23/23

First off, I am so glad to be done with this. I honestly do not know which "things" would work best for the library. Test trials would need to be conducted with each networking tool. Facebook seems would be the best has far as getting information to patrons because majority of people (nowadays) have a Facebook. Just a few days I ago I "liked" the Frisco Public Library on Facebook. I checked out a few of the posts and I thought they were exactly what needs to be on there. Example being, it reminded the public that we close early (today, yay!) and will be closed until Monday. Information like that is what people need. Maybe a "note" on Facebook stating we do not take items over the counter except renewals would be nice also ;)

Overall, I thought this activity was just okay. Some things were interesting but most of this stuff, I had already "tested out" and most of it, I do not use at home. It is quite possible that it would be benefical to the library though.

- Jessica

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE! <3

22/23

I have used Formspring before... it is kind of a Q&A type of tool. Users can ask questions using their usernames or be anonymous while asking questions. I think it is sort of interesting and I think businesses would benefit from it because it would be a fast way for customers to find information inside of looking for one specific phone number, then getting transfered to speak to another representative, then waiting on hold for 15 minutes. Formspring is just a quick, easy tool to use for people to ask questions and get answers.

- Jessica

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival" - C.S Lewis

21/23

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse

I searched lunar eclipse because of the one seen the other night. I liked the way the information was organized (mostly by year) because I could just jump around and see the different images from different eclipses that happened throughout the past years. I honestly love Wikipedia. Although it is not always reliable, there are always sources used at the bottom and most professors will accept those when writing papers :). We could totally make a page about the Frisco Public Library!

- Jessica

P.S. I posted under "Mattito's" and "Sonic on Main" on the library's wiki. These were my comments:
Mattito's: I have always wanted to go here! It looks so colorful and fun. I bet they have good vegetarian options :) Cheese enchiladas are my favorite! Yummm.
Sonic: I agree with Gennifer! Grilled cheese with mayo is the best at Sonic :)

"We're changing the world with technology." - Bill Gates

20/23

I looked up the National Library of Medicine and I actually thought the podcast that I listened to, "Kids & Social Media"  was very interesting. I only listened to part of the clip but the the quality was excellent. I found it to be very clear. Sometimes, I find audio files to be either too quiet (even when the volume is all the way up) or too loud. I would actually enjoy listening to some more published by the National Library of Medicine especially because that is my field of interest.

- Jessica

"Laughter is the best medicine." - Proverb

19/23

I don't ever use Hulu. I feel like they never have shows that I am looking for (kind of like Netflix *coughcough*). I am not sure why the library would use Hulu aside maybe to review ratings or how popular a series was in terms of ordering new tv series. I believe that people are still going to keep buying/checking out DVDs as long as they are still being made. I still buy tv series because I would rather have an actual copy instead of keeping it on my DVR forever.

- Jessica

"Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge." - Daniel J. Boorstin

18/23

YouTube use to be really great but ever since it exploded a few years ago, I feel the quality of the website has gone down. I mean I feel sometimes that it is impossible to find a certain song because people post themselves singing it or live-versions (from a concert) when I am just looking for the music video. I just hate that a bunch of garbage gets posted on it. Don't get me wrong, I feel YouTube is a great resource if you can find what you are looking for. I feel the Frisco Public Library could benefit from YouTube, maybe by making a sort of "commerical" to promote us or if we do any type of event, like how the Anime Club gets together. I think these would make good videos to show the public about our library. We could promote the YouTube account via Twitter, Facebook, or just a general email.

- Jessica

"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." - Albert Einstein

17/23

Pandora is such an awesome tool to use. Although I hate the commericals and inability to skip certain songs as often as I want, I really enjoy using this music streamer. It will most of the time bring up a bunch of different bands that I really like. Although, I am not sure how this would benefit the Frisco Public Library, aside from the Teen Room, I do believe using music streamers is great. Plus, it is free (if you want it to be.)!

- Jessica

"Music is what feelings sound like." - Unknown