I first heard about 23 Things about 3 years ago when I was still working in Chicago. I was a recent graduate of library school and despite my recent departure from the world of education I felt I was falling rapidly behind when it came to Web 2.0 technologies. Some things I was very comfortable with, like RSS feeds, and others were still a bit of a mystery, like wikis. 43 Things came out and I tried it, but the idea that I could come up with goals that other people would find at all interesting seemed fairly far fetched. I came to realize later that the goals are only important or interesting to me. 43 Things is more of a support and advice network. The content of my goals was pretty much irrelevant. On the other hand a 23 Things program came along at just the right time for me. I didn't formally participate, but I followed the blog and tried a lot of the technologies they covered. Web 2.0 becomes a lot less intimidating if you actually get some hands on experience in an environment where everyone is learning together. I'm looking forward to actively participating in this program. I hope I will learn a lot from other participants and discover new applications for these technologies.
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