Little Falls: SaraNicole and Sophware

Action Items:

saranicole - get more help on formulating the questions
sophware - inquire about the creation of the previous icebreaker cards


Icebreaker questions:

Guidelines for which questions to propose and how to formulate them -

• Only permanently free sites
• Define the site and give the URL
• The question should assume you already use the software in question and should ask how you would apply it to your own interests.
  

Example:

RSS or Atom feeds are subscriptions to the updates for a particular website.
www.technorati.com is a search engine website for websites that offer subscriptions in the form of RSS or Atom feeds.
I'm on Technorati looking forRSS feeds (searching Blogs to subscribe to) - do I look for NPR news, sports, gossip or something else?

1. Picasa Web: a sharable digital photo album. www.picasa.com If you're on Picasa searching for the tag "celebrity," are you looking for a picture of Kirk Douglas, Katherine Hepburn, Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, or someone else?
2. IMDB: movie database . www.imdb.com . You were browsing IMDB and found some interesting quotes/trivia from a movie you've seen like seventeen times - which movie is it- Spiderman, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Red Violin, or something else?
3. Wikipedia: encyclopedia-style collection of articles. www.wikipedia.org . You looked up an article on Wikipedia about a topic you are extremely familiar with - what topic is it - football, Star Trek, Roman/Greek mythology, or another topic?
4. Meebo: chat across different platforms such as Googletalk, AIM . www.meebo.com . Chat or Instant Message is when you type text and another person can respond to you almost instantly. You're chatting via Meebo with that buddy you talk to all of the time - who is it - someone you've never met in person, your best friend, a relative, or someone else?
5. PBWiki: create a free wiki. www.pbwiki.com A wiki is a site that can be easily edited by anyone or by only members. You create a site for an event using PBWiki - what type of event is it - a family gathering, a barbecue, an unconference, or something else?
6. Del.icio.us: create and share publicly a list of your favorite websites http://del.icio.us You are looking for a website on del.icio.us to educate yourself on something interesting that you know nothing or next to nothing about - what is that interesting topic - star constellations, the stock market, lambda calculus, or something else?
7. Script.aculo.us: a collection of Javascript libraries http://script.aculo.us Javascript (not Java!) is a language you can use in your website to do useful tasks like validate forms or make interesting visual effects. Drag and drop feature is when you can click and hold on an image and move it somewhere else. You are designing a website with Script.aculo.us that uses the drag and drop feature for a shopping cart - what would you like to sell - office supplies, art books, jewelry, or another item?
8. Facebook: a social networking site originally just for college students that has opened up to everyone. www.facebook.com Social networking is when you come to a site looking to communicate either with friends you already know or with people in a community you'd like to meet. You found a long-lost buddy by searching his/her name in Facebook - who is this person - roommate in college, co-worker from your first job, a former client, or another person?
9. MySpace: a social networking site that encourages self-expression in the design of your page. www.myspace.com You upload a new profile photo to your Myspace page to show off - what photo do you show off - you in a cool-looking outfit, you in an exotic location, you holding your newest gadget, or something else?
   
10. Twitter: a site that aggregates updates from the people you choose to receive updates from and allows you to post your own update. www.twitter.com You post a Twitter update (a "tweet") that you achieved a goal. What goal might you have achieved - cleaned the house, beat a video game, got a good review / grade, or something else?
11. Second Life: a virtual world in which you interact with other people using an avatar. An avatar is a body you create that exists only on the computer in the Second Life world. www.secondlife.com You have 5000 Linden dollars to spend on whatever you want - what do you buy - rental property, a nice car, an exotic pet, or something else?
12. iGoogle: a page you can customize with widgets. Widgets display information or become mini-windows for information from other sites. www.google.com/ig You choose an iGoogle widget that displays your personal photo album - what do you like to take personal photos of - children/family members, scenic views, trip highlights, or other subjects?
13. Gmail: an e-mail provider that groups messages into conversations and allows you to access instant messaging. E-mail is a message that comes to electronic inbox/mailbox that you can access with an account, such as Gmail. gmail.google.com You just got an e-mail with a video attachment of something you find hilarious - what's really funny to you - a seagull stealing a bag of chips from a store, guys in animal suits beating each other up, a scary remix of the trailer for Mary Poppins, or something else?
14. Craigslist: like the classified section of a newspaper, a site that connects people based on geography and according to need - features apartments for rent, jobs, etc. www.craigslist.com You find an ad on Craigslist in which someone is looking to buy an old game that you have and you don't play anymore but you used to play a lot - what game did you use to play but don't anymore - Monopoly, Scrabble, Twister, or another game?
15. Digg:allows users to bookmark sites or content on the web publicly, so other users can see which ones are popular or based around a particular topic digg.com You post a website to Digg that is for a non-profit championing a good cause - what is that good cause - the environment, relief for poverty in the US, a particular candidate for President, or another cause?
16. Yahoo: a search engine that also provides quick links to a variety of topics. A search engine is a site that provides links to websites based on a few words you provide that indicate what you want to find. www.yahoo.com You use the Yahoo search engine to look for info on a favorite song of yours by typing in the refrain - what is a favorite song of yours - "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'" by the Righteous Brothers, "Lips of an Angel" by Hinder, "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson, or another song?
17. Wordpress: a site that offers users their own free blog, or allows users to install a blog on their own site. A blog is a series of articles written on any topic that represents the writer's viewpoint. www.wordpress.com You write a post on your blog praising a store's great customer service - what store has great customer service - Best Buy, Starbucks, Target, or another store?
18. Operator11: a site that allows users to direct or participate in a show using a webcam or using a chat window. Chat is like instant messaging except the messages are seen by a group of people, not just the person you're sending the message to. www.operator11.com
19. Ustream.tv: a site that allows users to stream from a single webcam and allows others to participate via chat only. www.ustream.tv
20. YouTube: a video sharing site that allows users to subscribe to another user's shows or search to find videos related to a particular topic. www.youtube.com
21. TechCrunch
22. Gizmodo
23. DailyKos
24. Newsvine
25. icanhascheezburger: purely for amusement, see pictures of lol cats. lol is an abbreviation of "laugh out loud" - the captions on the pictures of the cats suggest what the cat is supposedly thinking in a particular situation, written in poor grammar/spelling to suggest that the cat can't quite get its English right. www.icanhascheezburger.com
26. snopes
27. urbandictionary
28. scobleizer
29. scripting.com
30. buzzmachine
31. drudgereport
32. instapundit
33. drupal
34. joomla
35. techmeme
36. rinexus.com
37. providencegeeks.org
38. linkedin
39. skype
40. pandora
41. weather.gov
42. timeanddate.com
43. travelocity
44. OpenID
45. Eventbrite
46. Evite
47. Filezilla
48. W3 Schools
49. Meetup
50. Couchsurfer
51. Linux
52. Notepad ++
53. Epicurious
54. Apache
55. Audacity
56. Sendcard