LibraryThing & Technorati

I discovered LibraryThing awhile ago through the Learning 2.0 program offered at the State Library of Victoria. I think it's a great tool for introducing the notion of cataloguing to the lay person. LibraryThing provides a social networking element as you can view the libraries of others who share your reading interests. The site will also recommend reads to you, making it personally responsive. I like LibraryThing because it focuses on the importance of books and reading in our lives.

I have set up a technorati account, however, I find that many of the sites encourage rapid input of new information, require regular attention and have the potential to cause information overload (even if it is in an organised format!)