Thing
#4: Navigating the Internet through Reddit
REDDIT
Basically, this site is a
giant warehouse of all that its members find interesting in the news and in
their lives. A lot of the content is photographs, but there are also links to
articles and videos. Reddit is completely uncensored, because the editors (or
“redditors” as they call themselves) believe in the free flow of information
and are fighting against proposed bills in Congress to filter or censor the
Internet. So you will see a lot of controversial material and uncensored
language on Reddit. The site describes itself as “The front page of the
Internet”, and it looks a little jumbled, but if you become a Reddit junkie and
look at it every day, you’ll probably most often pay attention to just the new
articles posted at the top of the page. Also, I really love the cute captions
people post on their photos!
Let’s
explore some of the tabs and features of Reddit: pics, “Today I learned”, and
technology (click on the categories at the very top of the screen). The “I AM
A” section has people who tell what they do for a living and allow you to ask
them questions. Generally, you can find a lot of really interesting facts on
Reddit, just by checking once or twice a day and clicking headlines that grab
your attention. It’s a scatterbrained way of navigating current events, but
still pretty cool! And as with all Web 2.0 tools, you can create a free account
and put in your own two cents if you want. It’s quick to sign up for accounts
on sites like Reddit, and easy to upload photos and share links with other
users.
Thing #5: Picture Blogs with Tumblr
TUMBLR
Tumblr fits somewhere between
blogging and tweeting – it’s something they call microblogging, meaning it’s
not quite as long as a blog entry (which is limitless) and not quite as short
as a tweet (which is only 140 characters). The idea is to take a photo, then
comment on it in a short caption. It could be something that happened to you
during the day, scenery, pictures of you dressed in a tutu – whatever!
Let’s take a look at some
interesting tumblr blogs!
http://nypl.tumblr.com/
Quick updates on New York Public Library news and general news from the world
of books.
http://chicagopubliclibrary.tumblr.com/
Mainly used for publicity and programming updates from the Chicago Public
Library.
http://hclib.tumblr.com/
Hennepin County Library archives. Notice that, just like with other social
networking sites, you can have followers, you can follow others’ pages, people
can “like” your page or post, and you can tie it all together with your other
social networks. It’s all about staying ridiculously connected, people!
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Tumblr looks interesting...I have to try it. Thanks Rene!
ReplyDeleteGlad you found something interesting! I like Tumblr too, because the pictures people post are so cool to browse. Thanks for the comment!
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