NING

I have never heard of Ning before this class. When I first went onto the website, I felt a little overwhelmed. I'm still a little confused about how to use the website. I'm a little worried that I am going to have trouble working Ning. I know it is for our causes, but that's all I know really so far. It is obviously an effective social network that allows you to speak about your causes. I think once I work with my group, I will be able to work the website easily. This has happened with the other projects before. I seem intimidated by the new site but then towards the end of the project I know how to work the website very well.

Social Networks Response

i used to have a myspace, but now I only have a facebook, and I really don't use it that much. Social Network Site (SNS) allow you to do many things, one being able to meet or come in contact with strangers. It is funny we allow these sites to let you friend or befriend anyone because safety is definitely a concern that can run hand in hand with these sites such as myspace. Each social network has it's own layout for a profile, which is why some attract more or less members than the other sites. You choose what SNS you want to be part of based on who you know that has it, and how much you like it. The article even discusses that most sites have something called friends, which are other users who agreed to be friends with you, when in all reality you may have never met or heard of them before in your life.
I still think SNS are useful as well as scary. I do not accept friend requests from people that I don't know. It's crazy to think that the first SNS was launched in 1997, which was six degrees which I have never even heard of. I feel like that is kind of late in blooming. Privacy and threats were actually an issue that they brought up in the article. They actually gave some examples with cases. The end of the article says how this is only the beginning, and there is still much exploring to do.

5 ISSUES

5 Potential Issues:

1.Drunk Driving
2.Animal Abuse
3.Starvation
4.Pollution in the area
5.Gay Rights -Marriage

final website

Once I started to get interested in making the homepage template, I enjoyed making it. The website is pretty much finished right now but I know there are some changes I can make to it. I think after the workshop, I will be able to change a few things. The reason I am excited for the workshop is because there will be a fresh pair of eyes , or even a few pairs, to see changes that could be made to better the website. Since the group has seen my website already done so far, they are used to it and I have already changed my website according to their feedback, so it will be good to see new feedback that I can possibly change my website for the better.

Website project

During the class we decided what we were going to finish for the next class, I was extremely stressed during the beginning of it. I picked the homepage template but originally wanted the proposal memo, but someone else in the group had called it. After realizing I was going to have to do the website, it was like starting from scratch. I had looked at google sites before but didn't know how to do everything that we needed. I didn't even know simple things like the navigation bars. Once my WRT teacher helped me in the beginning stages of the website, it seemed to fly from there.

beginning of redesign

In the beginning of this project, I was actually really worried. I thought that it was going to be extremely hard for me to understand this project. I am sure I was extremely annoying for the teacher the first day we really discussed this in depth. I kept asking questions, over and over, because I just didn't understand the concept of making a webpage. Once I played around with google sites, and we figured out what website we were doing , it all made more sense.

Fixing the website

My job is to create the homepage template. At first I was really nervous because it seemed like it was going to be really difficult. After having class, it really helped me because I asked a lot of questions that helped me understand how to remake the page. As far as now, I have done the theme and layout as well as the navigation bars. I think it will still be a little difficult as I try to do more things because the page can't do exactly what I want to because you cant do things exactly the same on google sites.