iMedia
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:05 AM
Cons of iMedia: M&M
1. yes, your "blog" is editable. but you can only edit the background, text in the post, and bolds (from what i'm seeing now.)... you can't edit anything else. nope, you can't remove the veryvery-ugly topbar. which definitely will not go with your "blog" theme. nope, you cannot remove the side bars. and i wonder if they allow you to turn off comments or rating. what is the point if you can just edit so little of your "blog" ? the blog is supposed to be YOURS = fully customisable. even blogskins.com allows you to edit more than that (to your profile). even neopets allows you to edit more than that (to your profile).
2. amount of people who will actually bother to use this thing. comeon, no one has done a proper post yet. and from the looks of it, i don't think anyone's gonna go to iMedia everyday to talk about their life when they can just use their beloved blogger.com or livejournal.com .
3. besides, with the rating and comments thing... do you think you would want to endanger yourself if you post the "wrong" sort of things?
4. and yes. why would the teachers allow us to stalk them ... they can just post to their personal blog. -.- and rant about us all they want. without us commenting and rating.
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1. Perhaps, you have seen so many blogging\profiling websites that offer extreme customization that you are lost on the actual point of a blog. "Blog" is short for web log, not blisteringly customizable log.
No matter how few customisation options there are, your blog in iMedia is STILL your blog. You cannot assume that all blogging websites should to let you personalize your blog to a great extent, nor can you say "My blog MUST be customizable and it MUST look how I want it to."
And in case anyone says "She never said must", here's a quote. 'the blog is supposed to be YOURS = fully customisable' Equals means TOTALLY equal. You can't have 1 = 2 because it's not mathematically possible.
Anyhow back to the point; iMedia's blog customization options may be bad, but it's just lagging behind major blogging websites like Blogger. It's just not up to standard, is all. The point of being only able to edit so little of your blog, as I see it, is to focus more on the content of the blog rather than the asethetic point of view, although of course that enhances the reading experience. Still, the point of your blog is to log the events happening in your life.
2. Yes, probably no one's going to go to iMedia everyday, but then no one's asking you to. The school isn't forcing us to use it, but promoting it. To me, it's the only place we can actually get to see what teachers say (even if not much), because we don't have access to their personal blogs. If they don't, then just don't visit iMedia frequently. The lack of a proper post is probably only because iMedia has only just started being implemented.
3. Who's telling you to rant on iMedia? No one. That's right. It's just a diary to log your events. And as people say, if you have nothing good to say, don't say anything. You can speak your mind, and as long as you make sense and actually have a solid stand with concrete claims, who can dispute your opinion?
4. Refer to no. 2. Also, teachers are just posting what they think is interesting to students I guess. Remember that iMedia is not just about blogging, they can upload videos and whatnot as well (not saying this is an interesting feature anyway but teachers may use it) for students to see.
About ratings and comments, everyone learns through criticism. If everyone told you that you were perfect you wouldn't feel like improving yourself at all, even if there was room for improvement.
An extra reply to your first paragraph (what you called a "pro" though it seems you're against iMedia):
The whole point of blocking networking sites is so that you don't drift off in class and concentrate on the lesson, not prevent you from expressing your social self. It's not that they want to legalise social networking sites, because if they did, they would've unblocked them.
My guess is that they are trying to encourage the sharing of media and experiences among students, as well as teachers. It's definitely not because they want to encourage the usage of networking sites.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:05 AM
Cons of iMedia: M&M
1. yes, your "blog" is editable. but you can only edit the background, text in the post, and bolds (from what i'm seeing now.)... you can't edit anything else. nope, you can't remove the veryvery-ugly topbar. which definitely will not go with your "blog" theme. nope, you cannot remove the side bars. and i wonder if they allow you to turn off comments or rating. what is the point if you can just edit so little of your "blog" ? the blog is supposed to be YOURS = fully customisable. even blogskins.com allows you to edit more than that (to your profile). even neopets allows you to edit more than that (to your profile).
2. amount of people who will actually bother to use this thing. comeon, no one has done a proper post yet. and from the looks of it, i don't think anyone's gonna go to iMedia everyday to talk about their life when they can just use their beloved blogger.com or livejournal.com .
3. besides, with the rating and comments thing... do you think you would want to endanger yourself if you post the "wrong" sort of things?
4. and yes. why would the teachers allow us to stalk them ... they can just post to their personal blog. -.- and rant about us all they want. without us commenting and rating.
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1. Perhaps, you have seen so many blogging\profiling websites that offer extreme customization that you are lost on the actual point of a blog. "Blog" is short for web log, not blisteringly customizable log.
No matter how few customisation options there are, your blog in iMedia is STILL your blog. You cannot assume that all blogging websites should to let you personalize your blog to a great extent, nor can you say "My blog MUST be customizable and it MUST look how I want it to."
And in case anyone says "She never said must", here's a quote. 'the blog is supposed to be YOURS = fully customisable' Equals means TOTALLY equal. You can't have 1 = 2 because it's not mathematically possible.
Anyhow back to the point; iMedia's blog customization options may be bad, but it's just lagging behind major blogging websites like Blogger. It's just not up to standard, is all. The point of being only able to edit so little of your blog, as I see it, is to focus more on the content of the blog rather than the asethetic point of view, although of course that enhances the reading experience. Still, the point of your blog is to log the events happening in your life.
2. Yes, probably no one's going to go to iMedia everyday, but then no one's asking you to. The school isn't forcing us to use it, but promoting it. To me, it's the only place we can actually get to see what teachers say (even if not much), because we don't have access to their personal blogs. If they don't, then just don't visit iMedia frequently. The lack of a proper post is probably only because iMedia has only just started being implemented.
3. Who's telling you to rant on iMedia? No one. That's right. It's just a diary to log your events. And as people say, if you have nothing good to say, don't say anything. You can speak your mind, and as long as you make sense and actually have a solid stand with concrete claims, who can dispute your opinion?
4. Refer to no. 2. Also, teachers are just posting what they think is interesting to students I guess. Remember that iMedia is not just about blogging, they can upload videos and whatnot as well (not saying this is an interesting feature anyway but teachers may use it) for students to see.
About ratings and comments, everyone learns through criticism. If everyone told you that you were perfect you wouldn't feel like improving yourself at all, even if there was room for improvement.
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An extra reply to your first paragraph (what you called a "pro" though it seems you're against iMedia):
The whole point of blocking networking sites is so that you don't drift off in class and concentrate on the lesson, not prevent you from expressing your social self. It's not that they want to legalise social networking sites, because if they did, they would've unblocked them.
My guess is that they are trying to encourage the sharing of media and experiences among students, as well as teachers. It's definitely not because they want to encourage the usage of networking sites.
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