Big thanks to everyone who contributed to the debate on whether blogging still has a place on the virtual landscape, there was some useful wisdom therein. I have checked out Twitter but the time/benefit analysis was way un-encouraging, and I'm still mulling whether to get sucked into the temple porticos of the Facebook cult :-). I am going to work harder at categories and tags on the blog though and investigate how the side bar could better point towards specific subject threads.
My thanks to everyone who reads and/or comments to the blog, and to everyone who e-mails bloggable thoughts, questions or links (you are very much appreciated).
Shalom
(PS, fellow Bloggers: Are you having problems with Technorati? (it hasn't updated rank for about 12 months for me?). On the plus side though the Google blog search and related tools are getting really good!)
Slightly off the subject.....I am wondering if there are hidden difficulties with Facebook.... FB profiles are like personal marketing of young people and their 'fun'social lives....I am wondering how many young people are feeling inadequate and lonely in this techno frenzy? Especially if they cannot keep up with photo after photo of themselves having fun!
Come to Facebook! :o)
personally I like facebook a lot, although after too many invites to join groups or send flowers, smiles, hugs, etc I tend to switch off for a while!!
most of my students and a lot of my friends are on fb and I couldn't possibly keep in touch with all of them like I can now....
I do a session on fb and its positives as well as negatives for my students as they need to become much more aware!!!
twitter is not really where I am and blogging is for me on an occasional basis...
oh by the way thanks for the package!!
I see the benefits of FB but I am interested in knowing more about young people struggling with our 'techno' youth culture.....they are out there...so if anyone knows of any articles...research..etc?
When it comes to Facebook, "just say no"!
And I agree that Technorati seems to be stuck.
And Pat - good questions - somone somewhere must have done the research, but I haven't seen it.
Pete thanks..... let me know if you do come across any relevant research...
Today in ' The Times' an interesting article written by Janice Turner about Facebook......she asks 'can the virtual world cause real pain?....she quotes a psychotherapist 'it is the ordinary stuff which devastates her patients, the photos of sleepover to which you weren't invited, your best friend ignoring you and chatting on someone else's "wall". And everyone will know by how many friends you have,whether you're a big fat loser'.....