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A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
80% Won’t Post This
…and that’s a GOOD thing. Take a look at this popular Facebook status update… Every person has 1000 wishes. A cancer patient only has one wish, to get better. I know that 97% of Facebookers won’t post this as their status, but my friends will be the 3% that do. In honor of someone who [...]
Facebook and Online Responsibility
The problems surrounding teachers using Facebook seem to be getting more and more complex. I’ve written before about how teacher’s private use of Facebook can impact their jobs, whether justly or unjustly. The issue that was brought up recently involves teachers’ use of Facebook on private mobile devices during school hours. This is a tricky [...]
Posted in EdTech, General Technology
Hidden Columbia
Tuesday I had to make one of my occasional trips down to Columbia for a meeting. The meeting was being held in an unusual location, and there were traffic detours all around the school. That meant that I saw more of Columbia neighborhoods than I normally see on one of these visits. Seeing the abandoned [...]
Teachers and Facebook
Yesterday there was an article in the Greenville News about development of a policy for teacher use of Facebook. The article stated that the board was holding off on approval of the policy because some members had raised “ethical, legal and technical questions.” The new policy would put into place a procedure for dismissing teachers [...]
Literary Characters on Social Networking
It started with a call similar to one I get very frequently in my position, although taking an opposite tact – “Can you unblock Facebook for a class?” Usually I’m being asked to make sure it’s blocked. When I asked why the site should be unblocked, I was given one of the best explanations and [...]
Posted in EdTech
Hamlet as a Facebook Feed
I was doing some research on literary characters as Facebook profiles when I came across this gem on Timothy McSween’s blog… HAMLET (FACEBOOK NEWS FEED EDITION). BY SARAH SCHMELLING – – – - Horatio thinks he saw a ghost. Hamlet thinks it’s annoying when your uncle marries your mother right after your dad dies. The [...]
How to Kill Twitter (or Facebook)
One of the things I love about Twitter and Facebook is that you can update one from the other through various third party services. Unfortunately this opens up some potential security problems for these services. I’m sure someone has already thought about this, and I’m sure these services have safeguards in place, but what if… [...]
Posted in Internet
Reflections on Twitter and The Death of Conversation
A synopsis/compilation of recent conversations… Me: Yesterday several of my friends and I went for a hike in the… Sibling/Friend: …yeah, I read that in your blog. Me: For our anniversary we went to Disney and… Sibling/Friend: …I saw your posts and pictures online. Me: Um, is there anything new I can tell you? Sibling/Friend: [...]
Posted in Internet
Targeting to the Extreme
I am not naive. I am aware of the level of targeting and profiling that advertisers use to get their message across, especially on the Internet. However, every now and then it really catches me off-guard. Facebook is notorious for this, sending ads my way that read “Sing in Italy this summer” because I’ve listed [...]
Blurring the Lines of Webdom
I’ve been tweaking my online presence over the past several weeks. As I’ve gotten more involved with Facebook, I’ve started pulling in RSS feeds from Twitter, Friendfeed, Flickr, and most recently RandomConnections so that all of these automatically update on my Facebook profile. For me it’s a simple matter of laziness. I’d prefer to type [...]
Posted in Internet
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