Comments on: Interesting use http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/ The community blog portal for sodsbrood.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:24:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mel B. http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-197 Mel B. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:49:08 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-197 I'm not sure how I felt about reconnecting with one of those friends. It was odd, caused conflict (because for one reason or another, we were no longer friends), but at the same time, by reconnecting, it exorcised an old demon, one that turned out to be a harmless ghost that could no longer hurt me. If you actually care about what happened to people you knew, though, this would be a good avenue. I think the only two people I'd still care to talk to from school, I've already connected with. But you can find people you went to high school or college with. Pretty neat. Or a bunch of lame, random people can find you. They remind me of the people I used to meet in chat rooms, back in the day: What do U look like? Ur page is funy. Maybe we can get 2gether? I’m not sure how I felt about reconnecting with one of those friends. It was odd, caused conflict (because for one reason or another, we were no longer friends), but at the same time, by reconnecting, it exorcised an old demon, one that turned out to be a harmless ghost that could no longer hurt me.

If you actually care about what happened to people you knew, though, this would be a good avenue. I think the only two people I’d still care to talk to from school, I’ve already connected with.

But you can find people you went to high school or college with. Pretty neat. Or a bunch of lame, random people can find you. They remind me of the people I used to meet in chat rooms, back in the day: What do U look like? Ur page is funy. Maybe we can get 2gether?

]]> By: dhalgren http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-195 dhalgren Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:49:10 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-195 I don't spend THAT much time on facebook. I may cruise by there once a week if that. . . . there's something a bit disconcerting about socializing too much with students even if it is online. I must say I would really like to connect with some old HS friends (beyond Matt, I mean). I'm always so curious about what happened to X,Y and Z. That kind of curiousity....but I have really found little opport so far to connect with them. Maybe I should try myspace for a change. I don’t spend THAT much time on facebook. I may cruise by there once a week if that. . . . there’s something a bit disconcerting about socializing too much with students even if it is online.

I must say I would really like to connect with some old HS friends (beyond Matt, I mean). I’m always so curious about what happened to X,Y and Z. That kind of curiousity….but I have really found little opport so far to connect with them. Maybe I should try myspace for a change.

]]> By: Mel B. http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-193 Mel B. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:09:59 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-193 That's an interesting point about armchair anthropology. And facebook, huh? I got strongarmed into joining myspace several months ago. Found a couple old friends, or rather, I found one, and one found me. Very disconcerting. I'm not sure I find it useful in the longterm, though. It's something that's fun at first, but I don't really need scads of anonymous new friends, and I can more efficiently e-mail the ones I already have, as opposed to going through myspace's ad-laden site. But as some of my friends (not you) are unable to even communicate with me through e-mail, it serves as an alternative. They can post bulletins or send messages through the system, as it's apparently more trendy than e-mail. I'm an old-fashioned girl. I prefer e-mail. That’s an interesting point about armchair anthropology.

And facebook, huh?

I got strongarmed into joining myspace several months ago. Found a couple old friends, or rather, I found one, and one found me. Very disconcerting.
I’m not sure I find it useful in the longterm, though. It’s something that’s fun at first, but I don’t really need scads of anonymous new friends, and I can more efficiently e-mail the ones I already have, as opposed to going through myspace’s ad-laden site.
But as some of my friends (not you) are unable to even communicate with me through e-mail, it serves as an alternative. They can post bulletins or send messages through the system, as it’s apparently more trendy than e-mail.
I’m an old-fashioned girl. I prefer e-mail.

]]> By: Matthew http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-192 Matthew Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:04:24 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-192 Todd, so that's what you do instead of blogging at sodsbrood, you waste time at Facebook. And by the way, I thought you were just so bogged down with work on your syllabus as well as research you have to do? my my my, I guess you have some free time after all ;) Todd, so that’s what you do instead of blogging at sodsbrood, you waste time at Facebook. And by the way, I thought you were just so bogged down with work on your syllabus as well as research you have to do? my my my, I guess you have some free time after all ;)

]]> By: dhalgren http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-191 dhalgren Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:44:31 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-191 That's a good picture...I find its use on that site particularly offensive from a sort of cultural standpoint: here the author is using homegrown americana to illustrate what those Others are like? So very typical. Like those armchair anthropologists of years earlier who thought they knew what natives were so--how complicated could they be--so they never left home. I continue to be excited about all of this stuff though. I'm on facebook.com now and get a kick out of chatting and sharing with my students here at DC (all of whom have facebook accts). That’s a good picture…I find its use on that site particularly offensive from a sort of cultural standpoint: here the author is using homegrown americana to illustrate what those Others are like? So very typical. Like those armchair anthropologists of years earlier who thought they knew what natives were so–how complicated could they be–so they never left home.

I continue to be excited about all of this stuff though. I’m on facebook.com now and get a kick out of chatting and sharing with my students here at DC (all of whom have facebook accts).

]]> By: Mel B. http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-190 Mel B. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 05:41:35 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-190 For a random, credited example that I had no idea existed (and in fact contains more photos than the last time I checked) ... http://www.43places.com/places/view/237538 For a random, credited example that I had no idea existed (and in fact contains more photos than the last time I checked) …

http://www.43places.com/places/view/237538

]]> By: Mel B. http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-189 Mel B. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:08:59 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-189 I did give permission to use that photo. That's part of the thing. You don't have to give specific permission if they do credit you, as I understand it, as long as they don't alter it in any way to make a profit. Maybe I need to go back and read up, as I think you're probably much better versed in it than I am. But in this case, the person I was dealing with is someone with the web site ... someone different than the putative blogger. I can only guess at the actual make-up of the blog ... it's an ad campaign site. So you can connect as many dots as you like. I was kinda nervous to post this because I figured it'd trackback, because I'm not entirely ungrateful. It's just an odd use, that's all, especially given my background. I did give permission to use that photo. That’s part of the thing. You don’t have to give specific permission if they do credit you, as I understand it, as long as they don’t alter it in any way to make a profit. Maybe I need to go back and read up, as I think you’re probably much better versed in it than I am.

But in this case, the person I was dealing with is someone with the web site … someone different than the putative blogger. I can only guess at the actual make-up of the blog … it’s an ad campaign site. So you can connect as many dots as you like.

I was kinda nervous to post this because I figured it’d trackback, because I’m not entirely ungrateful. It’s just an odd use, that’s all, especially given my background.

]]> By: Matt http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-188 Matt Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:12:49 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/junk/2006/06/11/interesting-use/#comment-188 I'd be a bit unnerved that someone used my photo and gave me no credit. I mean, that violates your Creative Commons license, not to mention common courtesy. Plus, the blogger lies and says he took the picture, and even makes up a story about how he found the shot! I'm not sure what to make of that. I’d be a bit unnerved that someone used my photo and gave me no credit. I mean, that violates your Creative Commons license, not to mention common courtesy.

Plus, the blogger lies and says he took the picture, and even makes up a story about how he found the shot! I’m not sure what to make of that.

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