Comments - What I don't get so far... - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T10:07:01Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=649749%3ABlogPost%3A3325&xn_auth=noI was starting to wonder the…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-04-07:649749:Comment:33502007-04-07T19:31:39.440ZAndrew Passhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/passandr
I was starting to wonder the same thing about friends. I like Steve's suggestion about Skype. Interestingly, as I just thought about that, I turned on my Skype and see that Steve's online, somewhere. <br />
I guess I'm still struggling with whether or not social sites like ths are helpful. I'm here because other people are here. But I'm not sure if I'm communicating any differently than I would on other roadways of the virtual world.
I was starting to wonder the same thing about friends. I like Steve's suggestion about Skype. Interestingly, as I just thought about that, I turned on my Skype and see that Steve's online, somewhere. <br />
I guess I'm still struggling with whether or not social sites like ths are helpful. I'm here because other people are here. But I'm not sure if I'm communicating any differently than I would on other roadways of the virtual world. I agree that it would be nice…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-04-07:649749:Comment:33352007-04-07T17:16:41.252ZTeacher Khttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/EduGeek
I agree that it would be nice to have a way to tell who is live right now.<br />
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A functionality with friends that I have seen on another site and would love to see here is a page that contains all of your friends and their latest blog and forum posts. That way it is easy to track the movements of your favorite people.
I agree that it would be nice to have a way to tell who is live right now.<br />
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A functionality with friends that I have seen on another site and would love to see here is a page that contains all of your friends and their latest blog and forum posts. That way it is easy to track the movements of your favorite people. I invited everybody here to b…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-04-07:649749:Comment:33342007-04-07T17:14:52.981Znlowellhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nlowell
I invited everybody here to be my friend as they joined up. Most have accepted. I don't know why, other than it was a way to encourage people to participate.<br />
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The one difference I see is that, when you're a friend, I get to see your connections in the Ning toolbar up at the top of the screen. (Click on the little "person" icon in the black bar at the top). And I get to see everybody who's a friend, even if you're not in the community I happen to be in at the time.<br />
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I'm with you about the…
I invited everybody here to be my friend as they joined up. Most have accepted. I don't know why, other than it was a way to encourage people to participate. <br />
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The one difference I see is that, when you're a friend, I get to see your connections in the Ning toolbar up at the top of the screen. (Click on the little "person" icon in the black bar at the top). And I get to see everybody who's a friend, even if you're not in the community I happen to be in at the time. <br />
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I'm with you about the "who's here now" feature. A lot of standard boards have a status bar that tells ya how many people are logged in, who's a member, how many are 'guests' .. you wouldn't THINK that would be so difficult to do here. Yeah, she has a Facebook page…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-04-07:649749:Comment:33312007-04-07T16:49:03.615ZSylvia Martinezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/smartinez
Yeah, she has a Facebook page, but doesn't really use it like she used MySpace.<br />
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She also read this over my shoulder and gave me some explanation about Rupert Murdoch and how she wasn't going to support him taking over the world (like a good Trotskyite first year college student should. I'm so proud!)<br />
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Right now this is a good example, I posted that blog and got your comment seconds later. I don't really want to talk to you right now (nothing personal) - but I would somehow feel better, I…
Yeah, she has a Facebook page, but doesn't really use it like she used MySpace.<br />
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She also read this over my shoulder and gave me some explanation about Rupert Murdoch and how she wasn't going to support him taking over the world (like a good Trotskyite first year college student should. I'm so proud!)<br />
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Right now this is a good example, I posted that blog and got your comment seconds later. I don't really want to talk to you right now (nothing personal) - but I would somehow feel better, I think, if I saw that little glowing button next to your name. Maybe that's just crazy. At 19 (my oldest daughter's a…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-04-07:649749:Comment:33302007-04-07T16:38:15.124ZSteve Hargadonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SteveHargadon
At 19 (my oldest daughter's age), everyone is moving to Facebook.... since that is where all the college folks are. And it's less "garish" :).<br />
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I, too, would like a live-chat kind of deal, or IM, built-in. The only problem I can see with that is that it is not really an "historical" technology--meaning, part of what I love about the forum discussions and blog posting is the capturing of the dialog.<br />
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I'd like it if they'd add a "I'm live on Skype" button because integrating Skype would allow…
At 19 (my oldest daughter's age), everyone is moving to Facebook.... since that is where all the college folks are. And it's less "garish" :). <br />
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I, too, would like a live-chat kind of deal, or IM, built-in. The only problem I can see with that is that it is not really an "historical" technology--meaning, part of what I love about the forum discussions and blog posting is the capturing of the dialog. <br />
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I'd like it if they'd add a "I'm live on Skype" button because integrating Skype would allow for both voice and text messages. I do more chatting in Skype than I ever thought I would, and the quick voice calls are becoming more and more an integral part of my interaction.<br />
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My impression of the "friends" thing is that when the number of users of a social network gets big enough, it could be an easy way to find someone you are trying to ping or contact. I'd be curious what Ning's vision of it is. I'm supposed to be interviewing Gina from Ning soon, and I'll try to ask her that!