Thing #14

I wasn't as impressed with Technorati as I've been with the other "things" in this course so far. I guess it was due to the fact that I have never used this site and am therefore not at all familiar with it. I think I would have to play around with it for a long time to find a use for myself. It is fun though to look at the stories that are rising in popularity and see what other people find interesting compared to my own interests. I did find some rather interesting headlines there though that made me want to read more. The popular technology tags were interesting...Google, iphone, and Microsoft to name a few.

I did not realize the popularity or importance of tags. I wasn't aware of how widely used they are now. They are very beneficial and I like using them in my blog account as well as searching for pictures.

Thing #13

Here is another thing I've seen but knew nothing about....del.icio.us. This is a fun tool to use. I can see how it would be a very valuable asset to have during research projects. It would make it much easier to keep track of information without having to print off hundreds of pages that you may or may not ever use. I have run into trouble before when I've been on a different computer and not had my list of favorite sites that is listed on my home computer. Teachers could use this type of social bookmarking to find good information about a particular area of study and keep that information all in one place rather than having to waste time finding it again when it's needed. I'm glad to know such social bookmarking sites exist.