Thing 47! Evaluation

Some Observations about MORE THINGS on 17 June:

1. Some that were the "most fun" were also the "most frustrating" for me. Even though I spent lots of time working on GOOGLE Maps and screencasting, I am not satisfied with my efforts, and want to continue to use those THINGS.

2. Thanks to the Things, I spend much time on Facebook and Twitter now. It is amazing how they change our communication and the way that we spend our time. When I just checked, I found that I have 117 friends on Facebook, and follow 117 on Twitter. What a coincidence!

3. There are many potential library uses for the Things we just completed, and I hope to implement what I have learned professionally as well as personally.

4. I found it easier to do the first 23 Things last summer than I did this round when I started while I was working full time. My preference is to work on one a day rather than a group of them at a time to try to finish by the deadline.

5. RSS is probably the Thing that I use the least, and WebJunction one that I want to use more than I currently do.

6. Some of the Things that I found most fun and useful were the music and photo ones. It was great to learn about sites (like Animoto) that I had not used before.

7. I enjoyed looking at the blogs of other Things participants, especially after "meeting" some of them on the 23 Things Ning and Twitter.

8. Thank you for offering More Things!

Thing 32! Google Maps

View My Saved Places in a larger map


I spent MANY hours with GOOGLE MAPS and did MANY of them. When I tried to load them for THING 32, I had problems. On June 17th after finishing most of the THINGS, when I tried adding a Lanesboro map, it worked on the first try! When I looked at the map, it was not the one that I wanted where I had identified where we stayed and places we ate on a fun "Sisters Weekend" last September. I had added comments and photos. Maybe later, I can add the detailed one that I really wanted, but for now I am just happy that one loaded, and will leave this simple one. GOOGLE MAPS are great, and I really did spend a long time with this THING even though that is not reflected in my simple map.