- Please make your posts by Tuesday evening so that your classmates will have an opportunity to review your posts.
- Please don't post on the same topic as your classmate. You are responsible for reading the blog posts each week to ensure this doesn't happen.
- Please make your blog posts brief. You don't need to write a full essay but you should write at least a paragraph.
- Please choose a topic that interests you. If it doesn't interest you, it probably won't be interesting to the rest of the class.
- Please link to the original article so that your classmates can read it if they are interested.
- Remember to sign your post so your receive credit.
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Here are some suggestions to consider when you write your blog posts. Note that not all of these questions will be applicable to all pieces of news.
1. Why is this news cool or why does it suck? For example, it's neat that people figured out how to hack the iphone (illicitly alter their iphones software) because it allows for third party applications that expand it's functionality. It sucks that Apple chose to issue software updates that purposefully disabled phones that were altered.
2. How will this technological development effect us as users? For example, Nokia's recent purchase of NAVTEQ (the people that make maps for Mapquest) may mean that GPS units and mapping software may become standard on it's very popular phones.
3. What technologies might be replaced by this development? or What can you do with the technology? Fro example, recently TIVO announced that they are now supporting podcasts on their set top boxes for television. This allows you to watch video podcasts on TV rather than your computer and may help popularize the format.
4. Can it be useful to us? What does it cost? For example, Newsgator recently announced that they will provide their RSS readers for free (RSS readers are a program that download news and blog postings). Obviously in this class this will be useful.
5. Can you tie it to the lecture? For example, the recent release of the MacBook Air is an example of miniaturization and was discussed in lecture.
