Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Google extras 2.0
So this week our task was to look at different google products. Meaning that we look at what google has to offer other than just simple searching. The questions we are supposed to answer this week are, "What do you like about the Google product? What do you dislike? Would you recommend the product to friends and colleagues?" So I tried a few different products and the main problem that I found was that for a lot of them you have to give personal information in order to access the service. There are other programs like google earth that don't require any extra information but they do require that you download the program which can take some time if you don't have a fast internet connection. What I like is that google does offer all these different kinds of products. It's not just all about searching, though google does provide lots of different search options. All in all most of the programs, though interesting, are not things you would use on daily basis. There are some I would recommend like google earth but most are not really needed. Ok so that's all I have to say this week. Have a happy Earth Day.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Facebook or Crackbook 2.0 Week 4
Well we are on the fourth week already and on to a topic that is perhaps one of my favorite time-wasters. Ah facebook what would we students do without you. After all there is no better way to procrastinate than go online and chat with friends, post on their walls, see what they are up to, reconnect with old school mates, or just play one of thousands of different games. Of course you can upload all your photos and videos and continually updated your status so everyone knows what you are doing all the time. So with all these things to do the question is "For you, is Facebook useful or a time-waster?" My answer is yes. Facebook is a useful time-waster. That may be a contradiction but it's true. Sometimes you need to do something to decompress and relieve stress and that is facebook. It is also a great way to connect with people and do things. You can find all sorts of like minded people who share your beliefs and others who don't. You can even have debates online. Facebook is also great for group projects when you are in University because it is rare that everyone can meet so by starting a group on facebook you can all share your ideas and read everyone else's when you have free time, i.e. middle of the night just before your hopefully three hours of sleep and with the deadline five hours away. All in all facebook is mostly for fun. Here is a song demonstrating all the wonderful/not so wonderful things about facebook. Just click on the link to enjoy or if that doesn't work copy and paste it into the address bar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b-fJxzpK7s OK that's is it for now. See you next post.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
2.0 Week 3
OK so I'm jumping right in with this weeks question. How easy or difficult was it to find articles that needed editing? Were the errors you found factual or grammar / spelling? So it is fairly easy to find articles that need editing. Mostly the mistakes are grammar related but there are also some spelling mistakes. The factual mistakes are usually because an article has not been updated so the information is out of date rather than completely incorrect. There are less factual mistakes than grammar likely because they are easier to spot. The human brain is very good at filing in so if there are grammar or spelling mistakes people tend to read right over them without even noticing. See most of you reading this just missed the mistake in the last sentence. The difference with factual mistakes is that if you cross reference with any other database/reasource the mistake becomes obvious because the information is not supported by both sources. So now I'll leave you with a list of some interesting Wikipedia articles. *Wow! Signal *Tube Bar Prank Calls *Kola Superdeep Borehole *Year Without a Summer *K Foundation Burn a Million Quid *Sokal Affair *Person From Porlock If you still want some more interesting articles just search insteresting Wikipedia articles on google. Enjoy
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