Wow! That was quite the intellectual exercise and has made me aware just what power and capability social networks have. I wonder, though, whether it is possible, in the midst of all this communicating capability, that people become more insular and/or insulated by staying within their sphere of special interest and less aware of others. The other extreme is that everybody becomes interconnected.No dobt at the present that social networks are used extensively and are a powerful tool for instant communication.
As for the Betty Blogger Summer School - I have learned a lot and found the experience interesting and stimulating. The process met, and probably exceeded, all my expectations. The directions were excellent and easy to follow. The most challenging aspect was to change my way of thinking about some things and to learn to read the instructions carefully enough not to mess up. On the other hand, messing up is a good way to find out how do do it right, and sometimes discover other aspects of the task. Overall, the self-directed learning process was quite straightforward, thanks largely to the carefully worded and explicit instructions provided. Thanks, Betty for being so methodical and having a good sense of humour.
Yup, I certainly would recomment anyone looking to dip a toe into social network pond.
More power to your elbow!
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Library Thing
This is the URL for my Library Thing: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/claygoon.
It looks like a very handy way to find books that one might like to read, either by subject or author and so would be useful for bookworms. It certainly is easy to navigate and simple to understand the way it works. Will I use it again? Perhaps not as I am always behind with my reading - there are so many other ways to fill the time available.
It looks like a very handy way to find books that one might like to read, either by subject or author and so would be useful for bookworms. It certainly is easy to navigate and simple to understand the way it works. Will I use it again? Perhaps not as I am always behind with my reading - there are so many other ways to fill the time available.
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
RSS Feeds (or now for breakfast)
I have subscibed to the sqaush club I belong to as that seems to be a simple way to see new events, the Town of Halton Hills, because that's where I live and want to know what is happening in my backyard (literally), and the Globe and Mail because I want to know what is happening around the world.
It was easy to set up an account and from what I have seen so far using GR will save time looking for new stuff. I like that. Propably will add more sites in the coming days.
It was easy to set up an account and from what I have seen so far using GR will save time looking for new stuff. I like that. Propably will add more sites in the coming days.
Friday, 12 August 2011
Family meal
There can be no doubt that a BBQ without fish is incomplete, so I would include Lake Ontario salmon, currently in season. The smell of charring fish is pervasive and enough to clear space around your table. It also stuns deer flies, and that can't be bad.
Wikis seem easy to use and the concept is interesting enought to explore further.
Wikis seem easy to use and the concept is interesting enought to explore further.
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Picasa
Dear Betty Blogger (and others, perhaps),
This is my effort to complete Task 5 of the Burlington Public Library Social Networks Summer School.
As requested, I opened Picasa and searched for a photo that might tickle my fancy. Specifically, I looked for a photo of California's giant sequoias. Why? Several reasons: because I happen to like trees and have grown several from seeds, including a couple of sequoias, and lastly because my wife and I took a trip into the region 3 years ago and saw these trees. They are among the oldes trees on the planet and have an amazing ability to resist fire, which is a frequently occuring natural event in the area.
Unfortunately when I tried to e-mail the photo (and others I selected) an error message - "500 Internal Server Error" appeared and so Betty dear there won't be an e-mail containing the photo. One photo I chose had 4 tags and others ranged from 1 to 4. Picasa is a useful way to allow others to share one's vacation or family shots easily for viewing at the viewer's convenience. It is quite likely that I will use Picasa after school is out.
Thanks, Betty.
This is my effort to complete Task 5 of the Burlington Public Library Social Networks Summer School.
As requested, I opened Picasa and searched for a photo that might tickle my fancy. Specifically, I looked for a photo of California's giant sequoias. Why? Several reasons: because I happen to like trees and have grown several from seeds, including a couple of sequoias, and lastly because my wife and I took a trip into the region 3 years ago and saw these trees. They are among the oldes trees on the planet and have an amazing ability to resist fire, which is a frequently occuring natural event in the area.
Unfortunately when I tried to e-mail the photo (and others I selected) an error message - "500 Internal Server Error" appeared and so Betty dear there won't be an e-mail containing the photo. One photo I chose had 4 tags and others ranged from 1 to 4. Picasa is a useful way to allow others to share one's vacation or family shots easily for viewing at the viewer's convenience. It is quite likely that I will use Picasa after school is out.
Thanks, Betty.
Saturday, 30 July 2011
Library Task 4
I was surprised to find Halton Library, Runcorn, UK when looking for BPL in Twitter. having lived near there for years I didn't know of any connection between Runcorn and Halton.
Clearly, Twitter is a neat route to connect and stay connected to lots of current events and folks in and out of the news. A recent news report suggests that not all info on Twitter is accurate, which creates a concern that actions may be taken by individuals based on unreliable, or downright mischevous information.
Yes, I do have concerns about privacy issues associated with social networking, but the I have concerns about how much is known about us by a wide variety of organisations and agencies. How does one investigate that?
No doubt there will be events that I will follow on Twitter after this course.
Looking at Option 2 for this assignment, do those who elected Option 1 really pass Go and collect $200? If so perhaps a gift to Library Lady in respect of impending nuptials would be in order. After all, we should show some appreciation for the time and effort preparing this course and looking after us all.
Clearly, Twitter is a neat route to connect and stay connected to lots of current events and folks in and out of the news. A recent news report suggests that not all info on Twitter is accurate, which creates a concern that actions may be taken by individuals based on unreliable, or downright mischevous information.
Yes, I do have concerns about privacy issues associated with social networking, but the I have concerns about how much is known about us by a wide variety of organisations and agencies. How does one investigate that?
No doubt there will be events that I will follow on Twitter after this course.
Looking at Option 2 for this assignment, do those who elected Option 1 really pass Go and collect $200? If so perhaps a gift to Library Lady in respect of impending nuptials would be in order. After all, we should show some appreciation for the time and effort preparing this course and looking after us all.
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