Technology why must you mock me?

I missed week 3 of CCL Learn but am back on the trail of technology glory, well kind of..both Ning and Blogger are being mean to me!!! I uploaded a niffty Ning application for giving your photos a frame or cartoon effect but when I tried to transform my profile pic into Kenny from South Park, nada.

Undetered I tried to upload a YouTube video, again no-go. In a fit of rage I turned to Blogger to vent my spleen and discovered I am still under investigation for being a SpamBlogger. Oh the shame...I've asked for a spam review but have a niggling memory of doing that once before, soI may disappear from the blogosphere.

I hope everyone is having fun with CCL learn. One of my team-mates has recieved her CCL Learn completion certificate so I am feeling spurred on to finish so I too can wave some paperwork around the workroom and feel triumphant.

I am off to try Ning again and transform myself into Kenny, Garfield or Hello Kitty.

Week 3 at CCL Learn HQ

Social networking this week and a new experience, Ning. I've obviously been living in terrible ignorance 'cos, until today, I'd never even heard of Ning. I have since learned that 36 million other peeps were somewhat quicker off the mark.
I do use Facebook regularly but like many of the technologies I am confronted with I don't use it to its full potential.

I am however hopelessly addicted to changing my photo on Facebook, currently I am using a lovely b&w pic of 1930's hearthrob Robert Donat, but I've been Zippy from Rainbow, Dangermouse, Hedy Lamarr and Mrs Slocombe a.k.a Mollie Sugden with a divine lavender hair rinse. I was also briefly addicted to the Facebook quizzes but they seem to have become rather amateur psychologist in nature and pointless.

Social Networking (SN) is fascinating and although I think many libraries are still trying to work out how to find a credible role in the SN scene it is a potentially exciting opportunity for connecting to customers. I have steered away from joining the CCL facebook page as I feel quite geeky enough but hooray to anyone braver than moi.

Lovely, lovely showbiz gossip!

Week Two of CCL Learn and it's all about RSS feeds and Podcasts. Google Reader could potentially revolutionise my access to juicy Showbiz gossip and provide a one-stop shop for tracking the fabulous lives of the A-Z listers. I've subscribed to The Daily Mail Showbiz pages and Sky Showbiz and now know that Wayne and Colleen have had a baby and I've seen inside the home of Mel B, I can die contented now that I've peeped through Mel's keyhole.

For a bit of balance and so I don't become even more of a bubble-bonce I've subscribed to The Guardian book and film pages too.

Podcasts next.....watch this space.