Why can't I setup groups to send messages to in Twitter?
Trying to organise Bluth Bananas stuff for tomorrow, but I have to go into each individual person's details and send it. Would prefer to be able to just setup a group once and then send a message there.
Are you listening Twitter??
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Probably a good time to talk about Twitter as my phone is continually going off with texts from all of my lazy-ass friends who aren't working, whilst the facists at work have it blocked under the topic of instant messaging. Please, if you want to limit websites and increase productivity block all of the NRL Tipping sites (as I delete my 10th email requesting me to join one).
I have to say that my initial reaction to twitter was well that was pointless. I was first introduced to it at the Microsoft Mix on Campus thing back in December 07. Again I was kinda like, well, yeah that is kinda fun but pointless.
I also didn't setup my phone number which is where the whole point of twitter becomes apparent. I thought that twitter was going to rip me off with some form of dodgy text messages, thankfully it didn't.
It is with the phone interface side that twitter comes into its own as a tool for communication. Previously if I wanted to gain someone's attention from uni I would wait for them to come online rather than text them. This was because its so easy to fall into a text-based conversation and the cost soon adds up. With twitter, the face that its free texting is one of its great appeals to me. So now I am getting several messages a day from friends with various messages, the majority of which are jokey updates, but several of which are updates on how the various members are going on the projects we are working on.
I am going to get several of my friends, especially those overseas, to join twitter so that I am able to send them text messages as I think of things that interest them. The ubiquity of the mobile phone means that this will be easy to do and they will receive them instantaneously rather than having to logon to a pc to receive them.
I have to say that my initial reaction to twitter was well that was pointless. I was first introduced to it at the Microsoft Mix on Campus thing back in December 07. Again I was kinda like, well, yeah that is kinda fun but pointless.
I also didn't setup my phone number which is where the whole point of twitter becomes apparent. I thought that twitter was going to rip me off with some form of dodgy text messages, thankfully it didn't.
It is with the phone interface side that twitter comes into its own as a tool for communication. Previously if I wanted to gain someone's attention from uni I would wait for them to come online rather than text them. This was because its so easy to fall into a text-based conversation and the cost soon adds up. With twitter, the face that its free texting is one of its great appeals to me. So now I am getting several messages a day from friends with various messages, the majority of which are jokey updates, but several of which are updates on how the various members are going on the projects we are working on.
I am going to get several of my friends, especially those overseas, to join twitter so that I am able to send them text messages as I think of things that interest them. The ubiquity of the mobile phone means that this will be easy to do and they will receive them instantaneously rather than having to logon to a pc to receive them.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
My love for Flickr
I just have to comment again on how great Flickr is.
Its such a simple interface and its so easy to organise all of your photos into sets and collections.
As mentioned in my first post, I have upgraded to the Pro version so I can have all the capabilities to upload all of my photos from the last 15 or so years. This is a huge undertaking and is still slowly happening.
I've started with my digital photos (I went digital in 2003) but have a huge backlog of photos pre-2003 that are currently in boxes. The project that we (my husband Martin has to do some of the load) is to put the best photos into albums (we have some really beautiful ones from Venice, Italy and from various spots in Nepal and India), store the negatives in a binder and then scan and upload them. Yes, a huge undertaking, but one that will be worth it when its done. Plus I can then remove the 5 boxes that are currently depressing me whenever I seem them in my sunroom.
I haven't really socialised much through it because I'm still very much in the process of getting them uploaded and then renaming them from pic3238 to something that makes sense. I'm also doing bulk uploads through a 3rd party app so I'm doing generalised tagging for each group so when I do an upload for eg a city, the tags are applying to everything that I have photos from for that city. Oh, and I also want to geotag them!
Such a big job, but the interface on Flickr makes this a bit easier.
Still I have had several invites to groups that vary in content from Pandas to Mt Ventoux to Domesticated Decorated Animals(!) so my tags can't be too far off.
