When I am asked that question, as I was today, I always try to de-mystify blogs and wikis by saying that they are still websites, only slightly different. I have heard questions at seminars from people who seemed to think that blogs and wikis were new, exotic toys that required more learning and more work and more bother – which did not make them happy. That’s why I go for de-mystifying, especially in casual conversation. Blogs and wikis are still websites. Maybe they are just not ordinary websites … For the short answer, go to what is probably the most famous wiki, Wikipedia, to get a quick explanation of a blog and a wiki that goes a bit beyond my “just websites” explanation. That’s all there is to it. Bye. Well… there is a bit more. The longer answer Blogs and wikis can take writing for a website, or web…
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Here’s a tip from the webgrrls.com blog about an exciting conference called Pop!Tech. If you can’t participate live in Camden, Maine, then enjoy the conference from the comfort of your home by live webcast. Dates are October 18 through 20. This conference brings together “500 visionary thinkers in the sciences, technology, business, design, the arts, education, government and culture” who will ping-pong their dreams, thoughts, ideas, and visions about science, technology, and those wonderful, crazy creatures called “human beings”. [The conference] will explore some of the many ways human beings impact—and are impacted by—the world and each other. [Explore] cutting-edge ideas, emerging technologies and new forces of change that are shaping our collective future. The site predicts that At the end, you’ll leave with dozens of new ideas, a better sense of where the world is headed, a new network of relationships and a lasting inspiration to create a better…
Comments closedI love podcasts, but some can be so frustrating. The “some” I am talking about are those where a lecture or presentation was recorded. With a simple Q&A session, the problem is the speaker not repeating the question from the audience. Repeating the question is good practice anyway, as pointed out by Ken Molay in a recent webinar. For the questioner, it is proof that the speaker comprehended the question. For podcast listeners, the question gets heard! Any dialog in the audience during the Q&A is often lost on the podcast listener. Here I can understand that it is difficult for the speaker to repeat all the ideas discussed between two or more people in the audience. If audience participation through dialog is a big part of the event being recorded, I think more microphones are called for. In some ways, that might be why it is nice to leave…
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