Comments for Windblown Bytes http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com . . . the latest Internet trends and their implications for colleges. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:26:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Ning – May Be Dated Compared to Other SNSs by Brian http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/ning-may-be-dated-compared-to-other-snss/#comment-198 Brian Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:26:20 +0000 http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/ning-may-be-dated-compared-to-other-snss/#comment-198 Blogger <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/14157445453807256641" rel="nofollow">Brian</a> 狼布朗 said... I use facebook because it is easy to set up groups and stay in contact with people over great distances. Ning is different than a facebook. It allows people to create a niche social network. Many of the groups are oddball like Diabetes People or Poodle Lovers or whatever. This is what makes magazine popular and successful. It is a way to create a sort of webzine/social network. I use it as an ESL tool. I set up a site for my non-English speaking class. Young people who love the cyber world have an added reason to interact in another language. It is moderately effective. I believe that Ning is well suited for this because of the ability of individuals to create their own unique pages within network, closed or not closed. I would not say that it is dated. I think it is designed to create a niche social network. March 20, 2009 3:49 AM Blogger Brian 狼布朗 said…

I use facebook because it is easy to set up groups and stay in contact with people over great distances.

Ning is different than a facebook. It allows people to create a niche social network.

Many of the groups are oddball like Diabetes People or Poodle Lovers or whatever. This is what makes magazine popular and successful. It is a way to create a sort of webzine/social network.

I use it as an ESL tool. I set up a site for my non-English speaking class. Young people who love the cyber world have an added reason to interact in another language. It is moderately effective. I believe that Ning is well suited for this because of the ability of individuals to create their own unique pages within network, closed or not closed. I would not say that it is dated. I think it is designed to create a niche social network.

March 20, 2009 3:49 AM

]]> Comment on Hele on to Helium! by thehardcorefreelancer http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/hele-on-to-helium/#comment-65 thehardcorefreelancer Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:25:33 +0000 http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/hele-on-to-helium/#comment-65 I had a really hard time with helium.com. I made about $0.20 from their site and decided that I wanted to use my articles somewhere else (magazine wants to pay me $50-$100 for one of them) but I couldn’t have them posted anywhere else. I emailed helium (at help@helium.com and at content@helium.com) 3-4 times and never received a response. In an (immature) attempt to get my profile deleted I purposefuly published inappropriate content then reported my inappropriate article thinking they might pay attention to that. Well instead of deleting my articles and my profile, they made me one of their premier writers giving the articles that I want to use elsewhere even more exposure. Not only that, but they have locked me out of my own account so I can’t post new work or edit my existing work and profiles. I’m absolutely livid. They don’t have rights to my work (by their own admission) and it’s to the point where if they don’t comply to my request in 48 hours I already have a lawyer lined up to help me take them to court. I recommend that you stay away from helium.com. My experience has been that they have absolutely no respect for writers and their artistic rights. If you want a really good place to earn money go to www.oDesk.com, www.freelancewritinggigs.com or www.associatedcontent.com. They're all legit and have excellent opportunities. Plus they pay WAY more. I had a really hard time with helium.com. I made about $0.20 from their site and decided that I wanted to use my articles somewhere else (magazine wants to pay me $50-$100 for one of them) but I couldn’t have them posted anywhere else. I emailed helium (at help@helium.com and at content@helium.com) 3-4 times and never received a response. In an (immature) attempt to get my profile deleted I purposefuly published inappropriate content then reported my inappropriate article thinking they might pay attention to that.

Well instead of deleting my articles and my profile, they made me one of their premier writers giving the articles that I want to use elsewhere even more exposure. Not only that, but they have locked me out of my own account so I can’t post new work or edit my existing work and profiles. I’m absolutely livid. They don’t have rights to my work (by their own admission) and it’s to the point where if they don’t comply to my request in 48 hours I already have a lawyer lined up to help me take them to court.

I recommend that you stay away from helium.com. My experience has been that they have absolutely no respect for writers and their artistic rights.

If you want a really good place to earn money go to http://www.oDesk.com, http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com or http://www.associatedcontent.com. They’re all legit and have excellent opportunities. Plus they pay WAY more.

]]> Comment on iMacros – Automate Log-ins by jimskcc http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/imacros-automate-log-ins/#comment-49 jimskcc Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:00:22 +0000 http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/?p=289#comment-49 Hi, Jasen. Thanks for the feedback. I haven't used iMacros since my old desktop went down. Based on your experience, I should probably warn people not to use it. To uninstall, try this: 1. click on "Tools" in the menubar at the top 2. click on "Add-ons" 3. find iMacros and click on "Uninstall" If you've tried this or it doesn't work, please let me know. Hi, Jasen. Thanks for the feedback. I haven’t used iMacros since my old desktop went down. Based on your experience, I should probably warn people not to use it. To uninstall, try this:
1. click on “Tools” in the menubar at the top
2. click on “Add-ons”
3. find iMacros and click on “Uninstall”

If you’ve tried this or it doesn’t work, please let me know.

