“Ning” and “43 Things”: Online social networking.

Okay, so the world is a weird place full of self absorbed and shallow
people that you have nothing in common with, or is it? Online social
networks provide people with an opportunity to communicate,
share media, and discuss goals with networked people from around
the world.

At ning.com, you can blog, upload images and video all at the one site.
It’s like a one-stop-shop for social software junkies. Think youtube.com
with more options.

Or maybe you are just trying to find people with the same dreams and
aspirations as yourself. No problems there, just check out the 43 things
site to find people with similar goals. Perhaps you always planned to
learn French, or you had a dream to trek across the Himalyas. At
43 Things, you can share your dreams and inspire others to achieve
the lofty heights of self improvement regimes.You can also get
support from your online peers.

You can find out more about 43 Things at the link below.
http://www.unc.edu/~mchabib/43things/

Enjoy!

Citizen Journalism: Bloggin da news.

If you have an interest in journalism or newscasts then why not get into
“citizen journalism”. Webbies and blogsters across the world are
by-passing traditional news services and delivering news and opinions
from a grass roots level.

Of course that means that the quality of the sources and peoples’ ethics
may vary, but it could be argued that we currently face the same problems
with the mainstream press.

Anyway, why not give it a go! Check out this informative short instructional video
called “Citizen Journalism:From Pamphlet to Blog at http://projdoc.blip.tv/
and the http://www.nowpublic.com/ website