Thing #8 Share Your Creations

I went to Picture Trail to make a moving cube of my photos. It took me quite awhile to figure it out and involved thinking up a variation of one of my usernames. Lots of back and forth and browsing and choosing--all for a little movable cube with 5 pictures on it. And then the cube doesn't quite fit as I would like it to on my blog page--it is a little cut off even though I chose a "small" format. Perhaps if I chose a different blog template but at this point I don't feel like going through all that again. We all get the idea that these applications can add interest to a web site or blog page. My picture cube reminds me of that part in Superman where all of the bad guys get put in a cube and are sent out to space.

AFTER I signed up for Picture Trail, I looked at the other applications. I can see using the folio application someday personally in my career but also for looking for applicants for our current library. Kind of shows more of the personality of an applicant, compared to a regular resume. And it also shows that an applicant is comfortable with 2.0 tools.

The database application is interesting--I have to keep reminding myself that all of these 2.0 applications allow for sharing on the web--kind of mindboggling.