]]> Comment on iMacros – Automate Log-ins by Jasen http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/imacros-automate-log-ins/#comment-48 Jasen Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:08:52 +0000 http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/?p=289#comment-48 I downloaded iMacros for Firefox and restarted Firefox... followed all the directions. Since then, my Firefox will not connect to the internet (I have to use IE now). I can not find out how to uninstall iMacros to see if that fixes the problem. Any suggestions? Jasen p.s. All my firewalls are disabled, so that's not preventing Firefox from accessing the internet. I downloaded iMacros for Firefox and restarted Firefox… followed all the directions. Since then, my Firefox will not connect to the internet (I have to use IE now). I can not find out how to uninstall iMacros to see if that fixes the problem. Any suggestions?

Jasen
p.s. All my firewalls are disabled, so that’s not preventing Firefox from accessing the internet.

]]> Comment on Google’s Browser – Chrome by media buff http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/googles-browser-chrome/#comment-43 media buff Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:28:28 +0000 http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/?p=389#comment-43 looking forward to Chrome for efficiency's sake... plus Google tends to roll out really well-tested software, so it shouldn't be half bad in any case looking forward to Chrome for efficiency’s sake… plus Google tends to roll out really well-tested software, so it shouldn’t be half bad in any case

]]> Comment on Laulima (Sakai) – ‘The Keys to the Kingdom’ by accoppyWextbex http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/laulima-sakai-the-keys-to-the-kingdom/#comment-35 accoppyWextbex Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:38:29 +0000 http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/?p=321#comment-35 I agreed with you I agreed with you

]]> Comment on Ohio’s 10-Year Strategic Plan for Colleges by topofthethread http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/ohios-10-year-strategic-plan-for-colleges/#comment-33 topofthethread Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:10:28 +0000 http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/ohios-10-year-strategic-plan-for-colleges/#comment-33 Is this being implemented? Is this being implemented?

]]> Comment on Laulima (Sakai) – First Impressions – More by jimskcc http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/laulima-sakai-secrets/#comment-30 jimskcc Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:57:54 +0000 http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-30 Thanks for testing it out, Guy. So different browsers will keep the activities discrete, sync/sync or sync/async. Good thinking, Guy. Actually makes sense that the browser's having problems updating two active windows from the same site. With two separate browsers, the task is split and each processes only one. Still, I hope we'll hear from others about this issue. -Jimmy Thanks for testing it out, Guy. So different browsers will keep the activities discrete, sync/sync or sync/async. Good thinking, Guy. Actually makes sense that the browser’s having problems updating two active windows from the same site. With two separate browsers, the task is split and each processes only one. Still, I hope we’ll hear from others about this issue. -Jimmy

]]> Comment on Laulima (Sakai) – First Impressions – More by Guy Kellogg http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/laulima-sakai-secrets/#comment-29 Guy Kellogg Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:42:28 +0000 http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-29 Jimmy - I tested chat, logged in as myself in both Safari and Firefox. Then I tested asynchronous / synchronous. Everything seemed to work OK, though I was just sending little test messages to and from myself. The danger, of course, is that if students are asking questions, we certainly want to 'hear' them! - Guy Jimmy –
I tested chat, logged in as myself in both Safari and Firefox. Then I tested asynchronous / synchronous. Everything seemed to work OK, though I was just sending little test messages to and from myself. The danger, of course, is that if students are asking questions, we certainly want to ‘hear’ them!
- Guy

]]> Comment on Laulima (Sakai) – First Impressions – More by jimskcc http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/laulima-sakai-secrets/#comment-28 jimskcc Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:41:30 +0000 http://windblownbytes.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-28 Good question, Guy. I don't know. I was using two instances of Firefox when the glitch surfaced. I also have IE on my computer so I could try that as the 2nd instance. My guess is that the browser may be irrelevant, that Laulima becomes "confused" when a user tries to multitask and it doesn't "know" how to update the live (synchronous) session when a second session (asynchronous) is open at the same time. This would also mean, I guess, that you couldn't be in two separate chat rooms simultaneously. This isn't a big problem since it's easy to work within the limitations. If you have a chance to test two separate browsers, let us know what happens. Thanks for the feedback, Guy. -Jimmy Good question, Guy. I don’t know. I was using two instances of Firefox when the glitch surfaced. I also have IE on my computer so I could try that as the 2nd instance. My guess is that the browser may be irrelevant, that Laulima becomes “confused” when a user tries to multitask and it doesn’t “know” how to update the live (synchronous) session when a second session (asynchronous) is open at the same time. This would also mean, I guess, that you couldn’t be in two separate chat rooms simultaneously. This isn’t a big problem since it’s easy to work within the limitations. If you have a chance to test two separate browsers, let us know what happens. Thanks for the feedback, Guy. -Jimmy

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