Yesterday was a good day. We had little group discussions on our first reader "Professional Communication Technology Reader".

I was in a group with Alice, Jo, John, Charlie, Mary and Rhoda.

We had to discuss:
A- The key concepts within the core idea of the reader
B- The key speakers of the reader
C- Examples of Web 2.0 that apply in practise
D- Comments/Arguments about the limitations of these concepts in practise (what are the pro's and con's?)
E- Any other thoughts on these concepts (your own opinions)

This is what we came up with

A- Key Concepts:
Generation- We take work from the original source and post it elsewhere without copyright getting in the way- Mary

The creators have jumped to far forward with the pro (for people to social network) and not think of the cons- Lily

We have a different look on things- John

B- Key Speakers:
1. Valtysson
2. Bruns
3. Rennie

They are encouraging people to do it- Jo & Mary

C- Examples of Web 2.0 that apply in practise

You-tube
Photoshop
I-movie
Facebook
Blogger
Movie Maker
Teaching
Writing
Lesson plans

D- Comments/Arguments about the limitations of these concepts in practise (what are the pro's and con's?)

Pro's:
Keeping in contact with old friends, relatives etc.

Finding friends, relatives or even celebrities.

Cons:
You are remixing ideas, evidence, and more.- Mary

Are you acknowledging the source?- Rhoda

Other peoples opinions shading yours.- Mary

Real Communication has stopped- Jo

What happened to writing a letter? Or going round to a friends house for a cup of coffee and a slice of cake?- Lily

I blame Blackberry's- Lily

There is more Bullying now that we have Social Networking- John

E- Any other thoughts on these concepts (your own opinions)

It's like a mexican wave effect- Alice

Communication lacks in the workplace- Jo

Pro- Networking for Business is easier with the internet- Charlie

It all balls down to Generation- Everyone

Will the Generation, the excellent networkers and technical staff all communicate but lack social skills in social situations- Everybody

Age- people sign up for Social Networking sites as young as 8 years old. Because you can fake your birthday.- Alice

Things like Limewire- are they causing artists to be unpaid?- Mary

What about the safety?

You have safety on Itunes- Lily

You only have safety for a few seconds on Itunes, as soon as someone buys it, they can upload it with pictures on lots of websites- Rhoda

Diagrams to follow :D