I arrived in Louisville, Kentucky to wish our daughter Karen a happy birthday… And to share a day in her life. Karen is an Assistant Professor in Strategic Communications with many interdisciplinary research lines of interest from Social Media, crisis communication to related fields in Psychology and business.
Today, I sat in on two classes and really enjoyed the multi-media interactive lecture. Although I really found these classes interesting… The problem I see is that they would require me to take extensive notes…. Fun but work. Fortunately for me… I am not in these classes.
Flipboard for iPad is UNBELIEVABLE! CLICK on the picture above to read about it!
My daughter Karen first turned me on to FLIPBOARD; but unfortunately for me, at the time, flipboard was swamped! It was like a million people trying to rush through a very small door… and they put me on their waiting list! Today, I was sent a kind email saying that my turn came up… and I rushed to the iPad to log it all in!
With Flipboard you can read all of the social media sites you wish to keep up on! For me that is twitter and facebook! On facebook, I can keep up with friends and family… and then follow a small group of friends and other culinary folks on twitter!
zooming in on a picture or a message is easy! Here I am reading a comment of Laura's
However, iPad jealousy is a sad thing! The critics of the iPad sound all too much like the folks who originally dissed the personal computer, the lap top and the smart phone. Some people just hate technology and the social connectivity that it offers all of us. Some understand that information is power and they really don’t want us to share and connect… let’s face it, some folks just don’t want you to have fun! In the meantime, flipboard for ipad is a wonderful addition to the social media experience!
My daughters teach me so much. Sometimes, I actually enjoy it! 😉
Karen has been on me to get into the 21st century, but I found my medieval existence tolerable enough until I found out what else was out there. Simply put, Tweetdeck allows you to keep track of all of your various social media accounts from one place. It won’t help you farm, run a cafe or do a hit in Mafia Wars; but it is still very cool.
Oh yes, they turned me on to iPad. Thanks Ladies!
Dad
PS. “K.I.T. keeping it together” was a great line by Eddie Murphy in ‘Bowfinger.’
