November 2011
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Twitter Follow Assignment
For my twitter follower assignment I chose to follow John A Byrne. Byrne is an Editor In Chief at a national magazine website. On his twitter account, he regularly posts headlines to articles he is covering for his website. Topics such as Indian and Chinese MBA applicants being rejected or debunking myths about Harvard University. Many of his updates announce which of his site’s articles...
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Adieu, Facebook
I am happy to say that as soon as I finish logging my blog posts, all I have to do is share them (along with the final paper) on SpiderOak and I am done for the module! More importantly, however, I am done with Facebook!
I never wanted to get a Facebook and was properly angry when I learned that my group was doing Facebook for the research project. I only had my closest friends and my group...
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Oh the Places You'll Go!
I have spent my entire life practically chained to south jersey. I was born here, I grew up here, and when college gave me the opportunity to escape, I ended up staying here. At 20 years old, I haven’t visited even half of the 50 states and I left the country once for just about 2 hours. While Laredo, Mexico was a dirty, humid town were street vendors almost threatened us into buying...
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i brief explanation of Twitter in the New York Times
Unexpected Conversations on Twitter →
This article is really interesting because it is the ISAF, International Security Assistance Force, and someone who tweets Taliban messages. Twitter takes on a completely different roll then it does in our daily lives.
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Twitter Follower Assignment
For my twitter assignment, I chose to follow Kathy Cassidy, a first grade teacher in Canada. Kathy seems to follow other elementary school teachers and educational professionals, as well as mothers and coaches. In analyzing the people that Kathy follows, I would say that she utilizes twitter as a resource for her classroom and for networking with other educators. She is constantly micro...
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LinkedIn is better than just a Resume
Most people assume that LinkedIn is just a place to store a resume/a bulletin board to post it, but that is not true. The website offers so much more than that. It allows you to plan out your career in many different fields, giving suggestions for jobs, durration, when to expect promotion, and what type of job-steps to plan on to reach the position of your dreams. I did this with my wish to be a...
Shift Into Interent
With new developments in web browsing it’s almost ironic that a program that arguably made several information sources obsolete, is now becoming old news itself thanks to the Internet. Reading an article that lists applications that I use almost everyday has me me believe that the traditional web is heading to the scrap heap. In all fairness, the web probably isn’t going to disappear...
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Video Games CAN Be Useful... Maybe
In the article, “Are Video Games A Waste of Time?” the author, J.P. Gee, in a section titled An Alternative Perspective on Learning and Knowing, makes a really important point. He says that we should not ask the question is this a waste of time? We should ask whether or not we are learning valuable, if we learning to understand or participate, and what kind of domain this information...
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Video Games in a Whole New Perspective
Most video game users are generally male, so being a female I have always looked at them as being a waste of time. After reading about semiotic domains, it has really changed my perspective and how I perceive video games. Although most users look at video games as a hobby, there is actually more benefits to them than meets the eye. Video games open up an entirely new world for users, and allows...
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Will Richardson - Professional Twitter
One of the educational twitter accounts that I chose to follow was that of Will Richardson. Will is not only an educator of 22 years, but a parent as well. He is extremely passionate about the impact of social online learning networks in correlation with education. He has mentored countless student teachers throughout the years, and now can be seen on twitter spreading his knowledge about...
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Arthur S. Brisbane
ON my twitter account, I chose to follow Mr. Brisbane, who is the public editor and reader representative for The New York Times. When looking at his “following” list, he had what would be expected. Many of his colleagues like Robert Mackey, the editor for The New York Times blog, as well as several field correspondents, and other internal editors. What I found interesting is that...
I feel fine now
After peering into We Feel Fine I am awed at how millions of web users were able to post a slice of their life on the website. The first time I saw the dozens upon dozens of pages posted by all sorts of different people I knew that there was something to this. Each post resembles a web page with small tidbits of information about the user cleverly posted in pictures or text documents. This harvest...
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Twitter Assignment: Following a professor at Rowan...
For this assignment, I followed Laura Oliver. Her bio on Twitter says that she is finishing up her PhD in Comp & TESOL? She is also a college writing professor at Rowan University. She follows Fox Sports, specifically talking about the Pittsburb Penguins (NHL), so she is interested in Pittsburg sports. She also follows Adventure Aquarium, in Camden, NJ which is a great educational experience....
Web 2.0 explained
The exact definition of Web 2.0 has been the subject of debate for quite some time now. We know that Web 2.0 is responsible for upgrading programs and search engines on the web. An interesting particular aspect of Web 2.0 is it’s ability to adapt to various forms of the web. Web 2.0 as a platform works to group various ideas for websites and developments. Softweare development depends on Web...
