El Fine

On this Web 2.0 journey, I learned many new things. I especially liked learning about Flickr and podcasting. Flickr has some really cool pictures, MUCH better than Google images! In fact, I got all of my blog cockatoo photos from Flickr. I also identified some really interesting podcasts, which I will listen to on a regular basis. I now know what an avatar is; I can even create my own. I enjoyed "flying" with Google Earth, and I can now listen to my own mix of music on Pandora.

I enjoyed learning about the 20 things - I'm not sure I will use all of these things, though. In fact, I can say for sure that I will never use many of them.

Nevertheless, I now know more than I did before my Web 2.0 journey. Knowledge is a good thing.

Gaming - Or, Flax and Monster Play Chess

I tried Wordsense as one of the 5-minute Daily Games, and it was easy and fun. I also played chess, although I had to create a Yahoo account to do it (I didn't like that part - I don't need another online account!).

I'm not a gaming person - I would rather read a good book than to play an online game. So, the probability of my downloading a game to my home computer, or paying for a game to download to my home computer, is pretty much zero.

Implications for our workforce? Provide entertainment during breaks?

Incidentally, the game pictured above is called "budgie chess". The object of the game is to throw as many chess pieces on the floor as you can. The winner? Flax (the yellow bird).

Google Earth and As the Cockatoo Flies

Wow! This was cool. I located the two houses in which I grew up - 32 Montrose Rd., Scarsdale, NY, and 1328 Greenwood Ave., Wilmette, IL. For the latter I was able to retrace my daily walking route from my house to New Trier High School in Winnetka. Both houses looked pretty much the same as when I lived in them in another life.

What surprised me? The "flying" feature. When they say "fly" they really mean it! I also thought the Flight Simulator was amazing! This week was just plain fun.