I just recently joined Dropbox and I love it! It was all because of a presentation that Michael Stephens did at a mini-conference. After reading the various articles and posts, I didn't realize how much of my stuff is already in the clouds. I use google docs, delicious, iphoto, and a couple of others that were discussed. I wasn't aware of some of them and, well, let's face it, I'm going to investigate Zoho cause it looks and sounds interesting. As far as how that can influence my library, I've been working on getting my colleagues to use a wiki, so that is a start. Some of my concerns for sites like Flickr in the school center around the few who ruin it for the masses and exploit pictures of students. It takes continual instruction to get students to realize there are dangers out there and there are ways to protect themselves. I can't say I'm a fan of strangers being able to use some of my photos, but I have to admit I appreciate being able to use theirs! So, I keep that part simple: if I don't want others to use it, I don't upload it.
My final thoughts: the clouds are already here and I am in them...to a degree.
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