[Random: You know you've got too many accounts when you post at the wrong blog whoops~ fortunately it was an old tester blog so no one reads it.]
I really don’t get the hype over the kindle. For one thing it looks pretty big and awkward to carry around. And nothing beats actually flipping through the pages of a book. The only advantages I can think of are that it’s good for previewing books without having to pay for the full price of a physical book, so you can buy and sample lots more. Also it saves space in the longrun. It’s also not cheap. For that price I’d rather get a different gadget like an ipod or digital camera.
Other than that the group website project is going well so far. At least we have a site up and some of our commissioned articles up as well. This is probably the most interesting and fun assignment I’ve had to do this semester. I’ve also completed my essay for magazine publishing on the topic “Is the print magazine dead?” I had to look up stats and figures of magazine sales and related ad sales, as well as the reports of magazines that either shut or shifted totally to digital format. There was alot I was unware of, so it was interesting at least~ Most of my classmates chose the interview someone in the mag industry topic but unlike them I don’t have contacts since I don’t have much work experience in the industry or much work experience in general. Sometimes I do find it a bit intimidating to be in a class with people who are older than me and have more experience, some each working in the industry itself, but everyone has been pretty friendly so far, so it does ease my thoughts somewhat.
Anyway, I want to introduce a newsblog I read which I find interesting. I don’t read it often (I already have about 100+ entries to follow on livejournal daily so I don’t have the time to catch up with news as well aside from running the tv when I’ve having dinner) but they’ve got some interesting articles.
The site/blog is called Mashable.com and it’s all about social media news. Recently they had an useful post for those paranoid about the swine flu outbreak, in an article entitled How to: Track Swine Flu Online .
Speaking of the swine flu, one of my friend’s friends came up with a clever nickname for the swine flu. She called it Hamthrax – well I find that funny at least~ It’s definitely catchy and easier to pronounce.
Also Ning has apparently hit 1 million members and is developing apps to enhance user experience.
I also enjoyed the Iron Spider website that Sarah introduced us to in class. Although I have quite a few links to places I use for html tutorials I have never heard of this one and the explanations on it were clear and easy to understand even though the site design is pretty poor, but at least it’s simple to navigate. A while ago I did a post on my favourite web design sites. I’m plugging it here because some people might have missed it and may find them useful!
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