#8 & #9 Tagging, Deli.icio.us & Technorati.

Could not get into this exercise at all.
Maybe it is information overload, but I could not see the usefulness of tagging bookmarks or what benefit such an exercise would be in research.
Also, the Deli.icio.us website has a very uninspiring presentation, that does not encourage one to explore further.

#6 & #7 RSS

Seems to be a way of linking websites regularly visited and receiving updates from those sites. It certainly saves the time and effort involved in doing the same search or repeating a search for a website.
It would be very useful in libraries & for personal browsing. But there are privacy issues that are not really addressed, in the monitoring of how information is being directed and used. Did not create a Google reader account using blog username and password, as they are not connected to a Google email account.
Tried some of the search tools to find feeds. 'Feedster' was very easy to use and encompassed news, blogs and podcasts. 'Topix' was more confusing - it's cluttered homepage didn't help. 'Google Blog Search' was very straightforward to use with just a topic name entered, but limited only to blogs.

#4 & #5 Wikis

Had a look at all the Discovery exercises on Wikis. Most very useful and interesting. But how reliable? Wikis play around so much with fact and fiction. Tried unsuccessfully to add material to PB Wiki Sandbox.

#1, #2 & #3 Mornin'...

Mornin'

As the sun peeks through the misty valley cloud

Perched aloft the far flung yonder hill

I takes the time to ponder me first little blog

and takes up me little bloggin' quill.

Takes time to thinks what to put 'ere

Takes a schooner of Guinness...or two

But whens those little neurons start a pumpin',

'tis as easy as cookin' an Irish stew!