thing 11) social media

this could be good or bad. i really enjoyed the layout and function of digg, so i joined. i found an article about frugal travel on the NY Times website and "dugg" it. i found other articles in the travel area that were interesting.

this could be a great way to waste time. often i have a break at work and could see myself relaxing by surfing through some sites. however, i don't know how we could use this at the library. it's useful to know what this is, since the share button is cropping up on all good websites...but with so many different types of these "share" buttons, how can the public use just one? again, this is great for hobbies and web surfing, but i do not see how this will lead to quality research.

i enjoyed digg and reddit's layouts the most, so that would be what i would recommend to patrons.