Exercise 1: I viewed the different examples of Mashups, specifically the Most Popular ones. I really loved the Virtual New York City Tour, but I also found the Flickr Sudoku to be the most colorful and eye catching. As far as libraries, I have been looking forward to the day when our online catalog will include user comments and pricing information. This is what makes Amazon so handy to use, and I think libraries could adopt this format also. Guess I hadn't realized that I was already using Mashups (besides music) in my daily life.
Exercise 2: In the exploration of Searchrolls, I got so caught up in the discussion on privacy in the Annoyed Librarian blog that I wanted to join right in. then I noted that her first posting was on March 12, 2007 and therein is the issue. I think all of the bloggers had insightful remarks to make and well worth the time to read and/or contribute. I just don't have that time right now. I hope that I can spend a few minutes each day to read or post to a blog - there are so many I would like to be a part of. I can understand the concerns over privacy and the intellectual arguments raised.
Advanced exercise: I began to create a Custom Searchroll for my favorite sites and will eventually post to my blog--but not today.
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