The Affinity Group I chose
is Brainify.com.
It seems like the most logical group for me to join, as I work in a
university setting and I am also a student. Learning from others'
experiences and research seems like a good place to start. edupln.ning.com. I had to change as I sent a request to join, but never received a response back. Honestly, I chose this group because there really aren't many to choose from. Most of the links to the other groups do not work anymore.
In regards to the Digg
Stream, I originally thought it was similar to Twitter. However, it
really isn't. Instead of someone, a company or a news feed blasting
tweets at me all day long, I get to pick and choose what I want to read about.
Although I can pick and choose which tweets require further analysis and
reading, I have to scroll through it all. It really is a time consuming
process. With Digg, the feeds or website I follow are very clean and
easily accessible.
Q: Is the internet
our “digital” rabbit hole?
A: Clearly, the
answer is yes. Through surfing the web, I
become so entrenched in whatever I am reading or learning about that I don't realize
how much time I’ve spent on it. Which leads me to my second question . .
.
Q: How much is too
much?
A: I don't think that there could ever be too much. I think having access to all this information
is fascinating, scary and overwhelming at the same time. I am a life long
learner and that is partly due to the fact that I can choose what else I want
to learn about just by opening up Google. Digg, Twitter, etc. and finding what
is out there. With that being said, I can easily see how all this access
can become addictive. Yet, I still think the more the better.
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