tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12963789757223700832024-02-02T15:19:50.185-08:00The Creaking FoilistAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04826261621918340971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296378975722370083.post-80477239331763792162012-07-17T12:34:00.002-07:002012-07-17T12:34:51.814-07:00THING 4<br />
<b>Current awareness - Twitter, RSS and Pushnote...</b><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Twitter: </b></span> <span style="color: #660000;">I learned some new aspects carrying out the suggested exercises. I created a new Twitter account, and Hotmail account address, for the purpose. I've created a basic profile, with picture, and a few Tweets to get me started and known. I've also linked in to Tweets (timeline) of other cpd23 participants. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Hopefully, I'll now receive some responses, and followers even! I'm also following a few Tweeters, including some library-based, bill gates (the real one?), and the Badger Trust - which is an animal conservation group that I am involved with. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Now for the rest... will update as I go through RSS and Pushnote.</b></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04826261621918340971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1296378975722370083.post-50996563713027158822012-07-03T12:05:00.000-07:002012-07-16T11:09:12.727-07:00THING 3<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #fdfefa; line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Name used</span></i></span><span style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #660000; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #660000; line-height: 18px;">- For general web-based activities I prefer the name 'Gee', but for my Blog I have adopted 'The Creaking Foilist'. This is related to my retaking-up, after some years absence, the sport of fencing. My main weapon of choice is the Foil, and after a few sessions some initial aches and pains have crept in - hence the Blog name.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #fdfefa; line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Professional/personal identity</span></i></span><span style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #660000; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #660000; line-height: 18px;">- I have no problem with mixing my workplace identity with my personal identity. I have a strict rule though in not web-broadcasting details regarding my personal life, eg. my address, mobile number, personal email address, and family member names etc. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>The overwhelming presence and marketing of social networking today, eg. Facebook and Twitter etc, aimed seemingly at (and used in the majority by?) younger groups, can seem daunting for more mature computer users. </b></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This aspect also is reflected in quite a lot of blogs I have visited - created by such mature audiences (I think).</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Although in general I get the feeling that many bloggers do not mind broadcasting personal and family information, to a degree, all over the WWW, some bloggers have expressed concern and an unwillingness in doing so when participating as part of a role/duty - due to the real risks involved, ie. ID theft, stalkers etc. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>My own opinion... all social networking I feel has real benefits, if controlled and used correctly, which includes self-imposed limitation. However, even if used as such, it also can have real risks which every participant, willing or otherwise, should be fully aware of. </b></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Consider this...</b><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>If a complete stranger contacted you on your phone one evening wanting a 'verbal' chat how would you react?</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Firstly - my reason for my ID - 'The Creaking Foilist'... just started back fencing (Foil) after a few years lay off, and now starting to creak a bit - sticking with it though, will ease eventually.</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I have worked in a number of places in a variety of posts, and am currently a support officer in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) of Neath Port Talbot College. The LRC primarily offers students, and staff, a range of library and computer facilities and resources.</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Although I am not a qualified librarian, as my background has mainly involved IT and computers I am able to utilise my knowledge and experience to assist students and staff in all aspects of their work, and to help resolve any problems they may experience in terms of hardware, software and networking etc.</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>It would be useful I feel for staff of a similar position to myself to share information via our blogs that suggest fixes, and/or resource links, to particular/common problems that students and staff might experience, such as an online .pdf form that prints as garbage characters. </b></span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04826261621918340971noreply@blogger.com3Neath Port Talbot College, Dwr-Y-Felin Rd, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, UK51.665528465250794 -3.812599182128906251.645834965250792 -3.8520811821289063 51.6852219652508 -3.7731171821289062