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Portrait Illustration Maker : Free Illustration Generater!
These actually look like you! (at least the ones I've seen that other people have made). If you don't want to use a photo of yourself, or don't have one you like, this is a good resource for making an avatar.
10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know
I learned a few new tricks, and I usually don't learn anything from these articles. For example, I didn't realize you could have different privacy settings based on groups - I have several groups, and now I can keep the more professional ones from seeing certain things which might affect their opinion of me, which shouldn't matter, but of course it does anyway.
Twitter demystified and debunked
“...here’s the thing, you’re doing it wrong” (to people who’ve tried [Twitter] and think it’s boring or stupid.
Steven Levy on the Burden of Twitter
I think this qualifies as a "first world problem" :) I can relate. Once you have an "audience," it changes everything. You have to stop and re-evaluate why you are doing it every so often, to check that it still makes sense. If it doesn't, stop.
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I worry that I'm snatching morsels from the information food bank without making any donations.
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Still, no matter how innocuous your individual tweets, the aggregate ends up being the foundation of a scary-deep self-portrait. It's like a psychographic version of strip poker—I'm disrobing, 140 characters at a time.
Why I'm Quitting Facebook | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com
This is great! I like Facebook for some things - occasional checking in to see what far-flung friends are up to, but hate all the stupid apps - oh sure, it was fun throwing octopi and sheep at my niece at first, but I get irritable when poked too frequently.
Education - Change.org: Snark Attack: UCLA Research Dissing Technology Bombs
Fantastic rant about an anti-technology "study" - which was sorely lacking in sense. Clay is one of my favorite bloggers, about education and politics and life in general, and this is one of his best rants - his other blog is all about fighting "schooly-ness" in education, and he continues that theme here. READ THIS if you want to use technology in the classroom!
Education - Change.org: Tutorial: Two Uses of Technology to Improve Literacy and Critical Thinking
two examples showing how blind the UCLA research was to today's possibilities, how behind the times.... It's easy, efficient, and turbo-effective literacy, research, and information management. It's unique to the Berners-Lee Age. Gutenberg would have loved it. Some high-profile "researchers" apparently know little of it.
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It's easy, efficient, and turbo-effective literacy, research, and information management. It's unique to the Berners-Lee Age. Gutenberg would have loved it. Some high-profile "researchers" apparently know little of it.
Flame Warriors
Anyone who has spent any time in online forums will recognize several of these characters! See if you can recognize yourself.
Writing My Twitter Etiquette Article: 14 Ways to Use Twitter Politely by Margaret Mason - The Morning News
Twitiquette? Are you a broadcaster or a responder?
Steve Hargadon: The Solution to Content Overload: A Thought Takes Flight
Found via Debbie Kilburn's CodeCrunchers blog
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I see the Web moving from a "publishing" platform to a "conversation" platform. We will drive ourselves crazy if we continue to think of the Web as an ever-growing repository of information to consume. And so within that vision it would be reasonable to ask--as many have done--why the ordinary user should add more content, much of which will be of questionable value when measure by the yardstick of authoritative voices. However, as the Web grows it is becoming less about accumulation and aggregation of content, and more and more a vehicle for participating in engaged learning conversations (both synchronous or asynchronous).
A List Apart: Articles: Putting Our Hot Heads Together
The web is a conversation, but not always a productive one. Web discussions too often degenerate into whines, jabs, sour grapes, and one-upmanship. How can we transform discussion forums and comment sections from shooting ranges into arenas of collaboration?
Rands In Repose: Repetitive Information Injury
I definitely have RII at times - and I definitely have NADD! A good article on how to keep the OCD part of my nerd brain from taking over and getting stuck in unproductive loops.
"My Hobby" on xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe
The result of Photoshop Immersion Training (aka, taking it in summer school)
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/photoshops.png
Rands In Repose: We Travel in Tribes
This is the article, along with a tweet from Zeldman and insistence from Elaine, that made me join Twitter. It's very true! And I like Twitter much more than I ever would have expected.
Notes and Tips for Better Social Bookmarking • Perishable Press
Even though I disagree with a few of his recommendations, the idea is to think about how (and why) to organize and use online bookmarks.
The Pros and Cons of Blogging • Perishable Press
Great apologia for bloggers - responses to criticism. Answers the question, "Why Blog?"
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