Googley-eyed for Google

Well....several months ago we went to Hawaii. It was lovely and we had a great time driving all over the island. Shortly after we came back my husband was 'driving' the same routes we had followed on Google maps. I really thought he was crazy so when this assignment came up I thought I would try the same virtual experience! I first tried Hawaii and 'drove' some of the same routes we actually motored along. Not my cup of tea, after all I had seen it in real life! There was absolutely no appeal there for me. So then I thought I would try a'virtual holiday' somewhere I hadn't been but have always wanted to go. So off I went to The Hague. I even have a friend living there so it is not inconceivable that I might go there. I 'landed' at the airport and attempted to 'drive' to her house. Well, suffice to say that had it been for real I would have ended up in a canal several times over! In addition I kind of felt like like a bit of a voyeur peeking into her windows. By the time I was done I was really on the fence as to whether I would actually enjoy going there. All in all I found the street view to be quite helpful in envisioning where my friend lived but zooming around not so great - in fairness it isn't really designed for this purpose. Would I recommend it - yes, but for the purpose it was designed for - finding places!

Social Networking

Well, in my day social networking included alcohol and munchies! At the very least coffee and perhaps a nice lemon square came along with the gossip of the day!! That was the real definition of time wasting, I think. Now, having mentioned time wasting perhaps I should answer the question on the assignment about that very same topic! Am I finding Facebook a time waster? Well considering I just accessed Facebook for the first time tonight I don't feel qualified to answer that just yet - give me a few more hours searching out my kids, their significant others, my nieces, nephews and old friends hunting for the "dirt" on them and I'll let you know. Hmmm, I think I know the answer already!!!

Wiki What?

Well,I spent some time looking for mistakes. In a previous life I edited for a living - well apparently those skills have been relegated to the far reaches of my brain. I used to poo-poo Wikipedia as a site full of errors but it is actually quite impressive how much information is cited, referenced and if not has disclaimers asking for more info. Sooo.. now I am determined to find something wrong or something only I know to pass on!! I'll get back to you.

Delicious It Is!!

Well, I found this site to be pretty interesting, particularly the ESL related links. I feel pretty comfortable with this site. I know some people found it to be not so intuitive so my mind must just work differently than theirs! My biggest tip would be to just keep exploring and if you still don't find it easy there are lots of other sites out there in 'cyberland'!

What do I hope to learn?

I am intrigued by what we will be looking at and seeing what, or whether(!) it will add to my knowledge in terms of the job.