THING- #20- VIDEO Time

YouTube was a site I was already familiar with so just really wanted to find a video I liked to link.

Thing #19- Winning Web 2.0 Sites

Problem with this is - JUST WHERE to BEGIN? Here are some things I liked-
www.judysbook.com Judy's Book is an online community where smart shoppers find and share the best deals, sales and coupons - both from online and local retailers.

Actually used some of the travel sites recommended like farecast and Kayak!

Here are some sites I just found of interest-

I was shocked that myspace was not the #1 Social Network but facebook was- WOW!

Alot of the things we have done were award winning so that was sort of neat knowing exactly what the sites were for.

I had heard alot about craigslist but hadn't really checked it out before but neat-Everything and anything you could want to buy, sell, find or read in one place. Look for dates, apartments, jobs and much more.

Finally- 23 Things is nothing- just check out 43 things - List the things you’d like to do, achieve or see. Keep track of your "things" and get ideas from others.

THING #18-Online Productivity

Created an account with Zoho Writer and trying to figure out a way to publish my first try at this. I hope I can connect the two. As far as using I can't quite figure out if this any more productive that the usual use of publishing. It is extremely easy to use though. The hardest part might be just trying to figure out how to link. AND once you get it - should be a breeze!

THING #17- Cont.

I forgot to add my link -
traciewithtidbits.pbwiki.com

Thing #17- Hanging out in the Sandbox

Well- i must say at first i struggled with figuring out how to create my own playground and link to the Maryland site. but got it :) YAHOO! Now I have my own sandbox and just need some people to come play in it. I like this whole concept. This has great potential for improving communication and making for less meeting times and hopefully improve productivity.

THING #16-Wikis

I first discovered Wikis in a google search i was doing on a specific subject. At the time I didn't really pay it much attention. Just thought this was some sort of on-line encyclopedia. What I didn't know was Wikipedia is just one way to use a wiki. There are multitude of things that a wiki really is. Starting with the name meaning QUICK in Hawaiian. Basically it is collaboration made smoother than in the past especially in the areas of communication. Website solcialization perhaps would be a better title. Great for coordinating and organizing input. I found this neat little video on explaining Wikis to people using pictures. This is a way anyone could understand. I found it in a google search (I still swear by this!) Check it out!
http://dotsub.com/films/wikisinplainenglish/

Back to Thing #14

Checked out Technorati and tagging.
I love the tagging idea, it is really just easy to categorize and/or search for topics. What a quick way to read about specific interests. (even when the interests aren't so educational- like reality TV shows!!) I am now going to try out the challenge assigned!