I only know of one friend in the UK who uses Flickr as much as I do - she's very much a social mobile user and early adopter. Whenever I sign up to any new site, she's always beaten me to it!
Its such a simple interface and its so easy to organise all of your photos into sets and collections.
As mentioned in my first post, I have upgraded to the Pro version so I can have all the capabilities to upload all of my photos from the last 15 or so years. This is a huge undertaking and is still slowly happening.
I've started with my digital photos (I went digital in 2003) but have a huge backlog of photos pre-2003 that are currently in boxes. The project that we (my husband Martin has to do some of the load) is to put the best photos into albums (we have some really beautiful ones from Venice, Italy and from various spots in Nepal and India), store the negatives in a binder and then scan and upload them. Yes, a huge undertaking, but one that will be worth it when its done. Plus I can then remove the 5 boxes that are currently depressing me whenever I seem them in my sunroom.
I haven't really socialised much through it because I'm still very much in the process of getting them uploaded and then renaming them from pic3238 to something that makes sense. I'm also doing bulk uploads through a 3rd party app so I'm doing generalised tagging for each group so when I do an upload for eg a city, the tags are applying to everything that I have photos from for that city. Oh, and I also want to geotag them!
Such a big job, but the interface on Flickr makes this a bit easier.
Still I have had several invites to groups that vary in content from Pandas to Mt Ventoux to Domesticated Decorated Animals(!) so my tags can't be too far off.
I only know of one friend in the UK who uses Flickr as much as I do - she's very much a social mobile user and early adopter. Whenever I sign up to any new site, she's always beaten me to it!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Here we go...
Getting everything set-up for this subject.
Have already got a flickr account - Victoria Bansey Flickr where I'm vainly trying to get all of my photos backed up so that if my house burns down I'll have something left. I love flickr unequivocally and even have paid for the upgrade.
I've also had a del.icio.us account for a while after discussing it with Matt Simpson back in 1st semester, 2006. I'm borogirl there.
I joined twitter awhile ago after going to the Microsoft academic multimedia thing back in December. I only knew one other person on there and was too tight to add my phone as I'm quite suspicious of those things. I'm borogirl on there.
One of my great procrastination tools is of course Facebook and if you're into that sort of thing you could subscribe to my feed.
I really like the look of Last FM and think its a great idea. Let's see what it suggests for me as I have pretty broad, but obviously great, taste. I'm guess what, borogirl there also.
I've just had a look at Google Calendars. I really find it hard to get excited by this. I currently use the Microsoft Public Calendars through Outlook (part of Office 2007) in a vain attempt to get my husband organised so that if something comes up he doesn't have to schedule it with me personally. Unfortunately, he just doesn't use it.. Anyway, if anyone wants to add me to theirs I'll put stuff in so that I can pass the course! I'm victoria.bansey@gmail.com for that one.
Haven't had too much more time to play with these but I'll post some thoughts later when I get some time.
Have already got a flickr account - Victoria Bansey Flickr where I'm vainly trying to get all of my photos backed up so that if my house burns down I'll have something left. I love flickr unequivocally and even have paid for the upgrade.
I've also had a del.icio.us account for a while after discussing it with Matt Simpson back in 1st semester, 2006. I'm borogirl there.
I joined twitter awhile ago after going to the Microsoft academic multimedia thing back in December. I only knew one other person on there and was too tight to add my phone as I'm quite suspicious of those things. I'm borogirl on there.
One of my great procrastination tools is of course Facebook and if you're into that sort of thing you could subscribe to my feed.
I really like the look of Last FM and think its a great idea. Let's see what it suggests for me as I have pretty broad, but obviously great, taste. I'm guess what, borogirl there also.
I've just had a look at Google Calendars. I really find it hard to get excited by this. I currently use the Microsoft Public Calendars through Outlook (part of Office 2007) in a vain attempt to get my husband organised so that if something comes up he doesn't have to schedule it with me personally. Unfortunately, he just doesn't use it.
Haven't had too much more time to play with these but I'll post some thoughts later when I get some time.
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