Friday, September 26, 2008
This is the start of a journal covering interesting thoughts and reflections on our course. I find that this course is so timely for my needs. Each day I am receiving challenges to use these new Web 2.0 tools. Having this course to understand these tools is so timely and reflective of my daily work. I hope to continue to use this dialog opportunity to reflect on the concepts we are learning and how I am using them immediately at work.
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Marilyn,
Congratulations on breaking through the shyness and getting yourself out here in the blogosphere! I understand your apprehension. I've tried to do the blogging thing once or twice before, but never really got past two or three posts. I think that it's easier if you have something that you're really interested in, and what better than our coursework, right?
Looking forward to the next post!
Tony
Hi Marilyn
I feel very much the same way. Sometimes I think blogs are a reflection of our society's obsession and glorification with the self above others. I always ask myself, who would want to hear my opinions? (except maybe friends and family and they have the pleasure of my f2f company!) And I don't read blogs much either for the same reason.
I do think within a course space for classmates it might have a place however.
Hi Mrilyn
That is so awesome you are able to apply the Web 2.0 in your state work stuff. As a "state cousin" I am unfortunately not so fortunate.
I am sure you can relate of how certain wheels of change in governement gets clogged. However, the importance for me personally is that this class gives me the opportunity to be aware and explore the tools that are out there.
Marilyn, you were very outgoing on Nantucket, so its interesting to hear you are shy about blogging.
I used to be shy about the Internet. I spent a lot of energy keeping a "non footprint" on the web, afraid that people might find me.
I found after a while that this actually hurt me. It was a problem that no one could google me, so I very carefully crafted a Linkedin profile. Then I created my blog and opened it up to the world.
Then I got less worried about putting my picture out there with the city I live in. The only shyness I still have is about Facebook. I wonder if I'm too old for it. I do have a profile but am hesitant to accept the invitations I get to be people's friends.
PS My daughter was severely ill two years ago and I had a blog in which I posted information about the illness. I still have the blog, I no longer post to it, and it is totally closed to the world. Its also written under a fake name.
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