Posted in blogging, web 2.0 learning on Apr 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
Just stumbled upon how technorati sees this blog, and it’s kinda useful if a little weird.
I haven’t used this tool, and have mostly read blogs in the last year or so with Bloglines and / or Google Reader. Technorati ranks this blog 662,724 (yay), shows daily traffic (it peaked at 4 once!) and my posts [...]
Posted in web 2.0 learning, wikis on Apr 25th, 2007 No Comments »
Had heard a bit vaguely on some podcasts about the anarchic sounding un-conferences called BarCamps, but did some reading this morning about how they actually work and look and can begin to see the potential.
Essentially, the move is from top-down, pre-ordained, powerpoint speeches by famous people while we sit below them at round tables with [...]
Posted in online safety, web 2.0 learning on Apr 25th, 2007 2 Comments »
The tragic death of two teenage girls earlier this week has re-focused media attention on social network sites like myspace where both girls had online profiles. There’s been lots of talk about the dangers of sites like this bringing together like-minded individuals who might be supported in their alienation and depression by others who feel [...]
