This is the end….So this is it. Blog post 23. We have seen so much. Been through so much. So what did I learn from it all? Well, I did learn that very much a part of “generation internet” though perhaps one of its eccentric geriatrics. I remember so …
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Fun? – Thing 22 of 23
This is one of my shortest blog posts because I ran headfirst at it in the hope of generating more material and ended up doing more filming than writing…Also it is the week before Eurovision and preparation for that takes precedence.So I played with …
Games! – Thing 21 of 23
So I went off script again…Basically, my issues with Flash (mainly that it is not wonderfully secure) meant that I was somewhat limited in what I could use/do for this assignment. So what I did do was find an alternative game. An alternative gam…
LinkedIn – Thing 20 of 23
Business Social Networking – The Devil, or merely Satan?Okay, so that might be a little bit flippant. In all honesty I have been on LinkedIn for a number of years, so to see that the 23 things had it as something I could look at as an assignment was a …
Altmetrics: Thing 19 of 23
Gods! I am so close now I can almost taste victory.So today I was looking into Altmetrics. It’s an interesting tool for looking at engagement with scientific journals and articles. I picked something contemporary and relating to my work.Nature: Regulat…
Augmented Reality: Thing 18 of 23
Or How I stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Pokemon Go:Wow. Where to start here….So I was one of the crazy people who played Ingress, the precursor to Pokemon Go. It was a fun game about taking bases, supporting your “team” and walking about a lot….
Geolocation: Thing 17 of 23
The road is long. The path is steep.I am trying to try everything and power through the last few things. To have come so far and not make it would just be sad.So, geolocation. Ot more specifically, geocaching.The Geocaching app is big on making you pay…
Tumblr: Thing 15 of 23
Oh Gods….What a mess this one was.The task was for me to find a blog on Tumblr about my hobby. Well, at least I can say I tried.Dungeons and Dragons is just way too popular at the moment and other pen and paper roleplay games are being shoved aside t…
Sound: Thing 14 of 23
Soundcloud. This time I investigated Soundcloud.Damn there is a lot of stuff on there. For my highlighted track, I played it a little safe and decided to see what my favourite metal record label had thrown up there.WARNING: THE FOLLOWING TRACK IS THRAS…
Video: Thing 13 of 23
Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaahhh! I’m halfway there!That’s right. I am now over 50% through the 23 things. What a moment!Thing 13 is all about video online. Now my bread and butter (and that of most folks) is the monolithic monster that is YouT…
OER’s: Thing 12 of 23
It’s been a while since the last one of these hasn’t it?Since the last 23 things post I did I have been a bit busy becoming a practitioner in the new General Data Protection Regulations (for what it’s worth) and studying for my next Information Securit…
Copyright and Creative Commons: Thing 11 of 23
The challenge this time around was to find two images I was using for a presentation in my field and doing a review of how they were licensed and what that means. In my enthusiasm I have gone a step farther. I have taken two images and then combin…