Sweet - I did a Tweet!

Well, I must admit, I got a little excited tweeting something for the first time! I realize I have 0 followers and it will never be read, but still, I sent a message out there to the universe and it's just as likely to be received as talking to my teenagers...oh, I'm quickly losing the excitement!

I enjoyed my Twitter experience. I can see some of the merits in it but I still see a lot of drawbacks such as giving too much power to celebrities and pseudo-celebrities and sports stars to impact the opinions of those who accept everything said to them without real knowledge. Also, people tweet things very quickly after an event and often come to regret what they have written. Perhaps my biggest beef is the fact that it is a major time waster for follower and followee and do we really need more time spent on our electronic devices!

I know I sound like a curmudgeon who should be living off the grid but these are my feelings about many social networking sites such as Facebook. Too many naive teenagers are using the site, posting things that are forever out in cyberspace and not using the privacy settings.

Although I found using Twitter interesting and a wee bit exciting, I probably won't use it after the course is finished simply due to lack of time.

Week 3 - Tagging

Okay, so I didn't find Diigo exactly easy to navigate but I eventually figured it out!

I bookmarked www.bpl.on.ca (because it is fantastic!) with the tags library, Burlington, catalogue and books and the site www.stampinup.com with the tags stamping, scrapbooking and demonstrator.

I'd like to think I'll use diigo after the course is over but I will need to get into the habit. To make it a habit will require a bit of forethought before I get into my usual routine on my laptop so we will see whether this old dog can learn new tricks!

Fixed You tube video!

Alright, it took a couple of tries but I have fixed my week 2 assignment and now everyone can enjoy one of my favourite characters on SNL - the Target Lady! Now on to week 3!

Youtube fun!

I'm hoping this embedding thing worked because this is a funny sketch from SNL. It has Kristen Wiig doing one of her recurring characters - the Target Lady!

I did enjoy my YouTube experience - too much! It took me too long to decide which video to post.

I think streaming is popular for many reasons - people love to share what they love, everyone wants a little bit of fame, people are constantly on their computers and youtube provides entertainment.

I will continue to use YouTube as I always have - when I want to find a clip of an old tv show to educate my kids, to see what my kids are laughing about on youtube, to see the latest singing sensation. I let my kids screen it for me so I don't search long.

YouTube is a distraction that can become addictive!

First Time Blogger!

Such fun! What a great opportunity to explore the unknown realms of Web 2.0! I am fairly familiar with some of the applications we'll be using but overall I would rate my knowledge as web 2. sketchy (3 out of 10)!
I love having the chance to expand my horizons!
Chat again soon!