I.T.T.L.

Believe it or not, the Internet is 40 years old today (September 2). Most of us only jumped into the digital world 10 or 15 years ago, but indeed the technology has existed for much longer. Can you even remember what life was like when we actually went to the Library to do research or stood for hours in line to register for courses? How are lives have changed!

To learn more about the history of Internet, read ABC Timeline’s The Internet Turns 40 Today…or Does it?

I have decided to use the summer as a time to test out a few tools that I keep hearing about but have never bothered to really explore. Here is the list. If you have used any of these tools, let us know by adding a reply/comment. At the end of the summer, I will post my reactions to these tools and let you know which ones I have dropped and which ones (if any) I have adopted

1. Delicious – Social bookmarking – My Delicious Bookmarks
2. Diigo – Highlight and share the web
3. StumbleUpon – Discover the best sites on the web based on your interests
4. Meebo - Instant messaging everywhere
5. Netvibes - Personlaized start page
6. Twitter - Microblogging
7. Slideshare - Upload, share and discover PowerPoint presentations
8. YouTube – Upload, share and discover videos
9. Scribd – Upload, share and discover documents (especially pdfs) and even books
10. Linkedin – Social networking for professionals

As a finale, if you want to get a sense of just how many of these sites/networks/services there are, check out the social media map at The Conversation Prism. Yikes!