Reader 1
First thoughts about Web 2.0
Does Web 2.0 have a place in
my world today? . In deed it is good funnel for research, storage,
collaborating, networking, interacting, entertain, be entertained, elaborate,
exaggerate, lies, corruption, scheming etc.. One big fusion, one big melting
pot.. I will extract what I need when I
need it. We are fortunate to be living
in the developing world, we are educated, we socialise, we have freedom of thought
or have we after being bombarded with new technology in ways that we can
improve our lives, information that we all must have!. We should therefore, be
able to evaluate, make good judgements and educated risks within seconds of
pressing that ‘send/display/share’ button. Hard to live with it and hard to
live without it..
I was reading some of the
other student’s blogs and comments and had the same thoughts as Liam about society becoming lazy and
becoming less physical. I see this
regularly when taking children’s dance classes how unfit and little stamina
they have. Jessica Hay mentions the difference between seeing a ballet
production on TV or video compared to experiencing the real thing and exciting
all of our senses. Will we loose some of the use of our senses? Emily Brenchley hit the nail on the head;
it is our choice in the end. Do we sit
for hours on end in front of a screen for hours on end, adults at work as well
as children at play? Should we? Do we have to?
Since starting BAPP and
setting up a Blog, I have never come across the whole concept of Web 2.0. It is very very clever… A real maze for me
though!
New to me is Google Docs or
similar and without is it would be difficult to share or publish you work in
progress. Do I want everyone to steal
some of my ideas if I’m researching? Is
what I’m researching correct? Should I
trust what I read? Wikipedia is a site I will initiate my research, but I need
further proof and justification for cross referencing.
Blogging is new to me
too. I will probably use this more often now.
Flickr or similar sites are
great for photo storage and of course ways to make some revenue as a
professional. I enjoyed the outcome of
this task but not the process.
Youtube can be fun,
entertaining and informative, excellent to broadcast news events but a reminder
that horrific scenes can be shared too.
I have looked at other
gadget and widgets that can be added to your blogs and web sites and may use
them further down the line. For now I still prefer to interact much more with humans face
to face, to feel them and so witness their real emotions. I like the feeling of being alive.
