Comments on: My Own URL http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/ Alan Levine's space for barking about and playing with technology Fri, 25 May 2012 14:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Using Wiki in Education » Blog Archive » My Own URL http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/comment-page-1/#comment-9669 Using Wiki in Education » Blog Archive » My Own URL Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:51:10 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/#comment-9669 [...] “The popularity of photo sharing sites, blog hosts lies deeply in the realm of how much it belongs to the individual, with the larger group payoff a layer behind, but if it is ours, we can have some say over the longevity of the humble URL.” This quote, and the title of this post, come from a post of the same name by my colleague Alan Levine, and I’m enlisting them to help me announce the launch of my new site: http://www.ikiw.org/stewart. [...] [...] “The popularity of photo sharing sites, blog hosts lies deeply in the realm of how much it belongs to the individual, with the larger group payoff a layer behind, but if it is ours, we can have some say over the longevity of the humble URL.” This quote, and the title of this post, come from a post of the same name by my colleague Alan Levine, and I’m enlisting them to help me announce the launch of my new site: http://www.ikiw.org/stewart. [...]

]]> By: Teacher in Development :: me.com - Personal Web Presence and Learning Portfolio :: August :: 2006 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/comment-page-1/#comment-8441 Teacher in Development :: me.com - Personal Web Presence and Learning Portfolio :: August :: 2006 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:53:37 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/#comment-8441 [...] Just read an interesting blog post over at the Cog Dog Blog called: My Own URL [...] [...] Just read an interesting blog post over at the Cog Dog Blog called: My Own URL [...]

]]> By: Gardner http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/comment-page-1/#comment-8428 Gardner Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:07:30 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/#comment-8428 Alan, right back atcha. It's colleagues like you that help me believe I really can do this new job (heck, that I really could do the old job!). And I agree wholeheartedly to what you're saying here about domains. Several of us here have been talking about having students select their own domains when they enter college, and learn to manage their own web presence as part of their overall learning in higher education and beyond. That's a conversation I'd love to have--soon. In the meantime, Dr. Glu sends his warmest regards and deepest gratitude to you and the whole community you sustain. And thanks a bunch, D'Arcy, for your blog post and the link to the Waldman piece--required reading for sure. Alan, right back atcha. It’s colleagues like you that help me believe I really can do this new job (heck, that I really could do the old job!).

And I agree wholeheartedly to what you’re saying here about domains. Several of us here have been talking about having students select their own domains when they enter college, and learn to manage their own web presence as part of their overall learning in higher education and beyond. That’s a conversation I’d love to have–soon.

In the meantime, Dr. Glu sends his warmest regards and deepest gratitude to you and the whole community you sustain. And thanks a bunch, D’Arcy, for your blog post and the link to the Waldman piece–required reading for sure.

]]> By: Alan http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/comment-page-1/#comment-8346 Alan Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:23:53 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/#comment-8346 Yikes, D'arcy! Don't sue me for infringement of prior art of blog posts! (PS- Still trying to figure out WTF SK2 hits you for comment moderation- I am convinced it fails a PHP statement with that apostrophe in your name, so I tried reposting that last one sans apostrophe...) Yikes, D’arcy! Don’t sue me for infringement of prior art of blog posts!

(PS- Still trying to figure out WTF SK2 hits you for comment moderation- I am convinced it fails a PHP statement with that apostrophe in your name, so I tried reposting that last one sans apostrophe…)

]]> By: Darcy Norman http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/comment-page-1/#comment-8345 Darcy Norman Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:20:58 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/#comment-8345 The Importance of Being Permanent http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/01/11/the-importance-of-being-permanent The Importance of Being Permanent

http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/01/11/the-importance-of-being-permanent

]]> By: Nicola http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/comment-page-1/#comment-8342 Nicola Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:57:30 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/#comment-8342 In terms of electronic portfolios you are quite right, we need a way of being able to export out of any e-Portfolio system and into any other e-Portfolio system, making that content transferable. In the UK there is lots of talk, and lots of projects on 'Lifelong Learning', together with PDP's and e-Portfolios, looking at ways in which an e-Portfolio system could be set up and maintained the life of the user. Similiar is being worked on in different parts of the world. Whether it will ever come off maintains to be seen. You are right that at this point in time, for most people if they put time and effort into building an e-Portfolio, often they have no way of maintaining this. Some systems offer the ability to export your files out, and then you must buy your own webspace to put these files, great for those of us who are tech savvy, but for many students i see all this work disappearing from the public domain. In terms of electronic portfolios you are quite right, we need a way of being able to export out of any e-Portfolio system and into any other e-Portfolio system, making that content transferable.

In the UK there is lots of talk, and lots of projects on ‘Lifelong Learning’, together with PDP’s and e-Portfolios, looking at ways in which an e-Portfolio system could be set up and maintained the life of the user. Similiar is being worked on in different parts of the world. Whether it will ever come off maintains to be seen.

You are right that at this point in time, for most people if they put time and effort into building an e-Portfolio, often they have no way of maintaining this. Some systems offer the ability to export your files out, and then you must buy your own webspace to put these files, great for those of us who are tech savvy, but for many students i see all this work disappearing from the public domain.

]]> By: Matt http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/comment-page-1/#comment-8330 Matt Sat, 05 Aug 2006 14:49:59 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/#comment-8330 When I was finishing grad school in 2001 I purchased my own domain. I had already lost my email from my ugrad insitution, so I didn't want it to happen again. I figured I would be switching jobs through my career and this was something I would always have. Since then I've changed webhosts twice, but always keep my email and site up. Soon I'll be doing more with it (after years of neglect), but I agree there is much value in having your own domain. When I was finishing grad school in 2001 I purchased my own domain. I had already lost my email from my ugrad insitution, so I didn’t want it to happen again. I figured I would be switching jobs through my career and this was something I would always have.

Since then I’ve changed webhosts twice, but always keep my email and site up. Soon I’ll be doing more with it (after years of neglect), but I agree there is much value in having your own domain.

]]> By: Patrick http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/comment-page-1/#comment-8328 Patrick Sat, 05 Aug 2006 07:31:48 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/08/04/my-own-url/#comment-8328 Being younger I started email long before I had a job that provided email - in fact I've used my own domain for the last 6 years (though sadly the original one lasted a year, then I jumped to pftqg.com, which I've had for 5 years now. I had an email address at my last work, though I never gave it out to anybody (other than mozilla's bugzilla, and by sending emails). I suppose people are kind of used to the way people address them changing (very few of us live at the same address all our lives, each time we move our phone numbers change - in moving to Canada I finally gave up the cellphone number I'd had for 4 years). I've tried really hard to keep links working (I've got redirects that keep links from late 2001 working) though, I figure if there's one thing I can working (my email, web links), then people will always find me. (Which could be scary, if I was paranoid.) Being younger I started email long before I had a job that provided email – in fact I’ve used my own domain for the last 6 years (though sadly the original one lasted a year, then I jumped to pftqg.com, which I’ve had for 5 years now. I had an email address at my last work, though I never gave it out to anybody (other than mozilla’s bugzilla, and by sending emails). I suppose people are kind of used to the way people address them changing (very few of us live at the same address all our lives, each time we move our phone numbers change – in moving to Canada I finally gave up the cellphone number I’d had for 4 years).

I’ve tried really hard to keep links working (I’ve got redirects that keep links from late 2001 working) though, I figure if there’s one thing I can working (my email, web links), then people will always find me. (Which could be scary, if I was paranoid.)

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