Week 3: #6 Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites

I'm feeling a bit out of my depth with the content in this area. This mashup stuff looks great and would be great in the world of business but is not something that I could see myself using. I did however find the Yahoo travel trip planner interesting. Any personal travel advice would be useful and it's something that I might be able to contribute to.

Week 3: #5 Adding a photo from Flickr

What a great photo resource I have discovered in flickr. Firstly I did a search under the topic of tomatoes and was fascinated by the different photographic images I was treated to. Amazing! Next I typed in the name of my home town -Nhill and was even more excited. The scope of this photo collection is unbelievable. Who has taken these photos and why? You do have to be careful though as some of the images that came up had nothing to do with the town of Nhill in Victoria and some were only loosely connected. This one is legitimate and evokes fond memories of when I was a young girl who used to play the piano in the hall whilst my mother swept and cleaned so that the hall would be ready for the next RSL meeting.

Week 2: #4 Registering my blog

Not another password to remember!!
What a relief to see some red blocks next to my name confirming that things are working and my efforts thus far have been acknowledged. I was starting to get worried and a tad frustrated so I asked my fourteen year old daughter for a bit of help. Oh to be young and technologically confident! I totally will have to lift my game if I want anyone to take my blog seriously. It is way too boring so far.

Week 2: #3 Creating a blog

To blog or not to blog.
I've heard people talk of blogs but couldn't imagine myself being involved in the world of blogging. What would I say? Would I want to make my innermost thoughts available to the public? Perhaps one day, perhaps at the end of all this I might be a convert but just right now it all feels a bit not me. Whilst exploring the world of blogs I came accross a blog which was posted by the mother of teenager who had suicided. It was sad and confronting but it presented a very strong message and would have been therapeutic for the author. Nevertheless I do worry about the potential harm that could arise from such an open forum. Call me oldfashioned - you're probably right!

Week 1: #1 and #2 Starting the program

A somewhat belated report on WeekOne.
Hey! This is OK. My feelings of anxiety about this program appear to have been unfounded. The podcast left me feeling all warm and fuzzy. Perhaps I will be able to work my way through the weeks to come. Working with computers has always been challenging for me so I shall have to try really hard to remain positive.