Armed with a bit of knowledge about what Twitter is all about, share your thoughts on this fast growing online phenomenon.
First off, I think Twitter is a bizarre bizarre website. The simple fact of letting the world know what you are doing at every minute, every hour, every second just boggles my mind. But of course, not every one does tweet about everything that's happening to them at every second.
I personally signed up for Twitter about 6 months ago since I wanted to be updated on all the upcoming shows that some of my favourite youtube artists would be performing at. I thought it was a great way to stay connected and be "in the know" but it got a little frustrating when I would have mass tweets from everyone and my home page would be full of new tweets to read.
Nonetheless, I can see how Twitter can be so addicting since you can follow your favourite singer/actors/actresses and always know what they are doing!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Week 9 Post - LibraryThing
Was the site user-friendly? Did you find it difficult to navigate?
The website was easy to navigate and user-friendly. The tabs were extremely helpful, easy to read and straightforward. I can definitely see this website being used by those who are tech-savvy and want a place to catalogue their books online -especially since everyone nowadays are always on the computer!
This website is also a great way to connect with other book lovers out there since there is an area where you can join in on forums and groups.
Another great thing about this website is that it provides you with detailed descriptions on every book and you're also able to read reviews from other people as well!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Week 8 Post - Online Productivity Tools
Do you see yourself using these tools or will you stick to more traditional methods. If you were to use one of these tools regularly, which would it be and why?
Yes I do see myself using these tools especially the Google Calander! I wish I had known about this earlier because it would have really come in handy for me. I think that having your schedule accessible online is great because sometimes I do forget my calender notebook and I have no idea of remembering what I have booked for certain days -especially when my supervisor asks me if I'm free to take a shift or two.
I find that nowadays, everything we do revolves around the internet and it's a shame that children of this generation are not growing up with more traditional methods of play, such as enjoying the beautiful summer weather outside instead of being housed inside four walls playing various computer games!
So when I learned that you can have your calender accessible online I just thought about all the crazy tools and resources that are now becoming available to this tech-savvy world of ours.
Yes I do see myself using these tools especially the Google Calander! I wish I had known about this earlier because it would have really come in handy for me. I think that having your schedule accessible online is great because sometimes I do forget my calender notebook and I have no idea of remembering what I have booked for certain days -especially when my supervisor asks me if I'm free to take a shift or two.
I find that nowadays, everything we do revolves around the internet and it's a shame that children of this generation are not growing up with more traditional methods of play, such as enjoying the beautiful summer weather outside instead of being housed inside four walls playing various computer games!
So when I learned that you can have your calender accessible online I just thought about all the crazy tools and resources that are now becoming available to this tech-savvy world of ours.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Week 7 Post - Flickr and Youtube
Youtube is my absolute number 1 favourite website. It's a must checked website everytime I log onto my computer. I think it's extremely user friendly, even though the layout has changed a bit a couple of weeks ago (I'm still trying to familiarize myself with it since I'm so used to the old layout!) By subscribing to the channels you enjoy, it allows you to keep track of your favourites and updates you whenever a new video is posted.
Before joining Youtube, I never understood what was so great about it...until I tried it myself. I first searched for songs on Youtube and I started to subscribe to a few musicians since at the time, I was very interested in learning how to play the guitar. This then led me to branch out to dancing videos and comedians and eventually to makeup/health and beauty (I've always had a fascination with makeup even though I myself don't wear any).
Lately, I've been treating Youtube like T.V! I have a whole variety of subscriptions and I love how there is always something for me to watch when I sign in. It's never boring and I'm always entertained. Youtube has become the new "Facebook" for me.
Even though I don't spend as nearly as much time on Flickr than I do on Youtube, I still find Flickr to be a great website to store and upload your photos. It's quite similar to an online album! It's also a very neat place to find pictures for projects and assignments.
Before joining Youtube, I never understood what was so great about it...until I tried it myself. I first searched for songs on Youtube and I started to subscribe to a few musicians since at the time, I was very interested in learning how to play the guitar. This then led me to branch out to dancing videos and comedians and eventually to makeup/health and beauty (I've always had a fascination with makeup even though I myself don't wear any).
Lately, I've been treating Youtube like T.V! I have a whole variety of subscriptions and I love how there is always something for me to watch when I sign in. It's never boring and I'm always entertained. Youtube has become the new "Facebook" for me.
Even though I don't spend as nearly as much time on Flickr than I do on Youtube, I still find Flickr to be a great website to store and upload your photos. It's quite similar to an online album! It's also a very neat place to find pictures for projects and assignments.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Week 6 - RSS: Really Simple Syndication
Were you able to successfully set up your RSS feed? If not, where did you run into problems? If you were successful, does this make information-gathering more convenient for you?
I was able to successfully set up my RSS feed however I found it a little confusing getting everything started. For me I don't think this would be something that I would use since most of the websites I visit don't have an RSS feed link that I can click on. In addition since I only visit a maximum of 5 websites a day, there would be no point for me to use this tool.
