Friday, October 21, 2011

Websites Galore

Have you seen this site?  Have you checked out that site?  Can you believe what I saw on this other site?

It seems like you can't turn turn around without coming across a wide variety of websites on any number of assorted topics.  Some are educational, some entertaining, and some just plan engrossing.  I can't tell you the amount of time I've spent between the following sites:

  • www.goodreads.com -- social media relating to books
  • www.bookmooch.com -- social media to exchange books
  • www.facebook.com -- social media
  • www.twitter.com -- social media
  • www.chicagotribune.com -- my local newspaper
  • www.indeed.com -- a great job search tool
  • www.caringbridge.com -- connecting the ill with their friends and families
  • Assorted other sites such as those for my bank, my gym, and the site for an organization I volunteer with among others

I'm also starting to explore the following sites that I haven't quite gotten hooked on yet that intrigue me:

  • www.zaarly.com -- social media
  • www.foursquare.com -- social media

While I think we've come such a long way with these advances in technology, on the flip side, I sometimes think that we're way too tied into our computer devices.  There are times when I wish we could do some of what we do without being so attached to a computer however I realize that much of what we do via these sites wasn't available prior to their on-line creation.

And yes, I do realize the irony of writing this on yet another website via this blog!

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