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    tealdawg posted a photo: sculpture garden in New Orleans had lots of interesting creations, this is one of them

If you look long enough, this tree has a face.

 

Failed experiment from my Flickr page, it would not let me add the photo from their site at all 🙁

One theme that I saw in the discussions, especially in week 2 is the ‘ping pong’ effect of comments that one sees in Twitter, Facebook and Blogs.  Web 2.0 technologies have given the once passive reader a voice online.  Heather’s comments really resonated with me and I also borrowed the ‘ping pong’ term from her.  I have seen a single post on Facebook get about 200 comments it its on a topic that really interests the audience.  For my example, it was a post about The Real Housewives of Atlanta. The ability to leave comments gives the author an instant critique of their work they recently posted to their blog.  A single thought tweeted on Twitter can be seen and immediately discussed among a large audience thanks to the rapid fire capability that the commenting feature offers.  An article that I found on the educase website also mentions that the rapid fire commenting can also go beyond the initial blog page by being linked to other related sources (like a link to a video or related website that another commenter has found) within the comment and shared with others.  Blogs also allow for users to subscribe to the comments for an article so they can keep up with the conversation that springs up from posted information.  I feel the ping pong comments give a reader a chance to discuss the topic or something related further with an audience that has similar interests.  Before we had this commenting ability in Web 2.0, it was more difficult to show beyond counting internet traffic what kind of interest an article on a website or public opinion on widely known stories had on the public.  Now with the commenting feature, we can get instant access to the pulse of one’s reader community or see what other thoughts spring up from a main idea posted online.

 

A little girl’s memories stir questions about good and evil – Terror in a small town/CNN.com.

Interesting article…

The fight is tonight on HBO. I have been watching the show “24/7” on HBO and this has made me more excited for the fight. I have seen Mayweather fight in other matches and although he does a lot of trash talking he has always had the muscle to back it up. His recent antics with burning a $100 bill have made me take a second look at his behavior and also my support for him in this fight. With Mayweather’s characteristic swagger i’m sure my opinion of him is high on his radar but nevertheless, he is really getting on my nerves.

On the other hand, Ortiz is a new hungry kid, with a really sweet face and rough upbringing with both his mother and father abandoning him and his brother when they were 5 and 7. His hunger and drive for the title has swayed me to root for him when he and Mayweather meet face to face tonight.

Giant safety pin. This was one of many interesting sculptures i saw while in New Orleans earlier this spring.

3D Environments – CPsquare.

Interesting website about Communities of Practice

Gagne’s Taxonomy.

Thanks for visiting my first ever blog.  I’ve visited tons before but never have created my own.  I look forward to seeing what interesting content I can bring to my audience (whoever you are!) and your opinions of it as well 🙂

5 Mind Blowing Ways Your Memory Plays Tricks On You | Cracked.com.

I love this website, they take factual information and present it in a humorous context.  Since memory is part of the learning process, I find this article interesting on how easily we can be manipulated  by using the same techniques that an educator would use to help encode knowledge for the learner.

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