Foothills Connect: Connecting Rutherford County

facebook or "space"book

DSC03967 - home office
Originally uploaded by RaeA

facebook has slowly become addicting to me and I could not understand why. facebook is difficult to decipher at first because you need friends to make it work. I was concerned about asking & accepting friends - would they like me or hate me. Once I understood how easy it is I became bolder in asking folks to be facebook friends. I emailed contacts not on facebook to get connected. Some of my peers are getting connected so they could keep up with their kids.

I enjoy adding pics, joining groups, becoming a fan, sending gifts, updating my status, and reading my friends additions. I find myself curiously spending more time on facebook. It seems to be taking up more and more "space" during my day. Then it dawned on me why I was spending so much time on facebook.

Over a year ago I became a virtual worker in a virtual organization. I had moved from a job where I went to another physical location with lots of people around me. I missed being around so many great people. facebook had become my new set of "office groupies." That's why facebook is taking up so much "space" in my life. Mystery solved. Have you found yourself in a similar situation?

2008 Election Strategy

LA Peeps for Obama
Originally uploaded by victoriabernal

Regardless of your candidate, Obama has run an interesting campaign. He texted his VP selection to everyone who wanted to hear it before anyone else. He has had a strong facebook presence offering to send out free buttons and soliciting small donations. It's an interesting strategy reaching out to a new audience using connectivity. During the primaries one of his strengths was with the younger worker while Clinton's strength was with the older worker. What can we learn from this?

Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry

Engagement ring
Originally uploaded by Sammy Hancock

Just when I think I have seen it all ... A site where jilted lovers can sell their jewelry and other items they were gifted by their ex's. It's Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry. From engagement rings to false tokens of affection you can find it all with the story of how things went wrong. Have you found an interesting site?

Person to Person Loans

Deskolicious 3.1
Originally uploaded by Glenn Wolsey

Make more money or save more money ... It's the idea behind Prosper the website that connects people to people to loan money. The applicants information is there: purpose, credit rating, ratio of debt to income and more. This connection allows people to borrow money at a lower rate and for investors to put away money at a higher rate. Check out Prosper and let me know what you think.

Amazing Photo Information

San Diego Airport
Originally uploaded by kiteline

I am constantly amazed at what technology can do to shorten this world. Take flickr.com one of the world's postings of pictures. I have been using it to improve the visual appeal of this blog. Recently I found some other powerful pieces it uses.

Did you know that you can find pictures by where they were taken? I have two pictures posted. One was taken in San Diego, CA and another in Spindale, NC. Not only can I place them on the map but I can designate specifically where I was standing when I took these pictures. I can also pick a location in he world and see where other photos were taken there.

Attached to my pictures is information about the camera - with a link to complete camera information and complete information about the picture. All information was recorded on the picture when it was taken. Information that is now at your disposal on the web. Amazing!