Monday, October 4, 2010
Content, content, content
After reading the Introduction to Blogging by Wordpress Codex, I instantly thought of the old adage often applied to real estate of "location, location, location", but in the blogging sense it is definitely "content, content, content"...
Making it together
I just liked this post from Seth's Blog on Your ecosystem. To me it is all about making it together... And this FO2010 course really attempts to do just that.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
AWOL
I'm back on-line with FO2010 after a bit of AWOL time. Spending this glorious sunny Arrowtown afternoon in front of my computer rather than getting the garden ready for spring, but if I don't catch up today, then when???
The good news is I feel it has been time well spent. I've been catching up on others blog posts through my blog reading list (I subscribe to 5 blogs) and although frustrating with the lengthy times it seems to take to load them up and then post comments, I've enjoyed the posts.
I signed up to a Social Media for Business short course a few weeks ago and am realising how much cross referencing there is between it and this FO2010 course. Still loads to learn, and am working through one little step at a time, e.g. simple things like today I added my location to the map on WikiEducator and yesterday got a webcam so I can use the video function on Skype. Already I can see how much has come together for me and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is time to start thinking about the mini-conference...
The good news is I feel it has been time well spent. I've been catching up on others blog posts through my blog reading list (I subscribe to 5 blogs) and although frustrating with the lengthy times it seems to take to load them up and then post comments, I've enjoyed the posts.
I signed up to a Social Media for Business short course a few weeks ago and am realising how much cross referencing there is between it and this FO2010 course. Still loads to learn, and am working through one little step at a time, e.g. simple things like today I added my location to the map on WikiEducator and yesterday got a webcam so I can use the video function on Skype. Already I can see how much has come together for me and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is time to start thinking about the mini-conference...
Monday, September 13, 2010
Dim Dim
"You get what you pay for" - that was my initial thought after my first experience of Dim Dim on Friday's session of FO2010.
We paid nothing and got not a lot; that said the experience was valuable and provided the opportunity to try a free platform. As much as I would love to be supporting free and open sources like this, I feel there needs to be more development of them before they work efficiently.
The faciliators Claire & Malcolm had prepared the best they could, but the functionality of the platform was just not good enough to run a cohesive online meeting. The time delays were frustrating and not practical when so many of us are strapped for time and juggling at the best of times!
Claire & Malcolm are to be congratulated on giving this a go and the professionalism they showed by putting plan B into action and moving the meeting to the more familiar Elluminate room. Claire sharing her desktop for the slide show with Wayne was brilliant.
I'm not going to discount Dim Dim completley, but perhaps would consider it for a one-to-one meeting rather than a larger group.
We paid nothing and got not a lot; that said the experience was valuable and provided the opportunity to try a free platform. As much as I would love to be supporting free and open sources like this, I feel there needs to be more development of them before they work efficiently.
The faciliators Claire & Malcolm had prepared the best they could, but the functionality of the platform was just not good enough to run a cohesive online meeting. The time delays were frustrating and not practical when so many of us are strapped for time and juggling at the best of times!
Claire & Malcolm are to be congratulated on giving this a go and the professionalism they showed by putting plan B into action and moving the meeting to the more familiar Elluminate room. Claire sharing her desktop for the slide show with Wayne was brilliant.
I'm not going to discount Dim Dim completley, but perhaps would consider it for a one-to-one meeting rather than a larger group.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Another network - LinkedIn
As per the FO2010 course activity, I've joined LinkedIn. At first glance it is hard to imagine using this one as much as some of the other social networking platforms because to me it looks like it is for people who want to be 'head-hunted' or to find new jobs, but I'll give it a go, explore a bit more and see where it gets me...promotion?? Further up a career ladder?? Who knows!
Network Weavers
I used to pride myself in having the ability to connect people together with common interests and put them in touch with each other; that was of course using the older techniques of introducing them face to face at business functions, social gatherings, etc, or in more recent years by sharing email messages with them.
I now realise the power and potential of using online methods to connect not only individual people, but entire networks and groups of people - the reach of the network is huge and geographical location need not be an issue. The level of support one can achieve as the network extends can way exceed expectations.
I need to brush up on my network weaving by transferring my face-to-face skills to the online environment. I used to take every opportunity to physically go to events and functions where I knew I could meet people and 'network'. Now I need to be a more active member of the online groups, blogs and tweets, etc, by joining in when I can and by using clear subject matters and maybe hashtags to complement individual needs and streamline the connections between networks.
I now realise the power and potential of using online methods to connect not only individual people, but entire networks and groups of people - the reach of the network is huge and geographical location need not be an issue. The level of support one can achieve as the network extends can way exceed expectations.
I need to brush up on my network weaving by transferring my face-to-face skills to the online environment. I used to take every opportunity to physically go to events and functions where I knew I could meet people and 'network'. Now I need to be a more active member of the online groups, blogs and tweets, etc, by joining in when I can and by using clear subject matters and maybe hashtags to complement individual needs and streamline the connections between networks.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Blog Comments & Followers
Reading Gina Trapani's guide to web blog comments has helped me understand a bit more, and her point on know when to comment and know when to email hit a chord.
Many of the comments I read on blogs are more like two-way conversations and don't necessarily contribute to a multi user discussion and I feel I am already guilty of the same sin. I've just commented on the FO2010 blog with a question to Sarah, something that was probably more relevant to drop in an email to her.
I am planning to actively follow some of my fellow learners' blogs, but for this to work for me I have to make it a weekly activity which I think will be made easier by using the Blogger Reading List . I just don't have time to read several blogs a day.
Many of the comments I read on blogs are more like two-way conversations and don't necessarily contribute to a multi user discussion and I feel I am already guilty of the same sin. I've just commented on the FO2010 blog with a question to Sarah, something that was probably more relevant to drop in an email to her.
I am planning to actively follow some of my fellow learners' blogs, but for this to work for me I have to make it a weekly activity which I think will be made easier by using the Blogger Reading List . I just don't have time to read several blogs a day.
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