Week 5 Post - Google Universe
What do you like about the Google product? What do you dislike? Would you recommend the product to friends and colleagues?
Being an avid Google user for years now, I find Google product extremely helpful and easy so use! Since I am terrible with directions, I find Google Maps very useful when I venture off into some unknown area around the city of Calgary. And at times when I'm really bored, I like to explore Google Earth for fun.
I would definitely recommend Google product to friends and colleagues. I think it offers great links that may be helpful for anybody of any age -from quick links to Gmail, Blogger and my personal favourite: Youtube! It has links that can be of use for junior high and high school students such as Google Scholar.
I think that the products offered by Google should be taken advantage of by users because sometimes we tend to overlook the use of the internet. There are so many resources out there that may be helpful to each one of us, however it's just a matter of taking some time to explore and discover.
Being an avid Google user for years now, I find Google product extremely helpful and easy so use! Since I am terrible with directions, I find Google Maps very useful when I venture off into some unknown area around the city of Calgary. And at times when I'm really bored, I like to explore Google Earth for fun.
I would definitely recommend Google product to friends and colleagues. I think it offers great links that may be helpful for anybody of any age -from quick links to Gmail, Blogger and my personal favourite: Youtube! It has links that can be of use for junior high and high school students such as Google Scholar.
I think that the products offered by Google should be taken advantage of by users because sometimes we tend to overlook the use of the internet. There are so many resources out there that may be helpful to each one of us, however it's just a matter of taking some time to explore and discover.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Week 4 Post - Facebook
For you, is Facebook useful or a time-waster?
Personally I would say that for a majority of the time, Facebook is a big time-waster! When the Facebook craze first broke out 3-4 years ago, I was hesitant to create an account and thought that eventually the hype would phase... but who would of thought that I'd soon jump on the bandwagon!
At first Facebook was extremely addicting and very detrimental for my grades. I was always on it when I was suppose to be studying. It was a way for me to procrastinate. Nowadays Facebook is useful for creating events such as birthday dinners, parties and outings. I find it extremely useful that you're able to keep track of who can attend or who needs to RSVP to your event. It's also fairly organized in a manner that it's easy to access (whether it's on your home computer, at the library or one you phone!)
As much as I think Facebook is a time waster, it is still one of my "must" check out websites everyday.
Personally I would say that for a majority of the time, Facebook is a big time-waster! When the Facebook craze first broke out 3-4 years ago, I was hesitant to create an account and thought that eventually the hype would phase... but who would of thought that I'd soon jump on the bandwagon!
At first Facebook was extremely addicting and very detrimental for my grades. I was always on it when I was suppose to be studying. It was a way for me to procrastinate. Nowadays Facebook is useful for creating events such as birthday dinners, parties and outings. I find it extremely useful that you're able to keep track of who can attend or who needs to RSVP to your event. It's also fairly organized in a manner that it's easy to access (whether it's on your home computer, at the library or one you phone!)
As much as I think Facebook is a time waster, it is still one of my "must" check out websites everyday.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Week 3 Post - Wikipedia!
How easy or difficult was it to find articles that needed editing? Were the errors you found factual or grammar / spelling?
I found that for the most part, it was difficult to find articles that needed editing. The ones that I did find that needed editing were mostly due to grammatical and spelling errors. I think that Wikipedia is a great place to familiarize yourself with a certain topic or subject that you're interested it but it should not be cited as a primary source. Since Wikipedia can be created and edited by anyone, like you and me, what is written on the page may not be reliable.
(Oh and I also did a search for "Forest Lawn Library" in the search bar and nothing came up for it!)
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Week 2 Post - Delicious
What are the advantages of storing, sharing, and tagging web content this way? What are the disadvantages?
Delicious, at first, was a very scary site for me to use. I felt as though I didn't know how to navigate through the site and be able to use it quickly and effectively when helping a customer -therefore I rarely used it unless I needed too.
This quickly changed once I had a chance to really look and play around with Delicious and explore all the links that were available for me to use.
Some advantages of using Delicious are:
Delicious, at first, was a very scary site for me to use. I felt as though I didn't know how to navigate through the site and be able to use it quickly and effectively when helping a customer -therefore I rarely used it unless I needed too.
This quickly changed once I had a chance to really look and play around with Delicious and explore all the links that were available for me to use.
Some advantages of using Delicious are:
- able to save websites for future use
- quick and fast retrieval of websites
- able to view popular or recent pages
- alphabetical and easy to read "tag bundles"
- it's FREE! (who doesn't love free stuff?)
Some disadvantages of using Delicious are:
- no visuals to please the eye, doesn't seem to draw your attention into using the website
- takes time to get used to how the site works
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Week 1 Post
What do you hope to learn from CPL 2.0?
Through this internet journey, I hope to be able to expand my knowledge about all the social networking sites out there along with some other neat internet sites/tools that I'm unaware of. I think this will be a great experience for me as I am always open to learning more about what is available for me to use over the internet -especially if it will make my life easier! :)
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