Week 2 - Tutorial Task

PART 1:

a) Please check the list to the right to see my blogroll.

b) Embed a video that’s related to new communication technology:



(This video need to be watched on youtube) 

I chose this video because I think it highlights some of the issues facebook has, but with a funny twist. As you read further down in Part 2 of this post you will see what I mean.

c)  Have you ever experienced the situation where you sit down to finally get some work done, but end up doing everything else? You just have to check your facebook and the new photos from the weekend, read the local, national and international news, read some gossip, and when you’re finally done there’s no time left to do the actual work. If you recognize yourself, I’ve found your solution. LeechBlock, which is an extra feature for Firefox, gives you the opportunity to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the time out of your workday. All you have to do after downloading it is go to the tool-line in Firefox and specify which sites to block. You just simply fill out the boxes as suggested below:

You can make different sets of sites to block, with different days and times to when they should be blocked. You can choose between fixed time periods, time limit or a combination of both. You simply creates the LeechBlock in the way it suits you best, and in the way you can get the most out of it.

I think this is a genius tool cause I know most people would recognize themselves in the situation. It will help people focus on their job and work effectively for a given time-period. You will absolutely hate it when you use it, but you will love it in the end.

PART 2:

I’m not on facebook... Yes, you heard right. When I say it people show me the same surprising face every time, like I’m the only person in the world that’s not on facebook. When my friends introduce me to their friends they just love to tell them about it, like it’s the most important thing about me. As most people you probably wonder why, why I’m not on facebook. If you saw the video above, although it has a funny perspective, it gives a good sense of why. I think facebook replace too much of the communication that should be done face-to-face. Some people use it to say things they don’t have enough courage to say directly to the person it concerns, both in the positive and negative way.  People also write way to much about their personal problems and what they are doing, like what they eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner and how bad they feel after their boyfriend left them. I even know about a man that published on facebook: “Tonight I will drop the bomb”, before he left his wife later in the evening. In addition to this, facebook also contains lots of fake profiles and bullying, which can get serious affects on the people it concerns. But, there are offcourse lots of good things about facebook as well, like friends, family, pictures, events and social contact. I am not going to deny that I’ve never been checking out what’s out there together with a friend on their profile, but there is an unconscious thing that’s keeping me from making a profile myself. But, now when I’m here in Australia, far away from my family and friends at home, I’m considering it.