Using the Web

Consider how your use of the Web has changed since you began your study of Web 2.0 earlier this semester. Which tools and technologies did you find the most useful that will become part of your Web 2.0 toolbox? What trends have you seen in terms of new applications or ways that applications interact with each other on the Web?

Since the start of this course, I have become a little more aware of some of the tools available, such as Google timeline and news sites.  Tools such as these make researching easier.  Timeline is definitely one I will continue to use.  Yelp and Flickr are other platforms that I enjoy using because of my travels.  Yelp helps me find interesting destinations nearby, and Flickr gives me a place to save the pictures I take at those places!
One of the trends that I have noticed is applications partnering with other media sites and applications.  For example, this year Snapchat added the Discovery feature which features networks and companies such as Mashable, Foodnetwork, Cosmopolitan and other.  Each of these publishes a "story daily that Snapchat users can watch and send snapchots of articles or pictures to friends.  Spotify is another one that is constantly partnering up with different products and brands to deliver new playlists to users,

Week 12 Pinterest Privacy and information

I researched the policies for Pinterest, an online pin board where users find, share and create pins on ideas or items they are interested in.  Pinterest uses different types of information; it utilizes technical information to remember who I am and identify which device I using.  Also, since my Facebook is linked to my Pinterest account, it also can access certain information, such as my “friends.”  They also use information from other third party users and partners to find out my interests in order to customize the pins they suggest. They also may use location to suggest pins.  Another way they use and share my information is to show ads that relate to my activity both on and off the site. 

            However, I can customize my information in order to limit what off-site information Pinterest can collect as well as how much it can use to customize what it suggests.  I can also unlink my Facebook account in order to limit the information it can collect from that site.

            As far as the security breach protocol, I wasn’t able to find this.   However, I hope that they do have a policy and plan in place.

Blog Assignment BUED 340; This is Me!

Hello all you sassy fiends!
My name is Ashley Andrews and I am currently a senior majoring in Communications Studies with a minor in Trainging & Development.  Once graduation hits, I am hoping to be out of the Midwest!  I grew up in Wisconsin and have an undying love for all things cheese as a result.  (I probably would anyway but being raised on good cheese probably made a difference).  Some of my other interests/passions include reading books, coffee, traveling, the strange and unusual. and delicious food.

Three of my favorite websites are:
Chocolatecoveredkatie.com- A vegan dessert blog!  I am far from vegan (see "cheese as listed above) but she has a lot of creative and healthy desserts that I enjoy experiemtingwith.
Pinterest.com- A guilty pleasure of mine; I have way too many boards, and way too many pins!
Yelp- I love using yelp and other sites like it especially when I am in an unfamiliar place.  It allows me to review and research a variety of restaurants and activities in the area.

There you have folks!  Me in a very tiny, basic nutshell.