My tentative foray into the Skype world showed just how immediate it can potentially be, and how the "dodgy's" (you know, spammers, vaigra salesmen etc.) are everywhere.
Within 10 seconds of completing the sign up and testing my setup, my PC beeps and there was a porn service with a pre-recorded welcome message on Skype for me!
It didn't take too long to learn how to block callers, and to figure out that I will only have it activated after pre-arranging a time by email with my contacts.
However, I must make sure that my contacts do know that I can be available on Skype - hence the link on my new public Netvibes page.
Showing posts with label Module 6 Getting Social. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Module 6 Getting Social. Show all posts
Sunday, 31 August 2008
I have enough trouble managing the one I have without a Second Life!
Call me a sceptic if you like but I just don't "get" the hype behind Second Life.
Perhaps it's because I've never taken to Fantasy Fiction, Dungeons & Dragons etc., but I cannot for the life of me see why the University of Ohio, for example, has a need to spend real time and real money on a simulated University of Ohio on Second Life when they can spend less and achieve the same objectives by developing their "real" online presence (if they haven't already).
My new Web 2.0 REAL life will be enough, thanks.
Perhaps it's because I've never taken to Fantasy Fiction, Dungeons & Dragons etc., but I cannot for the life of me see why the University of Ohio, for example, has a need to spend real time and real money on a simulated University of Ohio on Second Life when they can spend less and achieve the same objectives by developing their "real" online presence (if they haven't already).
My new Web 2.0 REAL life will be enough, thanks.
Myspace, Facebook, Ning and Netvibes
There are definite benefits to be had with either a Myspace or Facebook page and joining their groups or communities.
The benefits are that you can have a personal public presence but the drawback is that it is only public to other Myspace or Facebook members who you accept as "friends".
I joined both Myspace and Facebook, looked around both, but chose not to pursue either because of the requirement for anyone I wish to refer to my content having to become a member themselves.
There is also seems to be an element of the "mob madness", in that pages are created simply because it is "cool" to do so.
I also signed up as a member of Ning as I had found a specific group that I was interested in, but again the membership requirement was off-putting.
In the post about iGoogle I referred to Netvibes and I have been developing BOTH my PRIVATE pages for the information I "Pull" from the Web and PUBLIC pages for my new authentic personal web presence.
It is just less complicated having a single web portal.
Instead of, for example, joining a Photography group on Ning I can join a (better) Beginners Photography group on Flickr, and refer anyone wanting to check me out to my public Netvibes page via my Flickr profile.
(As I have now done on the profile on this Blog.)
The benefits are that you can have a personal public presence but the drawback is that it is only public to other Myspace or Facebook members who you accept as "friends".
I joined both Myspace and Facebook, looked around both, but chose not to pursue either because of the requirement for anyone I wish to refer to my content having to become a member themselves.
There is also seems to be an element of the "mob madness", in that pages are created simply because it is "cool" to do so.
I also signed up as a member of Ning as I had found a specific group that I was interested in, but again the membership requirement was off-putting.
In the post about iGoogle I referred to Netvibes and I have been developing BOTH my PRIVATE pages for the information I "Pull" from the Web and PUBLIC pages for my new authentic personal web presence.
It is just less complicated having a single web portal.
Instead of, for example, joining a Photography group on Ning I can join a (better) Beginners Photography group on Flickr, and refer anyone wanting to check me out to my public Netvibes page via my Flickr profile.
(As I have now done on the profile on this Blog.)
It's not that I'm anti-social ...
Before I approached Module 6, I had another look at a thought provoking video discovered in Module 4 about Web 2.0 : "Web 2.0 and Your Own Learning and Development" by Stephen Downes of the National Research Council Canada.
Despite having a great face for radio, he unabashedly explains to camera how the Internet and interpersonal communication are undergoing a revolution; what it all means; how essential it is to be up-to-speed with Web 2.0; and, most importantly, how to sensibly use it.
(Warning to YPRL employees - he says that books are effectively becoming obsolete!)
He identifies two elements of the future with Web 2.0 :
(a) Information we "PULL" from the Internet [ like RSS feeds, video's, search results etc.]
and (b) Information we "PUSH" [ like blogs, personal pages and websites etc]
and basically says that if we are not doing BOTH, sensibly, then we will be missing out.
Further, he suggests that authenticity will become a key element of our online behaviour.
Having to this date been overly cautious to "hide" my identity on-line, this need for authenticity poses a problem, and it was with this video in mind that Module 6 was approached.
I was seeking the most effective way of "pulling" information I want to receive and the most effective way of "putting" a more authentic personal presence on the Web.
Despite having a great face for radio, he unabashedly explains to camera how the Internet and interpersonal communication are undergoing a revolution; what it all means; how essential it is to be up-to-speed with Web 2.0; and, most importantly, how to sensibly use it.
(Warning to YPRL employees - he says that books are effectively becoming obsolete!)
He identifies two elements of the future with Web 2.0 :
(a) Information we "PULL" from the Internet [ like RSS feeds, video's, search results etc.]
and (b) Information we "PUSH" [ like blogs, personal pages and websites etc]
and basically says that if we are not doing BOTH, sensibly, then we will be missing out.
Further, he suggests that authenticity will become a key element of our online behaviour.
Having to this date been overly cautious to "hide" my identity on-line, this need for authenticity poses a problem, and it was with this video in mind that Module 6 was approached.
I was seeking the most effective way of "pulling" information I want to receive and the most effective way of "putting" a more authentic personal presence on the Web.
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