• 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?
Yes I was able to set up RSS feed.
I can see how this would be helpful to some people who like to keep up on things, such as stocks or real estate, etc. To me, however, it just means more e-mails and information to sift through; more time wasting it is! I cancelled RSS feeds previously due to this.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Google Universe CPL 2.0
What do you like about the Google product?
There is lots to like about the Goolge products (all of them). I tried out Aardvark. It is interesting and the answer to my question came pretty fast.
What do you dislike?
I had to, once again, sign up with e-mail and yet another password, to get Aardvark to work. In order to be able to write up anything on this weeks' topic I felt I must try something new and that is the only reason why I would sign up for it.
The questions are answered by other people like you an me (no need to be an expert, just answer any question you want) and I have no confidence in the answers I received. It is fun for a lark though if you have time to do nothing else!
Would you recommend the product to friends and colleagues?
Yes, of course and I did. It is at least interesting.
Google is one of the most widely used products with our branch staff and with our public. In fact I am surprised we needed to learn this product because when we teach the Internet Part 1 and 2, we utilize Google (more and even more too) quite a bit. This is a great way to introduce people to an internet product that at the very least will get them started towards the information they are seeking. It is a great way to introduce keyword vs directory searches too.
I am always sharing things that I learn from Google and anywhere else on the internet with my co-workers if it is related to work.
Again, I was a little puzzled why we NEEDED to do this one.
There is lots to like about the Goolge products (all of them). I tried out Aardvark. It is interesting and the answer to my question came pretty fast.
What do you dislike?
I had to, once again, sign up with e-mail and yet another password, to get Aardvark to work. In order to be able to write up anything on this weeks' topic I felt I must try something new and that is the only reason why I would sign up for it.
The questions are answered by other people like you an me (no need to be an expert, just answer any question you want) and I have no confidence in the answers I received. It is fun for a lark though if you have time to do nothing else!
Would you recommend the product to friends and colleagues?
Yes, of course and I did. It is at least interesting.
Google is one of the most widely used products with our branch staff and with our public. In fact I am surprised we needed to learn this product because when we teach the Internet Part 1 and 2, we utilize Google (more and even more too) quite a bit. This is a great way to introduce people to an internet product that at the very least will get them started towards the information they are seeking. It is a great way to introduce keyword vs directory searches too.
I am always sharing things that I learn from Google and anywhere else on the internet with my co-workers if it is related to work.
Again, I was a little puzzled why we NEEDED to do this one.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Social Networking CPL 2.0
• Why do you think social networking sites are so popular? What are the main appeal factors? OR• For you, is Facebook useful or a time-waster?
First of all, Facebook is the one thing I have kept doing. The reason is that I can communicate with my family in England, Vancouver and Friends in Calgary all at once. They can see updated pictures of my family and if they post their birthdays I get a reminder so that I may be a good relative and remember their birthday. So I believe that communication is the reason for the popularity. I also find Facebook easy to use (even when they change the entire look of the pages). To an extent it can be a time-waster (and an addiction) to social network.
My second point would be that connection to the outside world doesn't seem to come in the form of too many conversations these days, but you can Blog, Tweet, Facebook, My Space etc until you are blue in the face and who doesn't love seeing someone make a comment on their post or add a new photo?! I have reconnected with people I went to school with, so I find that if I limit myself per day it is a great tool. When abused it is an incredible time waster..."MUST PLAY FARMVILLE!!!!!!" In fact the customers at the library are in a state of panic if the public computers are down and they are unable to farm for the day or post pictures (one of the most asked set of questions we get is about downloading things or doing things on Facebook - I find we do not have time to help with these requests, nor can they download anything from our public computers unless pictures are on a memory drive...no new applications can be downloaded either)
As far as "My Space", I find it to be a poor copy cat of Facebook. You can download music and blog and do many things, yes, but there is not the variety or depth to it as there is with Facebook.
If this gets out of control and my free time is no longer free, I may have to leave Facebook behind as well.
First of all, Facebook is the one thing I have kept doing. The reason is that I can communicate with my family in England, Vancouver and Friends in Calgary all at once. They can see updated pictures of my family and if they post their birthdays I get a reminder so that I may be a good relative and remember their birthday. So I believe that communication is the reason for the popularity. I also find Facebook easy to use (even when they change the entire look of the pages). To an extent it can be a time-waster (and an addiction) to social network.
My second point would be that connection to the outside world doesn't seem to come in the form of too many conversations these days, but you can Blog, Tweet, Facebook, My Space etc until you are blue in the face and who doesn't love seeing someone make a comment on their post or add a new photo?! I have reconnected with people I went to school with, so I find that if I limit myself per day it is a great tool. When abused it is an incredible time waster..."MUST PLAY FARMVILLE!!!!!!" In fact the customers at the library are in a state of panic if the public computers are down and they are unable to farm for the day or post pictures (one of the most asked set of questions we get is about downloading things or doing things on Facebook - I find we do not have time to help with these requests, nor can they download anything from our public computers unless pictures are on a memory drive...no new applications can be downloaded either)
As far as "My Space", I find it to be a poor copy cat of Facebook. You can download music and blog and do many things, yes, but there is not the variety or depth to it as there is with Facebook.
If this gets out of control and my free time is no longer free, I may have to leave Facebook behind as well.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Wiki - CPL 2.0
• How easy or difficult was it to find articles that needed editing? Were the errors you found factual or grammar / spelling?
It is incredibly easy to find articles that needed editing. In the very first article I read about "Chilldren of War" I corrected 6 grammatical/punctuational errors.
I already had an account with Wikipedia.
It is incredibly easy to find articles that needed editing. In the very first article I read about "Chilldren of War" I corrected 6 grammatical/punctuational errors.
I already had an account with Wikipedia.
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