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Here we are, last blog post of the summer semester. The title of the blog post is a nod to the show And Just Like That, aka Sex and the City... catchy to end things with the phrase "and just like that" so thus it is here to end.  I say end because I don't know if I will pick up blogging in another space, or if there will be a reason to engage in this way moving forward. Given my profession, I try to keep a low internet presence on information that some individuals would like to read about me but shouldn't. I can see how this is a healthy journalistic way to share thoughts, opinions, ideas, etc., so in a way I will miss the space.  I thought the best way to recap the semester and all that took place in the Web 2.0 sphere would be to highlight all the tools I engaged with and letting you know my favorites.  Tools:  Blogger Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn YouTube Google Maps Feeder Badgr Slack  Reddit Padlet Trello Mind Meister Framapad Drumroll please for the favorites.... B

If you have followed by blogs at all, you know I have spent the last week plus, complaining about the demise of Twitter, aka the switch to X. In the interim of that rant I have yet to download Threads. I also wrote a bit about Threads a while back and how I did not think I had the time or attention span for yet another social media account to follow. Yet, here I am, bringing it back up again.  In an effort to establish if it is something I want to download, I had my partner download it first. All is fair in love and social media, right?! It has the look and feel of a Twitter feed. What was most interesting is you get a prompt of if you want to follow the people you follow on Instagram which assists with quick engagement in my mind. Before downloading another platform though, I do read quite a bit of nonsense about it and compare it to other sites, before taking the plunge. I found this interesting Threads v Twitter  article that highlights 10 differences between the platforms. Now, thi

It happened - the full transition to X happened.  The following comments are my own personal feelings and beliefs towards the platform.  I do not like the X, it is not Twitter.  I will be getting rid of X once this class is over.  I am very sad about this, and here is why... This almost feels like the web death of Myspace, it is one of the first social media tools and platforms I used. I remember being at a conference in 2008 when their was a keynote session discussing Twitter and "what a Tweet could do for you". I remember being so confused by the concept, because it was the first of its kind. It was also crazy to think about who you could follow or tweet. Tweeting became very popular as did the baby blue bird, which I know I referenced and mourned in last weeks blog post.  All of this rambling to say, I know that products, platforms, and offerings evolve and I welcome that - however, this is different. A company that was thriving was buried by a billionaire for no other rea