I’m a big fan of work blogs, despite my lack of posts here (I’ve been busy but it’s still a lame excuse) and the chronic paranoia that someone will dislike what I’ve written and try to have me fired. Actually, of all the things there are to be paranoid about, that one doesn’t rank too highly. I think it’s important to reflect on one’s work on a regular basis, so here we go. I’m reflecting on my world of 2.0 apps over the past academic year.

 Blogging may have not gone so well, but I’ve certainly kept up with other people’s blogs. My bloglines directory (which I’ve recently copied over to my Google Reader as well) has doubled in size – you can check it here: http://www.bloglines.com/public/jomeyertons. I’ve also become a bigger-than-ever fan of podcasting and vodcasting. My iTunes directory is chock full of great educational blogs, perhaps my notably those from the TED Talks, which recently gave rise to the very cool new eol.org site (that’s the encyclopedea of life site). I dived right into Google Docs to collaborate on projects with others at work, and persuaded at least two professors to give it a try as well. It’s truly cool stuff – for home users, the calendar can’t be beat. One of my colleagues uses Google Calendar to text message himself when something important comes due. I now use a Xythos product to store, share and collaborate via the web with my students and co-workers, and a number of faculty members are doing the same. CuteOverload is my favorite goofy feel-good site, and they like everyone else make great use of YouTube. I still use Citeulike and Del.i.cious for research needs, and I occasionally dabble in one of the many other new tools available in 2.0 application directories such as Pandora (http://www.pandora.com/) which allows me to find music I like based on entries I choose. Cool stuff, all of this – and I’m nowhere near done exploring!