RSS Feeds - Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Okay, here's my thing about RSS. Who cares? Some of this stuff is great, but 98% of it is useless. I've been using RSS on my My Yahoo page for years without knowing that is what it's called. Most of the stuff is just plain junk, however. I went to the site with all the feeds and I couldn't find a single one that interested me. Who needs daily papparazzi pictures or a phrase of the day or junk like that. I certainly have no interest in getting updates from blogs. If these people were really talented or actually expressed original thoughts or ideas, they would have a legitimate outlet, not just be one in a billion people typing inane thoughts on inane issues.

Flickr and the Meaning of Liff

The Meaning of Liff. Many years ago Douglas Adams wrote a book called "The Meaning of Liff." It was an attempt to create words to describe many common experiences that had no short description. For example, "kerry" was chosen to describe "the small twist of skin which separates each sausage on a string." Ballycumber was chosen to describe "one of the six half-read books lying in your bed." There is a Meaning of Liff group on Flickr and one of my favorite photos comes from this group:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imb/167264272/in/pool-liff/

Easiest Habit

The easiest habit of the 7.5 habits is to use technology. I use technology every day in my job and am used to constant revisions, updates, and improvements. It's important to use every tool at your disposal, if they are needed, to create a successful outcome.

Hardest Habit

The hardest habit for me is "Create Your Own Learning Toolbox" because it sounds like one of those trite sayings that take place in management school and so I dismiss it almost at once. I expect to see that title on a bestseller in the business section any day now. Do we really need to be told something so obvious as this?

Flaws of Online Tutorials

The first thought I have about the 7.5 Habits is that they really, really need to use a professional narrator if they're going to do a tutorial like this. A monotone voice does nothing to encourage learning and detracts from the message being given. Spend the extra money to have a professional read the copy with enthusiasm and verve and you'll have more successful and motivated listeners.

Initial Thoughts

I have signed up for the blog to discuss Libraries 2.0. Everything seems very easy so far.