Wk 3: structures

twitter (week 2)

rss feed (week 2)

Flickr

Trove

Wikipedia

Twitter

• 1. I have created a new Twitter account @quietlystudying. I'm enjoying the focus on one subject (more or less) in the content I look at, whom I follow, and what I tweet. My other account is a swamp of varying interests.

  2. I have a couple of followers whom are not fellow students! Some likes and a retweet from @TroveAustralia, which was great.

1. I'm trying to include the #ISYS1166 when my tweets are in some way pertinent to the course or learning. I am still yet to tweet a lecture, I generally watch the lectures initially on my tablet while doing other jobs then review on my computer - with pen and paper as I tend to draw and doodle. I will try to live tweet a lecture properly. Soon.

   1. Museums make great use of twitter. Twitter is just superb in its tiny pieces of information in a continual roll. Museums are chock full of amazing things and information. Small pictures and an interesting fact, either related to a current exhibition, an upcoming talk, current world events, or any interesting museum sourced fact really - is such a useful way for museums to create dialogue with and interest from the general public and also to their 'regulars'. Museums gather and categorise information - already, for you - so if aspects of this are tweeted to you, (for example exciting new news in science, biology, history all firing at you from one or two museums rather than searching your interests on multiple sites), then this allows for you to almost speed read museum news of interest. Then go on to actually read details, full article (in twitter page or new browser tab/page)... It is a great and direct way for museums to communicate with their local population, the global population and specialists of interest or somehow relating to their collection all at the same time.

   2. Some potential issues in using Twitter. There have been many publicity issues. As it functions as a conversational or messaging tool, there can be and are issues with 'trolls'. Spam is an issue (I have had to deal with some this week). Privacy. Problems have arisen from individuals tweeting from an organisation. Who is saying what? Who's opinion is it? People have lost their jobs over such tweets. Is it a Professional or Personal account - how are you tweeting?

rss feed: Feedly

Started a feed reader site on Feedly. I did this last week but something went awry. Focussed on the embedding rss into my Google Site, spent some time last week looking around at various options for feeds. Have organised some feeds.

Spent some time thinking about managing my personal information and thinking about the level of engagement I have choosing the content to follow. What I like, what I really like, what I love, what I feel like I should be following, what I impulsively follow, what I don't want certain people to know I follow. Is following an identity thing?Am I painting a picture of myself when I follow?Do I care? Do people care? Self awareness.. etc and so on and so forth.I'm talking more about Twitter 'followings' here. (plus Facebook of course. ) Feedly is more personal perhaps - or is it? I need to investigate, or double check. SO many new accounts. I've been thinking a lot about social media, its role and how it is used and how I use it. What is its function to me, do I utilise it... I can go on. But these have been the churnings in my thoughts over the last few weeks. Many questions to answer explore and note.

Flickr

Created a Flickr account. I have had one before. I've just put up some illustrations as it was quick and easy for me to do. I try to keep personal photos private. I'd like to investigate categorising in Flickr. later. I have investigated privacy settings, reviewed (basic) metadata and set up some albums.

Trove

I'm now a Trove corrector. I have done one page.

WikipediaI've had a go in Wikipedia, signed in etc.I'd like to create a page, even if it is just a tiny start, as is the nature of contributions from any interested party, for Japanese animator Mirai Mizue. TweetEndnote exercise

I ran out of time to do this, but I did use Endnote when I did a Masters by coursework. I definitely need to review it though. Especially for this week's work.