Tagging and so forth

My experience and thoughts about using this tool in libraries:-
Well, it was yet another interesting exercise - not quite as daunting as I thought it would be, but a bit more complicated than the "blurb" would have you believe - joining up has altered a bit since the Training Notes were written and being aware of which "provider" (e.g. Internet Explorer 6 or 7, Firefox, etc.) you belong to is also confusing!!

Can I see the potential of this tool for research assistance?
I can see the potential, but it would need a full-time "user" to do so in our library and we don't have the privilege of that - severe understaffing in almost all areas.

Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere?
I tend to believe (in my/our circumstances) it seems to be a convenient way to access bookmarks from anywhere.
Hmmmm, I think I might pursue this avenue in my own time with all the "millions" of bookmarks that I have on my home computer ....

To see my bookmarks, visit http://www.delicious.com/Hocadepi

Checked out Technorati but found it very difficult to navigate around - didn't have the time to spare to investigate where things were kept.

Also looked around LibraryThing (which we use on our Library catalogue, so wasn't completely "alien" to me) - again, I can see a couple of more personal uses (what I've read in a particular genre/by a particular author, etc)
Hmmmm, Ditto to comment above about bookmarks at home ....

Online videos

Played around with both YouTube and Google video and they seemed very similar - the same videos appear on both sites but there are also a few unique ones on each site.

Checking out Mosman Library, there were quite a few differences between the YouTube content and the Google site. This is obviously due to the limitation in the time cap on YouTube that doesn't apply to Google.

Had a quick browse through the suggested videos. They have potential to be informative but, on the other hand, some of them are quite dull.
However, the "showcasing oral history" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oaNEt1Q-YU was excellent - obviously a great way to catch personal histories in an entertaining manner.
This is an area that our organisation is looking to pursue.

And here's a YouTube video for our mutual enjoyment:-

Wiki Week

I looked at the suggested wikis and found the following 3 :-

Mint Museums, North Carolina - http://mintwiki.pbwiki.com/
The Full Library Success - http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
Wookieepedia - http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

to be the most interesting.

I have put in my application to be a writer on the wiki for 2.0 and await an answer