Social Media

Remember back in the day when we worked from 9-5, nights and weekends were reserved for friends and family, and never the twain shall meet? Now that an estimate 23% of American workers telecommute  many use online social networks as a way to stay connected to co-workers and colleagues. Those who are chained to a company desk often use (or sneak onto) Twitter or Facebook to stay in touch with friends outside of work.

It's possible that these social networking tools are just the beginning of something, that they could lead to ways of finding and interacting with one another we never imagined, but whatever happens, you can't dismiss these tools easily. They are taking us somewhere exciting, but we have to work out how we deal with the fading boundaries these tools have left in their wake and that means rewriting our social rules as we go along.

Social networking services expand the pool of people we have the opportunity to meet to near limitless possibilities. We're no longer restricted to or rely on people in our neighborhood, church, or workplace to provide the interaction we desire.

Of course, getting to know others online is not a new concept, it dates back to the earliest days of Bulletin Board Services (BBS), IRC, and CompuServe. The main differences now are the real-time ways we communicate via instant messaging, Facebook walls, and Twitter replies. It more closely mimics face-to-face conversations than interactions via email, forums, or message boards, but it also means there are a lot more opportunities for social gaffes and missteps.

Barclay's Premier League - week 8

After the international break, there is often a need to settle back into the accustomed pace of the league and current form becomes somewhat of an unreliable barometer in the appraisal of teams. This weekend offers some intriguing fixtures, none bigger than the London derby that will determine the true quality of the Chelsea team. Manchester United look to be the team that stands to gain the most from this weekend’s fixtures while a fiery Tyne-Side derby awaits on Sunday that could prove one of the more unpredictable games of the weekend


A Tyne Side derby teeming with significance, this fixture could represent a catalyst for either team in their relative campaigns. Sunderland have had quite a lackluster start to the season and will be hoping that Newcastle are still licking their wounds following their comprehensive loss to Manchester United. Both teams look in need of inspiration and this should reflect in a hard fought draw.

Information Resources - RSS

For This week,  my class assignment required me to learn about Aggregators and RSS. The following text is my interpretation for my assignment.

Google News: Latest news from around the glob https://news.google.com/news/

The information provided within this library is all up to date and is constantly being subscribed to. With me being a Google user and making it my home web browser page, it is easy for me to access Google news. Why I prefer this to others is the fact I can narrow my searches for example If I wanted to find out the latest football (soccer) stories from the UK, I don't have to sit and look through thousands of posts that covers the sport all around the globe, instead I can filter my search to the country that I want to find the information about. This is great for me and not just for sport but latest headline news and reading bloggers opinions on different topics is great.

If football (soccer) interests you, I am going to post a weekly blog about the English Premier League and what is going on looking into the weekend games.

Well its good to see Newcastle United had a great season last year which has lead to Alan Pardew (Manger) to signing a new 8 year contract. With the arrival of Cisse in January, it led him to score 13 goals in the last half of the season and left Demba Ba struggling to find form. However coming into the new season the tables have turned, Demba Ba has came out scoring goals for fun and is currently the Premier Leagues top goalscorer on the other hand Cisse has struggled to pick up where he left off last season but I'm sure it will not be too long until he finds his way again, lets just hope it's sooner rather than later.