Thing 12

So here I am, on thing 12. I have been surprised so far at the ease of using all of this technology; it certainly is geared towards being user-friendly. As with most experiments so far, I found that embedding code is easy. The hard part is finding the time to surf through all of the available stuff and finding something you want to use. At this point, I've decided to spend less time searching and sifting in order to focus on learning how to use it and get it on my blog. I figure I can always come back later when there's more time to really dig in.

I don't Twitter or use Facebook, so this whole online community thing is new to me. I especially have a hard time leaving comments and trying to make my blog sound interesting. ;-D While I believe that there is enormous potential for collaboration in the online world, I also think that there is a danger in kids using social networking sites. There are too many predators and too much freedom in the anonymity of it all. Cyber-bullying is the new weapon of choice.