Thing 10

What is the value of Twitter?
I tried to check it out and get enthusiastic about tweets on three separate days. I just don't see a lot of value to this type of connectivity. The advertisements annoyed me, the strings that I followed did not lead me to sites or comments I really wanted and the news tweets were redundant with what is already on display on my Yahoo homepage and the TV channels. I felt I had Frittered my time away and the 3 plus hours I roamed could have been used in a better way. Maybe this is one of those venues that has a higher appeal to a younger generation. I just don't feel I need to share all the small minute details in my life all the time. I prefer to update friends and family in more traditional ways- texting, cell calls and email. Plus, when I do get together with a group of friends over dinner etc., I still have something to talk about.

Select one of the sites that you explored from Time's 50 Best Websites of 2009.
I liked the site, Academic Earth —which lead me to believe that even more classes will be available to more people on-line.

What were the site’s useful features?
It was easy to navigate through the sites. Some of the sites I was familiar with but I liked how they gave a quick overview so you could move on if it wasn't anything of interest.

Could you see any educational applications for it?
I think all three of these were very geared toward marketing and sales of consumer products. Useful, maybe for high school or college business courses teaching how to sell and get brand recognition.