploaded a nice photo of myself, put some information in my profile that I didn't mind sharing. Then, I felt the pressure to get more friends...I was desperate to get to double figures as soon as I could. Now, I find it quite addictive. However, a lovely surprise has come with this professional playtime... I have located an old Uni friend who I'd lost touch with over the years. Hi Kathrin!