Week 9: Lesson 22: Downloadable Media

I can see how this site would be very entertaining and useful to many patrons. If you use and are on the internet a lot and would rather do things from the comfort of your home, then it is probably a gold mine. It offers many books and audio media that patrons would be very interested in viewing and downloading. It opens a whole new world for them. With the cost of everything going up and gasoline skyrocketing, it will be a blessing to many patrons. I personally, do not spend time outside of work on the internet so I would probably not use this site. But I did find many titles of interest to me that were offered. A few of them were: "Marley and Me," "Parish Priest," "All Creatures Great and Small," "Symptoms of withdrawal," and "365 Easy One-dish Meals" to name just a few. The selection is very good. I don't know how to compare the library site with a free site because I have never been on a free site. But I would think it would be very comparable and user friendly.

Week 9: Podcast

Zoho and Ning were wanting to watch a tutorial on podcastalley. The itunes wasn't working, however, and they couldn't get any sound. Then the Youtube was mashed up, and they couldn't even get a picture. So they gave up and wandered into Myspace where they met up with Animoto and Odeo, and they just cruised in their facebook for awhile!

Week 9: Podcast

I just created my feed on podcast. I do feel, however, that I will not ever use this in my everyday life. I am sure others will, and this makes it useful. It does take a lot of time if you don't use these services on a regular basis, and it takes your co-workers time to help you. At least it is establishing a team spirit.

Week 9: YouTube exercise

I really liked the "Dog Ball" video. The little boy in the video had an infectious laugh, and you couldn't help but laugh and enjoy the video. It's fun to explore several of the videos. I don't know that I would use this for a practical purpose, but you never know. It is very entertaining and relaxing so I'm sure that it will be very popular.