Week 6 : EnCompassCulture - the global bookclub

I think this site will be very useful when some customers just need some book recommendation and don't have a specific idea in head.
I like the division of age groups. That'll help with children's exploring reading. The only thing I think needs to be enhanced is the search box and author lists in some kind of order.
I would promote the site if customers need such information.

Week 5 : SlideShare - online presentations

It's not difficult to search slides with keywords I think. For customers, again it will depend on their age and interests to whether use this site or not. We can definitely use this when I need to do a presentation for some inspiring ideas. I will promote it whenever got asked or I think it's appropriate for them to use it.

Week 4 : TasteSpotting - a community driven visual potluck

As you can see I chose Prawn Dumplings recipe because that's my favourite dish when I go out to yim cha. Do you want to know how it taste? Now here it is: "So I started with the wasabi prawn dumplings, which is really a har gao with abit of the green stuff on top. And you know what, Yes. The dumpling wrapping is slightly chewy, with abit of spring, doesn’t break when you bite into it, and the minced prawn stuffing is heavenly. Spongy yet delicate; fresh yet appetizing and with a sharp shooting zing of the wasabi in the nose. We’re off to a great start."
I think the site is easy to use and follow. I'll come back to browse if I need to find some recipes or resturants. For Web 2.0 training it doesn't have to be work related because you never know what the customers are going to ask you for. Personally I know that there is another resources of delicious food out there for me.

Week 3 : FeedMyInbox - RSS made simple

This one seems very staightforward. I subscribed both Manukau & Auckland libraries blog. In this way I can follow up these blogs whenever I check my emails. It's easy to use but I don't think many customers will be interested to use it because most of us and our friends don't blog often. I'll try to remember this site just in case got asked.

Week 2 : Picapp - when a picture is worth a thousand words

I chose this image because I think it's very beautiful. I think it's easy to use for customers probably because the main funtion of this site is to search images. For our staff it'll be easier to find if we add the site as a favourite in future. I will definately come back to get pictures when I need some and I'll recommend to the kids for their homework.

Week 1 : Box.net - online file storage

I'm thinking to use this in our new Chinese book selection. What I can do is share the new Chinese book lists from bookstores and all our Chinese liaisons could select at one place and mark on one file. That means I don't have to conbine each branch's list together and will save a lot of time for me. Wow interesting.
I do think it'll take some time to get familiar with it. So I'm not sure whether our customers will be interested in it. Maybe the young ones will. What doesn't work for me is upload files. I still haven't uploaded one file yet maybe because of the staff computer's accessibility. I'll try it on learnet or personal computer later.

Week 6 : Facebook - playing nicely with others

I created a new account on Facebook because I forgot the one I used for the first Web2 training. Tried to add Betsy as my friend but wait for approval. Added comments on both topics. Spent quite some time to find a library on Facebook. Finally I find Australian libraries gateway and through that I visited Sydney Library and know they just had a writting competation and the winner is "Wireless Made It Possible by Ashish Rai (First Prize)".
Personally I am not a fan of facebook because I don't feel comfortable to put my photos and details onto webspace. But for library and some people it's very useful and good place to social and promote themselves. I found some customers in library using facebook and most of them just use them as a social tool or network.