Much web 2.0 to share

It's week 4 for the OCLS Learn 2.0 course and there was a lot of interesting sites to look at. So here's a little bit about some of the stuff I looked at:

• Ask a Ninja was fun to watch, I had never heard of it before. I've now subscribed to the podcast through iTunes so I can catch future episodes.
• I knew about OCLS having videos on YouTube, but what was really interesting was seeing that a member of the public posted a clip of the library float from one of the Citrus Bowl parades. A true example of web 2.0!
• Adventure task - I went to ToEat and have submitted Z-Coffee, we'll see if it shows up. Good concept, but do we really need that many entries for Arby's? I also noticed places listed that are no longer open. Overall it's a good example of a mashup and a site I'll probably use when going on trips to other cities.

I was already familiar with a number of the winners for the SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards. Here are a few of the new discoveries I made:

• One Sentence - This site asks people to share in one sentence a life story. It allows you to tag and rate each sentence. Interesting to see how creative people can be with just one sentence. Some are very personal and powerful.
• Guess the Google - This game gives you a montage of images and you try to guess the common keyword. While many may only see this as a fun time waster, it can get you to think about what images are attached to keywords and why. One frustrating feature is that it doesn't give you the correct keyword if you miss it - you just get the first letter!
• Swivel - Looking for graphs? They have lots of graphs and charts at this site. People are able to post graphs on anything (warning: and I mean anything). You can get some ideas on how to visually represent your data by looking at what others have done. Take a look at the Feature Graphs for some interesting submissions.
• ColorBlender - Not sure what color to use with your favorite lavender? Go to this site and get an entire pallette with just a few clicks! You can download your created blend of colors for Photoshop and Illustrator, it gives you the HTML code, and the RGB numbers. Awesome!

My final share element is StumbleUpon. I've used this a couple of times and could spend hours just wandering around the web seeing what others have "stumbled upon". For you search engine fans, give it a try and see what interesting sites you find.

Now if I can just stumble upon a great and simple idea that Google will pay me millions for...