Social Network Sites

Working for a vendor, I wonder about providing a blog for a product line for the company. It could be a location where people could post likes and dislikes and the blog owner could also provide information and facts on how the product works or what is under development. It could be very interesting, similar to companies that have had list serves where users could email and discuss among themselves. For whatever reason I am not receiving the required email confirmation for facebook.... this is the second time I have tried to complete this assignment.

WIKI v. Blog

I think of a blog as being 'more open' and accessible to many participants. A bit 'looser' in style, format and idea sharing. i also think of it being managed by a 'leader' - someone whose passion is the subject of the blog or its reason for being. More personal.

I think of a wiki as being a 'subscribed' group of participants and it is more formal and task oriented.

Now I have created a WIKI

I've completed Exercise 2 and it is only Wed night...I'm way ahead this week.

First Week Assignments

As someone who has viewed blogs on an occassional basis, I have now successfully created a blog for the course assignment. I also have created 5 rss feeds including a journal alert (HBR) and a PubMed search.



These are all new skills and activities for me and I am pleased that this course is offered as it will improve my skill set.

My First Blog

This is my new blog, and my first post. It is very much a work in progress.