Technorati

I checked out Technorati and thought it was pretty neat to search around. When I tried searching for "Learning 2.0" in blog posts, tags, and directories, I found it most useful to search for blog tags. The results I got from searching blog posts were sort of random and not really what I was looking for. However, I got some good results from the other two search methods. I had fun looking at the "Popular" hits for YouTube - Nora the Piano-Playing Cat was great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ860P4iTaM

Del.icio.us

I enjoyed exploring Del.icio.us and thought it was pretty cool. I probably wouldn't use it for actual research, but I like the idea of being able to get to my bookmarked websites from any computer just by signing into my Del.icio.us account. I don't really spend a lot of time surfing the web, looking at other people's tags, or trying to find neat sites. Still, I can see why this is a useful tool and I might use it more than I realize. We'll see!

Rollyo

I decided to make a searchroll for mystery novels. I included a few mystery websites, the library website, and a couple bookstore websites. I'm not sure if I did it wrong or if I just don't care for this type of tool, but when I tried it out, I got all sort of articles that I had to sift through. I think I'd rather just go to the websites individually and look on my own, rather than using Rollyo. I guess I just can't really see myself actually using this sort of thing. I can see a potential use for this type of tool, but I personally don't really care for it. Here's my link:
http://rollyo.com/meff0180/mystery_novels/

Library Thing

I enjoyed looking around LibraryThing and adding books to my catalog. I added books I am currently reading or just finished to my catalog, so that "What I'm Reading" will show up on my blog. Its also fun to see how many people have chosen the same books, or to read the comments posted about the books. Overall, this is a fun website!
http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=meff80