Using MashUps

Since I didn't have a clue what a MashUp was prior to this week, I was rather surprised to discover I had actually been using them (like looking for the Starbuck's in Chicago or the Cracker Barrel's on I-95!). For the class, I looked at several. I used BillShrink to determine if I had the cheapest cellphone rate (I do!). I used SocialScan to see how often my Section's website was listed (58 times - THAT goes into the statistics report this year!). Finally, I tried Frekfly to get the low-down on my upcoming trip to Chicago (I can't say I was impressed with this one. I get better info from Weather.com.

Next was my visit to Rollyo. I read the blog of The Annoyed Librarian, and her opinions on her right to privacy within her blog. I found a few postings from The Shifted Librarian. I looked at the posting entitled "Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid" (okay, I am). Finally, I went to the posting from Librarian in Black, and the information on the ALA Privacy Toolkit. I also decided to do another search, on Facebook, and found an interesting posting on putting your library in Facebook (also from Librarian in Black). Since this is something we are considering at work, this is useful information.

Finally, I did create my own Rollyo account, and made a Health search (as I edit the NOAH, it seemed like a good idea). I used Rollyo's suggestions, but made some subtractions and additions. I made it public, so I wonder if it would be used