Scrumptious!

Well here we are at week 5 and I am still amazed at how little I really know about the web and all its many applications even though I spend so much time using it. I did not really expect to care much about Delicious, but as it turns out it is a very good tool for me. I bookmark quite a few sites that help me with my everyday research in the archives. I have found it increasingly difficult to manage them in my folders. Delicious seems to answer my dilemma with the use of tags. That way a site that is helpful for multiple topics (i.e. Virginia, genealogy) does not have to go in just one folder. I can instead add both tags and it will show up in both places. I also like the ability to bundle tags.

Technorati was also very interesting. I was confused at first why the Cato institute video of Alan Pell Crawford came up, but then realized that there was some info about him using sources from the VHS. I also like the pictures that I found. Most of them were by one person. People really do like the horse! Also, a comment left on one of the pictures was very favorable to the VHS. It certainly is good to know what is being said about us, both good and bad. That way we know what we are doing well and also what we can improve.