surfin' safari - posts 19-23

Nearing the end of this program, a major reflection - or something I sort of knew but have only just realised sufficiently to articulate, is that the web and surfing has almost totally changed the way I access information.
I would have thought of no-one as much more logical ( or do I really mean anal) about starting at the start of hard copy material and working my way from beginning to end.
But on the internet I really am all over th place - it's free form discovery - is there a good enough descriptor for this behaviour? Even surfing is inadequate - you catch a wave and ride it in a fairly straightforward direction - not what I'm doing on the web - it's much more circular - fun though! I can't even follow the numbering in this learning program - maybe a reflection on my numeracy skills? No - it';s just the web is not linear - more creative perhaps?

I'll have my wiki way with you!

And I love wikis - again they are criticised - but who's to say everything you read in a book or newspaper is true or accurate??
We just need to be aware that they can be inaccurate or imcomplete. What's the truth anyway - let's ask James Frey!

Technorati - some people are never happy

I thought it was an absolute hoot that Technorati was criticised for 'only' tracking 27.7 million blogs - missing out on the 56 million on MySpace. Cos' let's face it - 27.7 million is just not enough!!!!!
I'm with Jerry Seinfeld - let's be appreciative about what we have, rather than worry about what we don't.

Wow, this whole program is amazing - it's hard to get my head around it - I think I'll have to revisit a lot of the great stuff I'm learning and spend more time ( maybe in January/February when all the xmas functions are over!) really exploring and learning and experimenting. I don't think it's ll that useful for me to race to the finish line at the expense of a better understanding of the tools. I think I could spend about three years with Delicious alone ( and I don't mean the cookery magazine!)

Occupational hazards

Going to a dinner party - you must have a lsit of your latest favourite books - most useful is to have numerous lists depending on the personnel and their favoured genres

Dreaming

I know where I'd rather be