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30

Dec

Using Google Reader for Professional Development

Posted by Betsy  Published in Language, Uncategorized

I made this slideshow, Using Google Reader for Professional Development, as a supplement to an article I’m writing for HITESOL The Word. Check it out, and let me know how to improve it!

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28

Dec

MyTweetSpace

Posted by Betsy  Published in Uncategorized

I tend to use Twitter very little because I don’t find it very interesting. Maybe I would find it more interesting if I knew more people who used it (follow me–I’ll follow you back!), but it seems like most people I know use their Facebook status message in much the same way. In fact, some [...]

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21

Dec

Facebook connect added

Posted by Betsy  Published in Personal, Uncategorized

Image via Wikipedia I’ve been a bit of a Facebook addict lately, so no one should be surprised that I’ve added Facebook Connect to this here blog. Thanks, Sociable! You can check out the widget on the right. (You might need to scroll down to see it.) However, I’m not convinced that it’s working properly. [...]

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4

Dec

A second helping of MoFuse

Posted by Betsy  Published in Personal, Uncategorized

The kind folks at MoFuse helpfully removed the ads from the mobile version of my site, and you can check it out here. I like it much better than the ad-plastered version. I like that I can include my custom logo and change the color scheme. However, you can only view the blog portion of [...]

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1

Dec

Mobile version of this site!

Posted by Betsy  Published in Personal, Uncategorized

Thanks to Google and Cliotech, you can now view this site on a mobile phone: http://is.gd/9GdJ I tried MoFuse, too, but I didn’t like the ads–which they don’t show you in the preview! It also only really works for the blog, not for the rest of the site.

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  • Guest Post: Why do the Japanese Draw Themselves as White? (Sociological Images)
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