Week 4, Thing 9: Explore MERLIN & other library-related blogs

I explored the MERLIN web site. It seems to contain links to lots of useful information on new technologies. I looked briefly at the Gaming, Avatars and Virtual Worlds link, and I intend to come back to that again. Although I have heard of Second Life, I am unfamiliar with how it works. I will explore it further through the MERLIN site. I subscribed to MERLIN's RSS feed in my Bloglines account. I also explored search tools such as Topix and Technorati (Feedster is not currently available). I came across a specialized RSS feed directory for Colleges and Universities produced by Peterson's: http://directory.edufeeds.com/