In the begining was the word...

And the word was, well, not web 2.0, but you have to start somewhere I suppose.
So, why am I taking part in the 23 things? Mostly because my initial reaction was to sneer at all this new-fangled technology and then to realise that although I've heard about flickr, blogging etc I don't actually know much about it. Time to learn then. Rather than just talking my way around these cunning online devices, I'd like to get to a vaguely competent standard of using them, and understanding how they can be used both professionally and socially.