So, if facebook is sharing way too much information, micro-blogging is out of control. I don't even care to have that many brief updates on what is going on in my own life, I can't imaging wanting to follow someone else. I can see how it works for some, my husband "twitters" for the restaurant when new beers go on cask and we get some business from it, but for me its just too much to keep up with. But I did give it a try.
I chose plurk, I found the timeline visually appealing and a better method to organize information. I actually wouldn't mind a calendar application that looks like that (maybe they have one, I'll have to go back and check.) I also think "plurk" is a lot more fun to say than "twitter".
It would be interesting to use plurk as a way for students and teachers to have a recorded conversation about something. I'm thinking about how hard it is to arrange a field trip for students, to all gather around the same piece of artwork and have a discussion about it. It would be an interesting discussion thread to have students view the work independently, microblog about it and then comment on the discussion - all in recorded real time.
As for the other things I have learned, I have to say I love my RSS. I have already begun following more sites and emailing interesting links to friends, students, etc.
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