Thing 13: CO.NX Webchats

1. Indicate on your blog which Webchat you participated in. Please write a few sentences about the chat. Did you have any problems?

I have participated the whole program of “U.S. Diplomacy in the Americas: a conversation with the Diplomatic Corps” In Taiwan, we have less news and concerns about Latin America, the Caribbean. It’s good to hear the Ambassadors talk about the current events in these places. The webchat format is different from ours, Taipei IRC has done many webchats for years, our systems are text only. This webchat with video and audio, we can see and hear the ambassadors’ talking very clearly, and responded by sending questions. I planed to ask a question about Haitian Orphans, but only one person raised question, so I just gave up.



2. Become a fan of the CO.NX: See the World Facebook page.




3. I've signed up the CO.NX facebook to become a fan of that webpage.

Taipei IRC has two CO.NX webchat rooms:
https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/ait/
https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/ait_2/

Thing 16: Online Book Catalogs

*Insert the link to your LibraryThing "catalog" on your blog.
Here is the link and image for my book: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/VickyTsao

Thing 14: Online Videos

1. Create a post in your blog about the exercise by answering any of these questions:

*What did you think of “An Anthropological Introduction YouTube?”
This video is very informative and educational, I also agree with the idea – when media change, human relations change.


*What makes a “Viral Video” go rival?
I think if the following elements could create a viral video~~
 --Interesting
 --Something that people could relate to or care
 --Humorous
 --Or something really funny and make everyone laugh

*When exploring youtube, how did you discover new vides? Through specific search terms or browsing related videos?
I will use advanced search – set the specific term, the date, language.

*How might you use Youtube as a way to engage your audience?
I think we can videotape our programs and shorten the video to 10-15 minutes and upload the youtube, that can attract our audience and publicize our programs. We may also make our IRC introduction to be a video and upload to the youtube.

Thing 10: Introduction to Share Point

We plan to do a IRC Flyer, everyone just insert their parts.
I have uploaded the following~~

Thing 12: Mashups

1. Using the "My Maps" feature in Google Maps, create a Google map and insert the link.


My map: Bangkok attractions

在較大的地圖上查看My trip to Bangkok


I plan to visit Bangkok next summer, so I create a my map at google, and added some attractions.

2. Blog about potential uses for Google Maps and your thoughts on Google Latitude.

Whenever I travel to a new place, no matther where it was in my home country or in other country, I will use google maps to find the driving direction, walking route, the restaurants, and how much time does it need from one place to the other. It is very convenient, and I won't get lost, and I can easily enjoy visitng a new place.

For Google Latitude, I think that we can use it when travel to a new country, if everyone has the google latitude on the phone, then it will be easy to trace the missing person. Or if I go to a new place, and then the google lattitue shows that a friend just nearby, what a surprise to see a friend in a new place!

Thing 11: Photo Sharing

I have uploaded one photo from Libray of Congress photostream, and one photo from America.gov. I also uploaded 5 personal photo albums.
You may find my photo here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vtsao/

Thing 9: Social Networking

I enjoyed being in facebook.
I also joined "the 23 thing" group, and found some colleagues from the other posts.