I live to IM!

This week's assignment to create IM profiles is a snap for me! I already can be found at

• eastbaySF in Yahoo
• veldheercarlsonk in AIM
• krisveldheer in Google

The easiest one to find me hanging out in is the Google chat and sometimes I take advantage of Meebo to use multiple chat clients as well. I even downloaded the Google Chat client onto my Blackberry so I can chat on the go.

For me the beauty of IMing is that I can leave the chat client running all day and people who want to catch me without picking up the phone can just IM. I also like an IM client because in the case of Google it records my conversations, so over the course of a day I can come back to previous conversations. Of all of the current Web 2.0 tools, this is the one I cannot live without.

Surveying Wikis

I really like wikis as a tool for greater cooperation. Of the wikis we looked at, I think the one I like the best is from U of Minnesota. The wiki seems like a great way for everyone to stay informed and participate at the same time.

I am very interested to see where OCLC's wiki is going in particular how Open World Cat is going to change the way we catalog books. I need to add that one to my bookmarks file and keep reading it.

Class Blogs and Other Thoughts

Here is the blog I set up for my online class on developing a successful eBranch. This is not my first attempt at a blog and in fact I maintain another blog for our faculty.

In looking over the blogs for week 1, I came to the conclusion that the beauty of blogs is there adaptability. Each of the sites I looked at was shaped by the community it served. They cannot be compared to each other. I think that is one of the great strengths of Web 2.0. Finally the web is living up to its potential to be a truly user driven, interactive place.