Twitter

I have never looked at Twitter before now, but I hear about it a lot. Mostly this is on news shows or places that want to promote themselves, where they add, "or follow us on Twitter, at ..."
In a way it's another media being used heavily for promotion.
It is an idea that is made for mobile devices. Short comments, easily read on small screens and easily typed on small keypads.
They seem to have smart rules about use of names, spam, etc., I wonder if anyone has got around that yet. I was impressed that it is so simple that it can be used on very simple devices, without fast internet access.
It really is getting harder to lead a simple life...away from all the information that can come your way whether you're looking for it or not! I'm not sure how people have time to use all of this.

Library Thing

I am on GoodReads so was interested in looking at Library Thing to see how the two sites compare. They both do the same basic thing, provide a space for collecting lists of books, checking reviews and sharing lists with others. I found Library Thing easy to get around in, but very similar to GoodReads. I liked the recommendations of other titles immediately following the book entry in Library Thing,and I like that they both use the 5 star rating system. I'm familiar with GoodReads and have my lists there so that is where I will stay. Also, Crowfoot has an account and has a number of lists that I refer to. One of the things I appreciate about this type of site is the ease of keeping lists of what I have read and also books my son has enjoyed. It helps me when I have a customer who is looking for a book I know, but can't recall the name of. A great Readers Advisory tool.