Thing #9

This photograph was taken by Collin Hughes. A link to his flickr to view more is :http://www.flickr.com/photos/sleepxwalker/3472343935/

*This is actually a picture of my boyfriend :]

Flickr is great for uploading quality photos and very popular among photographers.

I've actually had a Flickr account before and used to update it frequently. I didn't have a fancy camera but I liked taking photos.

I think it's great everyone can see your photos. It's a quality site and people go on all the time looking for photographers for model shots, weddings, and senior pictures. It great for developing a public portfolio for everyone to see.

Thing #8

I thought the Wiki was interesting and kinda cool. You can change any information at any time you want. Within schools and organizations Wiki would work good for research and opinion papers. I can understand why teachers wouldn't want us using Wiki because the information can be changed at any time and it may not always be truthful.

The Wiki I edited was 'New Moon' on Wikipedia.com. Its really random on the page but I couldn't think of anything else to write. I added the part about the movie coming out soon starring Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Yup it's pointless but people love the twilight saga. I'll even admit it.

Physical Graffiti. Why? I have no idea. Sounds the best at the moment. :]

Thing #7

I thought the Zoho Writer was much easier to work with than Google Docs. First off it was simple to view and download. The tools were basic and simple which was actually nice. I didn't have to send a lot of time trying to figure everything out.

I think the founding fathers would have appreciated this but the Declaration of Independence is pretty solid so i don't think it could have been much better.

Thing #6

Thing 6 wasn't that great.... i really don't follow news and media well so it was boring to sit through. The websites provided would work good though if you where researching something in the public eye because there are so many stories provided. If you kept up on posting and were truthfully a lot of people would probably follow you because when people want the news, they want the truth. It's also easy to share and recommend posts and stories to others on many different sites. All the options to do so are clearly shown and easy to follow if anyone chose to do so. Sites like Reddit are great because you can link them to social sites like twitter so you can check them on the go and it's a creditable site because people read and 'recommend' articles so you know what is being provided is true.

The new Kate is crazier. She was a nice, humble wife/mother and now she's trying to live in her teens by being a baby about the whole situation and acting a fool. Act and look your age Kate.

Jon is even worse. It's funny how they divorce and both now look like they want to be twenty again. And yes i think Ed Hardy is all Jon owns. But what i've seen pictures of him in gym shorts..what a step up!!

But anyways i could actually care less about those two. We have the balloon boy family now!

Thing #5

Oh Twitter, i never thought i would see you. I ended up choosing Twitter because a lot of other people i know do so i can talk to them on there. It's kinda nice if you just wanna say something short and simple and convenient because i can update it on my cell phone (not a blackberry or anything with the internet) and its totally free. I don't really think I can see this having some application to school work or professional development because all you can really do on it is tell people something about your day or whatever. It's almost too simple to make anything productive out of it. Like all social networking sites, it can be evil because other people can easily write something bad about you or someone you know and there's not much you can do about it. It can also be a place where hackers can show up and try to break into your profile and mess with things. So protect your password!!!

Thing #4

I have had a facebook for a while now and already added a few people from school here. Facebook is actually my favorite networking site because everyone seems to use it and check it regularly so it's easy to keep in touch. I don't 'party hard' or anything of that nature so i never have pictures that if a potential employer saw they would not want to hire me for. Even though i haven't posted any of my work for people to see, i would like to once i have enough 'good' stuff so everyone can see what I'm capable of and maybe want me to do work for them later on.

I'm pretty open about everything so i don't tend to disclose much information because almost everyone i know on Facebook is a friend or relative.

The professional network wasn't all that different from the social networking to me. The layout was quite similar and you can do a lot of the same things. The only difference I see is people seem to take the professional network more seriously, such as posting things about their work and important events, while with social networking it's pretty much anything at all.

Thing #3

Thing 3 was very easy. i already have my account and check it at least once a day. I found being able to check my email, grades, and account all soooo useful and easy for students at Ai. It's great for all of us because we don't have to go to an office, wait, and a bunch of other time consuming things to get the information we need when we can just go on the website whenever we want and do it ourselves. The one resource i find extremely helpful is the student email. I already email teachers and staff often and it's great and easy to keep in touch.

And uhmmm...i didn't have any problems access anything.... no seriously.... maybe I'm missing something.... or just that good!