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Should You Be in My Google Reader?

Amanda Gravel — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:49:54 +0000

Like I often do with my apartment, I’ve let my Google Reader get a bit untidy. Like my fridge, it’s emptier than I want it to be. Like my closet, it has some great things in there, but I could always use more.

So, can you help me fix up my Google Reader? Should your blog be in there? I’m interested in reading pearls of wisdom from blogs about social media, social networking, Web 2.0, public relations, marketing, mobile/wireless, hot products, geekery, good advice, fun events to attend, etc.

I definitely have some excellent blogs in my reader already, like PR-Squared, Chris Brogan, Web Strategy by Jeremiah and SheGeeks, but maybe you fit in there too or maybe you have a list of blogs you think I’d like. I want my reader to be so packed full of brilliance that I don’t know what to do with myself.

Can you help?

I Would Have Failed College…

Amanda Gravel — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:18:09 +0000

When people get scared and confused, they do some crazy ish sometimes. If I had a professor who banned her students from using Google or Wikipedia as sources of information or avenues for research, I would have dropped the class, no question. She’s have horrible ratings on ratemyprofessor.com and I doubt that many students would sign up for her class in the future.

So, I’m glad I didn’t go to this school or have this professor, because I would have failed. Big time. I’m that girl who went to the library twice throughout my entire stint in college. Come on, profs- embrace reality.

clipped from mashable.com

University Of Brighton Professor Places Ban On Google And Wikipedia

University of Brighton professor Tara Brabazon claims that students have grown too accustomed to taking “the easy option when asked to do research.” The easy options being the popular Web reference Wikipedia and that quaint, mischievous little search engine known as Google. And she has now supposedly disallowed any students currently partaking in her course(s) from using any of the two utilities.

A number of specialists in certain fields of study – be it history, literature, science, etc. – see the open source landscape of the Web and are frightened. They see chaos. They see so many variables, and so many loose ends, that it appears unsafe to them. So they revert to the trusted resources of years past and completely discount anything new and “officially unapproved.”

For Elise Kohen of The Scoop Gal, AIM + GMail =

Amanda Gravel — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:56:38 +0000

I thought Elise’s post about GMail’s new features was too sweet not to clip. As Google adds more and more features to its Web arsenal, more and more “users” and “fans” will probably become “addicts.” Yes, there may come a day where we all end up in social media rehab. Until that day, though, give me more Google.

It’s worth mentioning also that Elise is one of my classmates at BU, and she is both a PR genius and a warm, enthusiastic person. I’m excited to see her new blog grow. Oh, and keep an eye on this girl–she’s going places.

clipped from thescoopgal.blogspot.com

What now, Gmail?

It seems that every day Google comes up with something new and innovative to keep it in the spotlight. I recently made my iGoogle page that allows me to customize my Google homepage with whatever content I want!!! It’s exciting to see what recipes or Spanish word-of-the-day will pop up on my Google homepage each day :) Additionally, I am a HUGE fan of Gmail. In fact, by fan, I think I mean addict. No day passes where I have not been on my Gmail account millions of times and love it every time I log on. I am also an avid user of Google Talk
an AOL instant messenger-type application that allows me to chat with my friends who are also addicted to Gmail! I recently found out that now I can add all of my AIM buddies on to my Google Talk buddy list…HOW COOL??