Social Bookmarking

       

              

Social bookmarking is saving bookmarks to a website while using keywords to tag them. This makes visiting those websites in the future easier. This practice dates back to a few years ago when popular websites such as Simpy launched. Social bookmarking is a great tool to stay organized and gives each user a custom experience that fits their needs.

Diigo

Diigo is a tool used to manage knowledge. This tool can improve workflow and productivity. Diigo allows users to read and collect data more effectively. It also allows users to organize the information as much as needed. Diigo is a great tool to build and improve a personal library of knowledge with ease.

Implication

Diigo can be implemented in everyday life, this tool can help with all aspects of life including school and works life. I plan on continuing my education and this tool will help with the research and productivity, that my future degree path will require.

Challenge

One challenge when implementing this tool would be remembering that it is there. While the website is a useful and valuable tool, it is still a website, and those types of things are easily forgettable.

Twitter

Twitter is a social networking site. Messages posted on Twitter are often called tweets. Those tweets can contain text, videos, pictures, and or links. Retweets happen when someone shares your posts. Hashtags are used as keywords. Hashtags help people find content that they are interested in. Twitter uses the @ symbol to tag other registered users. Tagging other users with the @ symbol send a notification to that tagged user.

Implication

Twitter can be implemented in work life or education in many ways, for example, Twitter can be used to stay up to date with school activities or companies that you are interested in working for. Many companies use Twitter to alert the public of important news and job openings.

Challenge

While Twitter is a valuable tool, there are also some challenges involved. Twitter is a network and can entail a learning curve. Twitter has been around for a while, but many individuals do not have an account because they do not feel Twitter is necessary or see the benefits of having one.

Pixton

Pixton is a comic or storyboard builder website. Pixton allows users to create animated comic strips and storyboards. Pixton offers many great features and options, that would enable true creativity and artistic abilities to shine. Pixton features and options give its users the ability to create entertaining and or educational content. Pixton is user-friendly and uses vocabulary that individuals of all ages can understand.

Implications

Pixton can be implemented in many areas such as a classroom or if it was used to create educational content. It could help make learning fun.

Challenge

There are a few challenges when implementing Pixton, for instance, some might find the tool aimed more at children and less at adults.