I found using Delicious a really interesting experience. I loved the idea of being able to access my bookmarks from anywhere, for starters. As I used the website, it was really, really helpful. I was able to see how many people had bookmarked a particular site, which is always telling about the quality of the content. It seems like a very efficient way to find the best information in the shortest amount of time.
I really liked the idea of Google Reader. I have about a hundred websites I am always forgetting to check, or so it seems! I liked that only new content from sites I have subscribed to comes up in Reader, so I am not getting the same old stuff over and over again. It even marks them as read, just like the email in my inbox. I thought this was a very useful site, and I will definitely be using it. Instead of cluttering my bookmarks bar with a bunch of sites, I can just bookmark Google Reader and check the sites from there. It's a lot easier- plus there is no going to a website only to find there is nothing new. This would be great for teachers, because you can set up alerts on websites with content relevant to your class, so you don't miss out on anything useful. It may be a bit of information overload, but it's easy enough to skip things that don't interest you.
Library Thing was incredibly easy to use. Adding books was really easy-- just search for author, title, etc, and a whole list of results showed up. Choose one and it shows right up in your library. I also found the discussion topics useful. It looks like a great place to ask questions and connect with other people who have the same books. I think it could be really useful in a classroom just to keep track of the books you have available to students. You can even put in comments and notes to yourself, and the date the book was last read. The books are also easy to sort by author or alphabetically.
Excellent!
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