We are the world. We are the web
Sometimes it’s hard for me to picture a world where the internet is not a prominent source of information. Kevin Kelly’s article about the growth of the web and hyperlink reminded me about the earlier stages of web development. I can believe that before 1995,before the web got started the computer was mostly used for taxes and chat rooms for nerds. Nearly ten years after the time...
Where's the "dislike" button???
I’m sitting here reading my friend’s status: “Dog died, miss you spunky.” The only option I have is the “Like” button, but I don’t want to “Like” the death of my friend’s dog. I want to dislike it very very much. Alas, there is no dislike button. Why is that?
My theory is this: Facebook is not like youtube. Youtube has likes and...
Facebook's Train of Thought
I remember someone telling me, when I fist got Facebook, to just use it for statuses and friend requests. The more I looked around, the more I noticed that all of the new features that were added and fixed followed a pattern. Facebook DOES have a feedback button, and an online forum for those trying to improve the website. I can imagine Mark Zuckerburg going through a train of thought in his over...
Web 2.0 - Facebook, the crowd reacts!
I’ve noticed that, continuing my research of Facebook, people don’t seem to enjoy the change for the first few days. I read at least two articles on ABC news titled “Facebook changes, everyone hates new news ticker.” People tend to hate the new change for the first few days, but Facebook always makes the feature either optional or subtle. The news ticker on the side of the...
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Semiotic Domain
This was one of my favorite readings. Through many of my literacy classes, as an education major, I have learned of many different types of literacy. However, I never looked at video games as a type of literacy. With the rules, navigation and other pieces it endures after reading this article I can definitely see how video games fall under this topic. I also found it interesting to read that...
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YouTube Gains All Rights
After reading the terms and services of YouTube, I have learned that no matter what you upload to YouTube it becomes sole property of YouTube. You cannot share that link without trademarking it to the site. Once you post a video onto YouTube there is no more confidentiality and anyone can search for and view the video. The site has the right to share the content with anyone and upon uploading...
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““Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper...”
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Tweet Tweet
I never thought I’d own a twitter account, so obviously I came into this thinking of it as homework and nothing more. However, even though I am not as comfortable with it as facebook, I do see that it has more advantages and cool traits that facebook may be lacking. It can be a lot more personal and excitingly up to date. Being more along the lines or “real time,” it is...
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Semiotic Domains
Semiotic domains is an interesting topic. When thinking about literacy I have always thought about reading or writing, it is what I was brought up on. With all the new technologies and advances in our lives it makes sense that we can find literacy in these places. At first the semiotic domain didn’t quite make sense but by the time I finished reading I supported the concept. We learn from...
Getting to know facebook
Like i have said in previous posts i have had facebook for a while know but threw the research in this class i have learned allot. I did many things i have never done before on facebook such as uploading a video and music i never really had interest in doing that befor this class but i wanted to see how it worked so i tried it and it was not very hard at all actually allot easier then i thought....
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How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live
This article says twitter makes a terrible first impression. I agree I really dose I hated it at first. Mostly because I told myself not to like it because it was for a class and I figured it would not be very interested in it, but I am starting to like it more then facebook. I like hearing about what my friends/ followers had for breakfast and it is actually more interesting than it sounds. I...
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Are My Tweets Protected?? →
After our discussion in class about copyright laws, I stumbled upon an extremely interesting piece of writing that discusses the author’s opinion about tweets, and whether or not they can be copyrighted. I found it to be quite useful, and gave me a bit more clarity (though possibly just opinion-based clarity) on Twitter’s terms/privacy policy.
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Response to Semiotic Domains
I was extremely intrigued about Gee’s article on Semiotic Domains. Based on previous classes, I was completely aware that there are many different types of literacies. However, I had never considered video games to be one of them! I now am able to see that because gaming is it’s own culture with it’s own rules, norms, and expectations, it fits perfectly into the definition of...
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LinkedIn as a semiotic domain
LinkedIn has some obvious uses - building a social network, finding good jobs, building a resume, and generally looking impressive for potential employers. Many people found out how to use all of the tools on LinkedIn successfully. This website gives some success stories from people on LinkedIn http://linkedintelligence.com/category/linkedin-success-stories/.
All of these peple figured out how...
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Flickr as a social network
I found an interesting article about Flicker as a social network. http://goo.gl/x4H3a
The article explains what Flicker can do. Also the author did not realize until he sat down with the general manager of Flicker that it was indeed a social network. He explains how big Flicker is now, with 3.5 billion photos. This is a great article to read, and it’s not long at all.
