Google Docs

Google Docs is a free service where people can create spreadsheets and presentations online. Users can easily do all the basics, such as making bulleted lists, sorting by columns, adding tables, images, comments, formulas, changing fonts, and more. In addition, users can upload their existing files because Google Docs accepts most popular file formats. You can also choose who can access your documents as well. All you have to do is enter the email addresses of the people that you want to share the document with and send them an invitation. Anyone that you have invited can either edit or view your document, spreadsheet, or presentation as soon as they sign in. Not only that, but numerous people can view and make changes at the same time because there is an on-screen chat window that shows you exactly who changed what and when they changed it. Google Docs allows users to access their documents from any computer that has internet connection and a standard browser. Users can feel secure about their work because Google Docs has online storage and auto-save, so you don’t have to worry if there is a power outage or a local hard drive failure. Furthermore, users have the ability to drag and drop documents into as many folders as they would like. This is good for organization and makes it easy to find your documents. Google Docs is really good for companies, businesses, and even students to use. However, although it has spell check, it does not have the ability to check the actual grammar or the language of the document. Either way, it could still be used for students to take notes and can be really helpful for group work assignments. There are also “gadgets” that can be used to create graphs, charts, maps, and other visual presentations of information. Not only that, but it is also good for transporting your work from one computer to another if you don’t have a USB or flash drive. Google Docs is not a social networking service, so it isn’t good for social, entertainment, news, or recreation. Another bad thing about it is that if internet access is not available, you cannot access your work. Like several existing communication technology, Google Docs can be abused as well. Since Google has a lot of credibility and because spam filters do not regard Google links as spam, spammers that want to gain access of emails use Google Docs to get past filters and into the email boxes of millions of people.



http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html

http://www.notebookreview.com/

Best Vacation

My best vacation ever was during the summer of 2008. My family and my cousins' family went to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. My cousins' go to Hilton Head every year, and my family hasn't been on a vacation since I was four years old, so since we are all really close, we thought it would be fun to go on vacation together. The weather was gorgeous and we had our own villas to stay in, which was really big and looked like a house. It was definitely the best vacation ever because we had so much fun and shared so many memories that I will never forget. Being around my family and going to the beach are two things that I really enjoy. Hopefully we will go on vacation together again.

Twitter

Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that enables users to post their latest updates. The purpose of it is for friends, family, and co-workers to communicate and stay connected. It was founded in March of 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams and started by Obvious Corp. Users are able to update their posts through SMS text messaging, instant messaging, email, and Twitter’s website. Answers must be under 140 characters in length. In addition, each user has their own profile page that displays their most recent updates. You can become friends with other people- similar to Facebook- or plainly be a follower. Not only can you read other people’s posts and profile page, but you can also receive other people’s updates through text messages, RSS or third party applications. Although users may have to pay text messaging charges, Twitter itself is a free networking service. In all countries around the world, people can follow the sources most important to them and access information from breaking world news to updates from friends. These updates are also known as tweets.
Because it gives the public the ability to speak directly to people and institutions, Twitter has become an important marketing tool for celebrities, businesses, and politicians. In fact, celebrities turn to outside writers, known as ghost Twitterers, to keep fans updated on the latest news, frequently in the celebrity’s own voice. This website could be good for social networking, entertainment, and news. However, many people complain that Twitter is not good for news. Some people feel that it is boring and a waste of time. It could also be potentially dangerous to businesses and the marketplace.
Like several existing communication technology, Twitter can be abused as well. There are many people that recklessly use this micro-blogging application with no purpose or reason. For example, someone ran an online hate campaign against another person by setting up a false Twitter account and made tweets to it pointing to websites that supported his hate campaign. Additionally, marketers use Twitter to attract victims to their scams. As you can see there are both positives and negatives about using Twitter.



http://www.crunchbase.com/company/twitter
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/twitter/index.html

Favorite Things

Favorite sports teams - New York Yankees (I am a die-heart Yankees fan and watch every single game!), New York Knicks, New York Giants, New York Rangers
Favorite sport - basketball
Favorite activities - hanging out with my family and friends, playing basketball, and going to the beach
Favorite foods - pizza, chicken parmesian, mac and cheese, and chicken fingers
Favorite restaurant - Famous Daves
Favorite music - r&b, hiphop, some rap, and pop
Favorite musicians - Chris Brown, Usher, Jay- Z, T-Pain, Ne-Yo

BCA

Hey I'm Christina and welcome to my BCA blog.