Out from Under the Carpet

Well, isn't it astounding how much time goes by while your back is turned? I guess there is no inactive file for blogs, so I am resurrecting this one and pushing it into something else entirely. J with J was originally created as part of an inservice training project investigating web 2.0 stuff, but now I might want to talk about other things, like books, music, thinking, communicating, because that really is what juggling is, communicating, I mean.

Folks who play music together, or dance together know about this already, and juggling is a way of talking too, because there is no language barrier to get over if the skill is known by all involved. Right?

If you think about it, there are probably thousands of ways to communicate, and I'm not even thinking of electronically-assisted ones....

Web 2.0 Award Winners

Well, I guess we know what makes a winner a real winner. I played around with one of the music sites: Last.FM (Get it here http://www.last.fm/download/) thinking, oh yeah, how can they tailor a playlist for me based on my obscure music tastes, and, I was not disappointed. I put in what I thought was a real show-stopper (who's ever heard of the Italian group Arti e Mestieri) and not only did they find it, but produced so much music like them that I was astounded. Much of this music I own and played on WJHU when it was a carrier current 10 watter coming out of the Alumni Memorial Residences at Hopkins back in the eighties. Loved it then. Love it now. Just wish the sampling rate could be better, but picky picky picky.
Coolness factor: ten out of ten. Gain a teen's trust and turn them on to this, and you have a customer for life. Just make sure they have broadband.

Creating a Wiki

I had fun making a Wiki for the music of Franco Battiato and putting an MP3 and my photo on there in a sidebar. Great fun. Since I have purchased several CDs of his music I don't feel guilty sharing some of it here. It's a pretty standard piece of music for him. Let me know if you want me to add some more.

here's the link to my Wiki
http://battiato.pbwiki.com/