Thing 22 and 23 - This is the end...

...my only friend, THE END!

I am really glad I tried this endeavor (and even gladder that I made it to the finish line). I think that this was an outstanding program and really worth the time. So, now what?

The fact is - of the 20-some things we looked at - some I really liked, some seemed okay, and a few did not seem worth the time or effort. I truly believe this idea of prioritizing is important. There is no way I could keep up with and utilize EVERYTHING that is out there. However, I do think that if I can narrow my focus down to the handful of things that I like and use - that will still make me rather progressive in my profession. I am surprised to say that Bloglines has probably proven itself to be the most useful of all the tools to me personally. It has really cut down on my "surfing" time not checking sites that haven't been updated since the last time I visited them. I also see myself using things like Flickr, LibraryThing, Shelfari, del.icio.us, a great deal in the future.

Does that mean that I will close my eyes to the other (and future) Web 2.o tools out there? I certainly hope not. I do resolve that I will do my best to keep as current/informed as I possibly can to this ever-changing technology. I can't promise that this blog will stay alive - I currently have three blogs going (one for a grad class, one for my library and this one) - not bad for a kid who had never blogged until 4 months ago!

Once again, kudos to those who worked so hard to put this program together - it really was a worthwhile endeavor.