Del.icio.us and Technorati

It was interesting to explore del.icio.us and to read all the articles about its potential and possibilities. I can see that it would be helpful for someone doing extensive internet research or someone who has to move around to different computer terminals and wants to be able to save and access certain sites. In terms of library staff use, one possibility is making a "hard-to-find" answer file of internet sites that could be accessed on all the reference computers -- it would be much handier than the old card (and barely ever used now) card files.

I had alot of fun with Technorati! I can see I could waste many hours finding out what people have to say about all my favorite topics, although I didn't see too many immediate library applications. One feature I appreciate, which adds some means of narrowing and evaluating results, are the "authority" choices (any, some or alot). And, also, opening up one blog result, I got a warning that it might be a "phishing" site or a possible scam -- interesting feature.

(picture from typografica)