Week 8, #19: Web 2.0 Awards List

I looked at two different sites (www.meebo.com) and (http:// upcoming.yahoo.com). Meebo groups 4 instant messaging sites in one location. First you sign on to Meebo and then it groups your buddy lists together. I asked one of our college aged staff members what she thought of it and she loves it for the convenience. I then went to: upcoming.yahoo.com which appeared in the "Events" category on Web 2.0. This site sorts events that are happening by location, date and category. For example, you can select a city you might be visiting, select the dates you will be there and then select a category of interest, ie sports, theater, festivals, etc. It's easy to use and fun! The date selection allows you to also select a past date which is helpful when customers want us to find information about a past event they attended. This has real application for both a library setting and for personal use. I had so much fun looking at these two sites that I look foward to investigating the other award-winners.