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@coolcatteacher
I have been following Vicki Davis, she is a teacher from Camilla, Georgia. I love her Twitter posts, “Wear a smile. Look your students in the eye. Call them by name. You’ve just begun class well #teachers .”(Davis) All of her Twitter posts are very interesting. She follows many other teachers, as well as students. She is very professional with who she follows, and also what she...
Twitter-First Impressions
I never thought I would see the day when I actually created a Twitter account. I was fine with facebook statuses and didnt want to get caught up in a new social network that would consume even more time. Now in my Intro to Writing Arts class of all places I have found myself updating Twitter about twice a day. After joining the network I learned that it wasnt as bad as i had assumed it would be....
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Facebook and the Honor Code (Re-post)
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I have read through the Terms of Use for Facebook and one thing really stood out to me: how much Facebook relys on the integrity of the users. Facebook considers many facets of the site as a team effort. Under section 3 (safety) it says, “We do our best to keep Facebook safe, but we cannot guarantee it. We need your help to do...
Facebook and the Honor Code
I have read through the Terms of Use for Facebook and one thing really stood out to me: how much Facebook relys on the integrity of the users. Facebook considers many facets of the site as a team effort. Under section 3 (safety) it says, “We do our best to keep Facebook safe, but we cannot guarantee it. We need your help to do that, which includes the following commitments…” A...
Youtube Owns Me
So after looking over the terms and conditions of having a youtube account, i have come to find that basically anything i upload to youtube is no longer mine, and youtube owns it. I’m responsibile for my account, and to make sure no one else gets on my account. Youtube owns all of my videos, etc. I own nothing. They “retain all ownership rights in your content”. Youtube basically...
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Video Games are LITERACY?
After reading the article, “Semiotic Domains”, it really got me thinking that basically anything could be considered literacy, and help children to learn how to read and write. This article begins by talking about how video games can be considered a literacy because of all the images and symbols used. He compares it with a biology textbook and talk about how the use of images helps to...
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An Interesting Argument for Video Games...But Do I...
I found this article by James Gee called “Semiotic Domains: Is Playing Video Games a a ‘Waste of Time’?” interesting. I had learned about semiotics in my communications class last year and was not happy to see that word come up again. However, I thought what Gee was saying was interesting, that technically, video games allow for the same things that other forms of literacy...
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dose the internet know me better then i do???
After doing some research in this class I have really thought about this question. So I googled it I know exactly what the internet would predict me to do. One web site said Maybe Google and Amazon and I-tunes and Pandora tell us a bit about who we are, but one might also argue that we are who we are because of what we find at thoughts places. Pandora makes a suggestion, I choose the selection...
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web 2.0 part 4
Facebook to learn about conservatives but they disappeared and facebook took them away because he clicked more on liberal friends more.. Google is doing the same thing. Two people can Google the same exact thing and get very different results which is based on other things we have looked up on Google prior to looking up this subject. Your computer is personalized to you. Your filter bubble you...
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Trending NOW!
Social networking sites are a part of our society, and they deliver more than just social interaction. Twitter is considered to be media outlet, because it is constantly flooded with the latest news and information for everyone to read about. Major media outlets are constantly tweeting about the latest breaking news for all to read. Twitter even has a section of trending topics for users to...
Steping into facebook
While i continue to research facebook and its many abilities i hind so many are writing. as we were going over it in class i did not completely agree some were writing that we said were but i went home and looked into them. I guess i am so closed minded into what is and isn’t writing that i could not even see that these things were indeed a form of writing. I have learned not only so much...
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LinkedIn's User Agreement
LinkedIn outlines a “Do and Don’t section” for users to comply. The “Do’s” are simple: provide accurate information that follows all of the policies, and act professional. The “Don’t’s” span at least 30 items, all detailing different ways you cannot use the content of LinkedIn. While some of these are expected, like creating a fake...
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Flicker's Terms Of Service
I was reading the terms of service and conditions of use statement for flicker. For Flicker you are responsible for all things that you upload. In no way shape or form is Flicker in anyway responsible for anything you post. As a user you agree not to upload anything that is unlawful, abusive, harmful, threatening, or really anything that is objectible. There are many other rules as a user such as...
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No More Privacy.
Reading about the privacy issues on the internet just made me think more about what I have come to pay more attention to in the past few years. In 2005 when I had a Myspace it wasn’t private and I was not concerned with who saw it. Now I make all of my information private and I am always thinking who could see what I post before I post it. Employeers are using Facebook and Twitter to learn...
