Facebook
I've had a facebook account for a few years now, and created it when it was only available to college students. I rarely used it for a long time, but when friends started signing up, I started using it more. Now I use it quite often to keep in touch with my friends and family, to find out what's happening in my community, and just for fun. It's a good way to share photos with people, too. It's also much better than Myspace, if anyone still uses that anymore. I definitely recommend looking at the privacy settings and making sure that you're only sharing what you want to share with others. You can become a "fan" of someone or organization or join groups, all of which I've done. I'd rather not share what groups I've joined, who my friends are, or who I am a fan of.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Things 6 and 7
Blog Readers and RSS Feeds
Since both of these use Google Reader I'm lumping things 6 and 7 together.
I added the North Texas 23 blog to my reader and created its own folder. I also added the North Texas Regional Library System blog. I tried adding the UNT RIS blog but it would not let me. I don't know if this is because it's a private blog.
The video helped to explain how RSS feeds work. I added an RSS Feed a year or so ago for The Writer's Almanac but never remember to read it. I've added a lot of the recommended RSS Feeds and will hopefully remember to read them!
Google Reader is a good way to keep up with blogs and RSS Feeds, but remember to check them can be the problem. I like that it's possible to organize them into folders as well.
Since both of these use Google Reader I'm lumping things 6 and 7 together.
I added the North Texas 23 blog to my reader and created its own folder. I also added the North Texas Regional Library System blog. I tried adding the UNT RIS blog but it would not let me. I don't know if this is because it's a private blog.
The video helped to explain how RSS feeds work. I added an RSS Feed a year or so ago for The Writer's Almanac but never remember to read it. I've added a lot of the recommended RSS Feeds and will hopefully remember to read them!
Google Reader is a good way to keep up with blogs and RSS Feeds, but remember to check them can be the problem. I like that it's possible to organize them into folders as well.
Thing 4
Flickr mashups
I didn't realize there was so much you could do with this! I looked around the various sites that allow you to create your own images, etc. I really liked the Colr Pickr. I decided to use the Spell with Flickr for this blog using my first name. I could have gone on for hours looking for the perfect combination of letters!
The Big Huge Labs site offers quite a few fun options as well. I could see this coming in handy to create a personal or professional blog or website. It would also be useful in the library to create websites or handouts or for students to use for personal reasons or for classwork.
I didn't realize there was so much you could do with this! I looked around the various sites that allow you to create your own images, etc. I really liked the Colr Pickr. I decided to use the Spell with Flickr for this blog using my first name. I could have gone on for hours looking for the perfect combination of letters!
The Big Huge Labs site offers quite a few fun options as well. I could see this coming in handy to create a personal or professional blog or website. It would also be useful in the library to create websites or handouts or for students to use for personal reasons or for classwork.
Thing 3
Flickr
I am only now beginning to work on my blog again, after being out of town and on vacation for the past 2-3 weeks. It's back to the real world now and back to business!
Choice 1
I chose to browse Flickr but I will create my own account in the future. It's a great way to share photos with people, especially because it seems to take me forever to send pictures via e-mail. I don't know if this is because the photos are too large or what, but Flickr should solve this problem anyway. It looks like Flickr allows you to do some cool things, such as create personalized greeting cards. I also noticed that it allows you to edit, store, and organize your photos. I have been meaning to organize the digital photos I've taken over the past few years, in fear that if my computer crashes, I will lose all of my pictures.
I conducted a search on Fort Collins, Colorado since this is one of the places I travelled to recently where I was visiting family. I narrowed the search to Lory State Park which is a beautiful place to do some great hiking. Here is an image I found taken at Arthur's Rock at Lory State Park http://www.flickr.com/photos/f-stop/619827616/
When I have some free time I will definitely begin uploading some photos!
I am only now beginning to work on my blog again, after being out of town and on vacation for the past 2-3 weeks. It's back to the real world now and back to business!
Choice 1
I chose to browse Flickr but I will create my own account in the future. It's a great way to share photos with people, especially because it seems to take me forever to send pictures via e-mail. I don't know if this is because the photos are too large or what, but Flickr should solve this problem anyway. It looks like Flickr allows you to do some cool things, such as create personalized greeting cards. I also noticed that it allows you to edit, store, and organize your photos. I have been meaning to organize the digital photos I've taken over the past few years, in fear that if my computer crashes, I will lose all of my pictures.
I conducted a search on Fort Collins, Colorado since this is one of the places I travelled to recently where I was visiting family. I narrowed the search to Lory State Park which is a beautiful place to do some great hiking. Here is an image I found taken at Arthur's Rock at Lory State Park http://www.flickr.com/photos/f-stop/619827616/
When I have some free time I will definitely begin uploading some photos!
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