Final Facebook Post

After interviewing some people about their thoughts on Facebook, I found myself coming up with more questions than answers. Because Facebook is fairly new and so popular, its reputation with our generation is going to continue to thrive. I was stunned to realize how many friends some people had...over 1000! It was also interesting to see that some college students didnt have Facebook and didn't wish to have one. The research that I conducted for this project was very field based, and I am glad I did it that way. Instead of looking up intellectual articles about this topic, I thought my best answers would come from the people who use it and interact with each other through it. Facebook is a cultural phenomenon that I will continue to research until it becomes no longer relevant...which I don't see happening anytime in the near future. So, if I'm not your Facebook friend already...look me up. Kelsi Pflueger (and i, not a y). Let's be friends. In a Facebook kind of way...

Podcasting

Once I downloaded Audacity, I was having a really difficult time trying to record something. I then realized that I don't have a mic....duh. Someone suggested to use headphones as a mic so once I tried that...I still had no luck. I am currently trying to make this work! I am determined to get it right because it is bothering me that it's not!

Back to Facebook

I was thinking about my research project for a little the other day and I've been coming up with some more topics. Facebook ruins relationships....Facebook stalking...Facebook for the older generation....I dont know. For some reason, I am really looking into Facebook as a research option because there is such an obsession with this new cultural artifact. I was almost about to delete my facebook the other day, but I felt like I would be lost without it. Terrible.

CauseWired

While there is a lot of reading to be done for this class, I can see where it is all becoming helpful. The website building book as well as the podcast book are helping me understand this technology better. Although these books are helpful, I still think I am getting the most out of CauseWired because I think that text is the most interesting. The chapter I just finished reading was about interest activism. This chapter was especially entertaining because I am working on an activism website for this class. It was nice to see how other organizations got started and how I could take examples from them to help spread the word about my activist website!

Build

The readings in Build are sooo boring. Maybe I can't find them interesting because I have no idea what they are talking about...or because I am terrible with technology. Okay, maybe not terrible, but not very good. While the readings are boring, I guess they are somewhat helpful now that we are going to be making our own websites. The chapter about interacting with your audience wasnt too bad because it explained ways to draw attention to your site. These tips were very helpful because if no one views your site, what was the point of creating one? Our website is going to be dedicated to autism awareness. I am looking forward to working on this project. I hope my group can come up with some really great ideas to make our website interesting!

Cyber Classroom?

The other day we tried to experiment with a cyber classroom. While I can see where this idea would be helpful for some students, I wasn't too impressed. I like to talk. I like to listen and respond. I think the cyber classroom took away from the back and forth banter that I'm used to in a classroom. The silence was awkward, everyone typing at once was hard to follow, the drawings were a little distracting, and it was just a little different for my taste. I think the cyber classroom would be a really good idea for people who didn't like to speak in class or who felt uncomforable, but I'm traditional. I'm always open to new things, but I like regular classrooms. HaHa But it was fun while it lasted at least.

So i was giving my research project some thought....and i reallly like the idea of facebook friends: are they really your friends? I know most of you that are familiar with facebook, are also familiar with facebook stalking. C'mon, show of hands? I know youre out there. I am "friends" with some people on facebook that I went to high school with and maybe talked to a few times in my life. Why am I "friends" with them on the book....because they had babies in high school and I wanna see pictures of them and see how they are doing. How creepy is that? Totally, I know. But what can I say...if it's on the book...it's fair game? Right? We're friends. Right?