Thing 9

This "thing" seemed to take forever, I tried a number of ideas (creating a slide show,a collage, among some other stuff). Finally, I came up with this. I just want to thank my co-workers for their help. I hope I didn't drive you crazy with my endless questions.

Thing 8

Eventhough I'm well aware of text messaging and web conferencing and respect these ways of communicating, personally, I've only experienced and enjoy IM(instant messaging).I like chatting with friends and family(especially those who live out of the country). It's a lot cheaper than a phone call and doesn't have the delay of a letter by mail. Also, I've taken several on-line classes and students and professors communicate this way. For those who haven't experienced on-line chatting, the experience can be rewarding and surprisingly addictive. For me, text messaging doesn't offer the same type of experience. Or maybe, I just need to give text messaging a real chance. Who knows!

Thing 7

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

This was fun! I just played around with a couple of photos and images until I got the right one.

Thing 6

I"m now on thing six. In fact, I've been on thing six for a while now. However, a co-worker saved me! it was really simble once I asked someone. To my fellow bloggers, if you're stuck on something that's not familiar, jsut ask someone. Don't waste a lot of time trying to figure out something that's not very difficult once you've been pointed in the right direction!

YS celebrate (obama election, black history) DSCN3155

YS celebrate (obama election, black history) DSCN3155, originally uploaded by lindacue48.

Display for Black history month in the Youth Service Department(ACLD).

Thing 5: Flickr

For this excercise, I chose option B. I created an account with flickr and uploaded several photos. This process wasn't difficult at all. The directions were clear and easy to follow.

Now, I'm going to see if I can download one of those photos to this blog!

Thing 4: RSS and Newsletters

For this post, I'll like to start with some definitions because I like definitions. And because, I'm thinking about those who might just read my blog and have never heard of the term.

From our readings for this "thing", it's stated that "RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It is a file format for delivering regularly updated information over the web."

Also, "in the information world RSS has changed the way news, media, and content creators share information, and it is changing the way everyday users are consuming information".

In addition, RSS's "allows you to subscribe to online news and updates that are important to you, and once you subscribe to a source, you no longer need to visit that individual website to check the website for updates/ if they offer an RSS feed, all you need to do is subscribe."
The blog: open 24 hours, Wagner, Mark.

So, the next question would be what can users subscribe to?
Answer: News sources, blogs, social bookmarking, podcasts, wiki's, photo sharing(flickr), websearchers (such as Google News, MSN search, or Technorati).

Then we were asked to set up an account.
I chose Google reader and set up an account. This was not very diffucult. Believe me when I say that if I can do this anyone can.

I've already added some of my favorite sites. Like CNN and Google News, and the blogs of some of my co-workers.