Delicious

A few years ago, I decided to use Delicious because I grew tired of only having access to my internet bookmarks from one computer. After securing a Delicious account, it was so easy to save a site from one computer. Since the service is online, I am able to obtain my favorite places from another computer at the library, a friend's house or another system at home.

Twitter

Twitter is an excellent tool to communicate with people that know about things you are interested in, things you need to find out and news.  In fact, the news you receive is so current, the event is just took place! For example, when the Iran Riot occured last year, Iranians were tweeting about the events. This made the rest of the world find out the occurrences at the time they were happening. This, of course, put traditional news media to shame :)

Virtual Library - Reference USA

Juan More Taco
CEO - Zoila Giron
Fremont, CA

How bad can a place with a name like this be? I'm getting hungry just thinking about it...there isn't a website listen on Reference USA. Anyone know if they deliver? If not, I'm googling it...dinner break is at 5:30pm!

Downloadable Audio

After looking at a computer screen all day, I look forward to listening to a good book. For unknown reasons, I choose non-fiction audio books rather than fiction.

Awhile back, I listened to Stephen King's "Bag of Bones", read by the author. It was a good story but boy-oh-boy does Stephen King have a whiny voice!

Stick with writing, Mr. King! Although I'm not a huge fan of Stephen King, I promised myself I'd stick to reading his works rather than put myself through listening to him again!

Instant Messaging

As I was chatting with a friend through my Gmail account, I quickly remembered why I discontinued using my AOL and YIM accounts a few years back. Yes, Instant Messengers are a great way to have impromptu gab sessions or have a quick exchange of ideas. However, I find IMing invasive and a general waste of my time. In my opinion, if you want to get ahold of me give me a call on my cell phone or email me. Just my opinion and I'm sticking to it :)

Podcasting

Podcasting is a unique way to get information across to virtually anyone in the world!

The format is appealing to teenagers and is a fantastic way to "market" to them. For example, TPPL can record YA book reviews, put it on the Facebook page the TPPL website & in other advertisements targeted at teens.

Social Networking

Social Networking is a lot of fun and keeps me connected with people from all facets of my life. In addition to Facebook, I also have a professional LinkedIn profile and Twitter account. I've reconnected with people from my past and have made new acquaintences, as well.

Unfortunately, one must think about safety issues when divulging personal information. I never put my address, home phone number or exact information about what I am doing or where I am going.

Have fun Networking!