Category Archives: SocialMedia

Th Movie and Music Industries are Hypocrites With SOPA and C-11

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I’ve just come across a site about remixing with three superb videos. They are interesting and entertaining, and don’t end when they appear to be concluding, as you can see from the screenshot below. I strongly recommend http://mediaatbrooks.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/open-content-and-is-everything-a-remix/ and here’s the first … Continue reading →

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Less of an Apple Fan Now

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I spent 12 days trying to get my iTunes store to work, with increasing urgency after I received an iPad 2. I got emails and even a phone call from Apple Support and from iTunes Support, and then more emails. … Continue reading →

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Hello HTC Loaner

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

The delivery man woke us up at 8:05 with my loaner from Samsung. It’s an HTC Legend (I think). I spent a couple of hours making sure I’d saved everything I wanted from my S2, and reading the instructions on … Continue reading →

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Galaxy S2 Woes

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I LOVE my Samsung Galaxy S2 – when it’s working. I’m not so fond of it when it – is a brick when unplugged in the morning until I take the battery out and put it back in. overheats like … Continue reading →

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Facebook Forces and Google Allows

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I was browsing my Facebook and saw an article I was interested in reading because I’ve been splitting my allegiance between Apple and Android. my interest is engaged and I’m taken – I’m unsure about connecting with the new Timeline, and the idea of … Continue reading →

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My Social Media Life

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I’ve been playing on the web, in the cloud, for years, and this is a description of the last couple of days. I started reading articles about Google+ (Google Plus) a couple of days ago, and added links on Twitter. … Continue reading →

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Texting and the Classroom

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I have set up some systems to scavenge information on what I’m interested in, or rather, on who “highlights” links with information I might be interested in. (A side-note – during my busy seasons, I simply delete the emails without … Continue reading →

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More on My Samsung Galaxy Tab

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

My Samsung Galaxy Tab Home Screen Does it make me disloyal to my love for Apple? I love my MacBook Air, but I bought myself a Samsung Galaxy Tab. My friends say I’m betraying Mac, but here’s what I said … Continue reading →

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Jane Hart – “A New Approach to Workplace Learning”

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

Jane Hart – http://uk.linkedin.com/in/c4lpt – describes how she sees learning currently happening. I agree with her observations. A new approach to workplace learning View more presentations from Jane Hart.

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PR and Social Media

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

Antonia Zerbisias, one of the most perceptive of columnists, has an article in the Toronto Star describing the impact of social media, especially Twitter and Facebook, on even small business’s Public Relations. She quotes Jackson Wightman, “a social media-savvy PR … Continue reading →

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