Thing 6

I had never heard of "Mash-Ups" before this, but they are basically apps especially designed for sites like Flickr. The one I find interesting can also be used on the iPhone or iPad. PhotoShake allows users to combine photos into various frames within one photo, like an instant collage.  

Thing 5

Could Flickr be any cooler? Not only does it dominate in terms of basic photo sharing, but it also includes so many interesting features and bonuses. Flickr provides access to "The Commons", "hidden treasures in the world's public photography archives". This page links to such archives as the Smithsonian, which includes such treasures at the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation History, People and the Post, and William H. Johnson's World on Paper. Flickr also has a feature called "geotagging", which allows users to tag their photos according to place. This allows others to view all the pictures that have been "geotagged" for a certain place. You can see pictures of Peru such as this one of machu pichu.

One of Flickr's competitor's, Photobucket, does not offer such amazing features. They do, however, have a page for contests, where users can, for instance, upload their favorite Best 1 Guy Many Girls Pic .

Thing 4

Looking at the list of 23 Things, the one that catches my eye is RSS feeds. I hope this topic goes beyond subscribing to RSS feeds, something I have done before, and discusses also how to include one on a website. This is something I tried to do for an internship over the summer, but, being a non-tech person, proved too difficult. Another thing that looks interesting is the Library Blogs. Can't wait to see what those might be.

Thing 3

Being a recent college grad, the habit's discussed in the "Lifelong Learning" slide show are ones I am very familiar with. However, Habit number 3 is one that I find more difficult than the others. It is very easy for me to stress over a problem rather than viewing it as a learning experience. Probably the easiest habit for me is forming goals. I am comfortable setting goals for myself, because I know that as long as I try, I will not be disappointed with my results.