Thing #46 - Stixy

Part One:

Stixy.com is a fun site and could actually really help people's organization.  I too have plenty of post it notes either on the cabinet on my desk or in the drawer.  The site was really easy to use and being able to add pictures, notes and documents is a lot of fun.   


Part Two:

I think this site would be a good tool for anybody in the library to use.  It's great for organization or to just get your thoughts out there.  If you got a lot of people involved it could be a great forum for opinions to be put forth confidentially.  It would be great for staff or the community to be able to post their ideas about what can be improved about the library.

Here's a board I made for Ideas for the Library:

guest access: http://www.stixy.com/guest/113788

Password: librarytime

Thing #45 - Account Settings

I usually don't even think of the account settings after the initial set up so it was a good idea to go back and take a look at the different options that are out there.

I looked at my blogger settings and my gmail settings.  The blogger settings are something I had looked at pretty recently but it's always good to go back and check to see if there's anything new.

When I first set up my Blogger settings I was excited to have all of the different options and how easy it was to pick what you want.  The best options are probably the formatting ones and having comments sent to your inbox.  It's also great to know what the privacy settings are set to.

Looking at the gmail settings is an interesting experience because there are a lot of choices there on some stuff that I didn't think about/didn't know you could change.  The option I was happiest to find her was that I could turn off the option called web clips so know there are no advertisements above my gmail.

I think it was worth the time to go back and check the settings because you never know whether a new option has been added.  It's also important to teach others about these settings especially privacy settings if you don't want the whole world to know what you're up to.

Thing #44 - Foursquare

Foursquare is interesting as a social experiment but not really something that I want to be a part of especially since I barely use my cell phone.  I just don't think it's the smartest idea to broadcast your location at all times.

The Elkhorn Campus Library wasn't in the system but Elkhorn Campus was and did have a Mayor.  I wasn't sure that I should claim the library so I'll leave it to someone else. 

I lot of locations that are frequent are in the system, especially restaurants and bookstores.  This could be handy to track yourself and see where you spend too much time.  I would probably use it more if I owned a smart phone.

I wasn't surprised by the amount of locations in the system because people like to have attention even if it is only online.  I seem to have a couple of friends that are always on Foursquare so they're the Mayors of a lot of locations.

One good aspect of it is that you could keep track of how many people check it at the library and what they're saying about it.

Overall an interesting service but not one that I'd be inclined to use.