Week 5, Thing 12

#12 Roll your own search tool with Rollyo

I like the idea behind Rollyo and it has a lot going for it, but I don't think I will use it much after this. It's a no-brainer concept with so much potential. Take all the (similar content) sites you like to visit and create a one-stop site search tool. I liked that it was easy to set up and use. I also liked that I could easily add my Rollyo to my blog! I've already added to my sidebar!

The main problem I had with Rollyo was that I could not customize the search results page. I would have liked to opt out on the Sponsored Links (the ads on the side should be enough) and the Custom Blog Results sections at the top of the page. I would have also like to be able to rank my sites, so my best sites always results at the top!

Also not sure if it was something I did or not, but I originally had this blog as one of the search options. When I tried to use it, Rollyo would always return with no results! Not really sure why...

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Week 5, Thing 11

#11 Take a look at Library Thing and catalog some of your favorite books

I love LibraryThing!
I use it to catalog my own personal collection at home. I've been a member since March but I'm still not finished inventorying my books! The free account is limited to 200 books, but a life time account is only $25.00. It is well worth the money.

LibraryThing is such a wonderful service! It has so many great features.
- Add Books! The adding books feature is extremely easy to use (though I find it easier to use the ISBN number to add older books).
- Tags! Tagging your books is an easy way to categorizes them. (I try to keep the tags general and limited to three per book. It’s so easy to go a little crazy with the tagging...)
- Mobile web! This service allows you to check your inventory on the web browser of your cell phone. I use this often because I am bad about buying duplicate books.
- Tools! They have neat little tools like a blogging widget.

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Week 5, Thing 10

#10 Play around with an online image generator

I like making avatars. I think its because I have no artistic talent of my own, so I have to use fun little programs like these.


Yahoo Avatars

Here is the EVIL me:

Dookyweb (en espanol)

And finally (for now), here is the South Park version of me:

South Park Character Generator