Virtual Introductions

I like the idea of virtual introductions via delicious tags. It’s been interesting to see who’s into what and read why they’re interested in it. It seems you can learn a lot about people by seeing the websites they frequent. You might actually learn more about a person this way, as opposed to having them write a bio. Some people may feel uncomfortable writing bios because it’s difficult to sum up your life in a perky paragraph or two. In my opinion, by comparison, showing people 10 web sites you like is much easier. The websites don’t necessarily define who you are or sum up your life, but they do give people an idea of what you’re interested in.

In addition, sharing favorite websites is a great way to show people an interesting site that they may never have discovered (not that our bios aren’t interesting, some are downright amusing, but they’re not in depth websites). For instance, I got quite a kick out of the Annoyed Librarian blog tagged by kdscils598x08. Many of us probably would be amused by this blog. Afterall, despite our obviously varying tastes, we all do have at least one thing in common. We want to be librarians. It’s fascinating to see the similarities and differences among this crop of future librarians.