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Web Development

9/11/2009 3:06:22 PM

It is time for me to move on to a new venture in web development. I have been trying to think of what to do next and I think I might actually have an idea. I am going to look into developing with Microsoft Silverlight. I have an application in mind. Now I just need to get all my other sites finished up and ready to go so I can begin working on it.

For those of you that don’t know what Silverlight is I am here to say that it is really just a competitor for flash. Since there are plenty of flash developers out there I figure I would be better suited to jump on silverlight to stand out from the crowd some. Now don’t get me wrong there are plenty of silverlight developers already. This is just the path I have chosen.

I have already developed apps in flash so I have a good understanding of what is needed to develop a flash based application. I could spend more time getting better at flash but I enjoy knowing as much as I can about different things. So Silverlight here I come.

I will be keeping this blog updated with my progress.

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Social Media Meaning to Me

9/8/2009 8:06:25 AM

So this new fangled thing called social media is here but what is it and what does it mean to me?

Social media has actually been around since the inception of the internet. It is just another phrase that has been picked up by the main stream. It is the new buzz word to make people seem to be in the know. All Social media means is that people are communicating in an open environment that facilitates conversations. BBS(bulletin board system)and IRC(Internet Relay Chat), the first true social media, is where this all started in my mind. The only reason it has evolved is due to the ability to use video and graphics to express your opinions or views.

If you want to join the Social Media bandwagon go ahead. Find a site with information that interests you and start posting to the comments and threads that are usually there. If you want to start your own site about something that interests you then by all means go for it. I can help you with this if you are interested. You can do most of it for free or minimal cost if you are willing to do the research and find the right companies, of course if you pay a professional it might go faster as they already know where to go.

Any way social media is here to stay but the bigger question in my mind is what is the next step? Now that we have all these means of communication and ways to consolidate these communications what would be the next logical step to advance our abilities to keep in touch and communicate as a society? Things to ponder on.

Well for my second blog I have definitely brought up some interesting concepts that I now need to run off and research and of course build a website to address. Thanks for reading and please comment below. Social media requires social interaction so if you don’t post comments then all I am doing is practicing my typing. :)

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