Linking the worlds together- Craigslist

I have been looking for a vehicle so I thought I would take a chance and meet somebody selling a car on craigslist. The guy actually gave me his home address, I test drove the car and had a nice chat with the guy about his home life and his history with the car. I ended up not buying it but this was the first time I have ever contacted someone on craiglist and actually met them in person. I was a little nervous because I was alone but it all went well and I was glad I gave it a shot.

Free EBook Website

I found Gutenberg.org to be a neat website for free E books. I love to read and sometimes accessing EBooks can be easier than having an actual hard copy. All the work is free because the copyright has expired on the books they chose. I think this could be utilized as a classroom tool since they have alot of classic books and it would be free for students.

Gutenberg Website

A Word about their privacy policy

Les Miserables Book

ScribbleMaps

I used ScribbleMaps for my mapping tool. There was an option to add images but it didn't seem to work very well. It was interesting to learn how to use this page and it was very accurate with streets and businesses it could look up. There are infinite ways these types of maps are used especially if different people could collaborate and add geotagged photos. I think these types of maps would be easier to follow than actual gps.. it seems like gps takes you crazy ways to get to places. With a map I think I can find things easier and figure out the best route based on the map.

Geotagging Photos

I really enjoyed the photo synth Ted talk. What a smart guy! My favorite thing was how you could zoom in on photos and with all the technology it felt like you were really there getting a virtual tour.

I enjoyed getting to tag the photos on flickr and learning how to do that. Although I did feel like if you make the geotags public there is a privacy issue for me. If someone where a stalker it seems like they could follow your pictures where you go and eventually would know what you look like and could find where you live. Maybe this is me being paranoid but the whole idea of geo maps scares me if people disclose too much information about where they go on a daily basis. 

Info I read about EXIF: "The Exif format has standard tags for location information. As of 2012 a few cameras and a growing number of mobile phones have a built-in GPS receiver that stores the location information in the Exif header when a picture is taken. Some other cameras have a separate GPS receiver that fits into the flash connector or hot shoe. Recorded GPS data can also be added to any digital photograph on a computer, either by correlating the time stamps of the photographs with a GPS record from a hand-held GPS receiver or manually by using a map or mapping software. The process of adding geographic information to a photograph is known as geotagging. Photo-sharing communities like Panoramio, locr or Flickr equally allow their users to upload geocoded pictures or to add geolocation information online".

 I still feel that privacy is an issue for me with this type of data storage. It is very neat that that can be built into cameras and automatically use gps to locate where photos are taken. It seems that Facebook is using this type of technolgoy already with cell phones? I have a problem with facebook posting where you are located when you post a status as well. 

I also always wonder about the different types of files. It seems with all the file types many old computers have a hard time uploading them and you have to have the right kind of software to be able to open files. 
 It also makes it difficult for new computer users to figure out how to use what files for certain types of uses.. when you would use a GIF vs. a JPEG etc. 


My flickr photos 

 Microsoft Photosynth

Objectives Review

Old Objectives

• Learn what Web 2.0 is and how it is useful for business settings. 
• Learn how to promote Non-Profit organizations online and learn how to navigate web & social networking sites to promote their cause. 
• Become more comfortable in front of a web camera. 
• Stay on top of our assignments and teach myself how to use the sites we are learning about.

New OBJECTIVES
The objectives I created for myself are all definitely still goals I have. I hope to also learn how to build a website for the non-profit I help and find ways to use the tools we have learned about to help them raise $.

The things I hope to get better at throughout this process is embedding videos and files and learning how to make websites/assignments more visually appealing.

Resume Promo

Skills

Experienced in Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, managing comments in forums, and an expert at developing a web presence on the entire internet. Skilled at tracking data for web traffic, events, forums and blog activity.  Successfully promoted businesses and non-profits via the web to generate donations and business. Experienced with developing and managing websites, building online communities, promoting community events and efforts to fight for community needs and be a voice in an online world.

Fun Group Project

This would be really fun if we could all film a scene and combine it. We could probably find a clean version of the song.. plus I love to thrift store shop :)

I like the Harlem Shake idea too! I'm not sure how we could colloborate but we could always do like the video you posted and have jump cuts to each one of our parts.