The document discusses Marilyn Baldwin's opinions on various emerging technologies for her final exam in OST 284 Emerging Technologies. She found blog, LinkedIn, and WolframAlpha interesting as they allow sharing life stories, seeking employment, and getting help with math problems respectively. She also liked using MapQuest and following friends on Twitter. However, she had negative views of Facebook due to misuse, disliked Wordle due to its complexity, and was not interested in Odeo, Flickr, and Reuters.

1. MARILYN BALDWIN
OST 284 Emerging Technologies Final Exam

2. BLOG
 I liked this technology because I found it to be very interesting.
the many features that it possess.
 It is a way to share your life story with family and friends.
 I will use this technology in the future to share vital information
with the people whom I love.

3. LINKEDIN
 I liked linkedin because it is a good way to seek employment
 I will use linkedin in the future to seek better opportunities for
employment. There are so many employers connected to linkedin.
 I liked the fact that I can post my profile and educational
background to be seen by many employers.

4. WOLFRAMALPHA
 I liked WolframAlpha , it was truly one of my favorites.
 I liked the way that I could type in a city and find out everything
I wanted to know.
 It was awesome to be able to get help with math problems. I will
truly use this technology in the future.

5. TWITTER
 I like following people.
 This technology is another way for me to find people I have lost
contact with like old classmates.
 Through Twitter I was able to follow one of my friends who now
lives in Atlanta.

6. MAPQUEST
 I like MapQuest; it is very helpful.
 MapQuest is a vital technology tool that I use often to go to
various places.
 When my daughter went off to college I used MapQuest. I depend
on it a lot and I have not got lost yet.

7. FACEBOOK
 I’m not a fan of Facebook because I feel it is being misused.
 I have read post where people basically want to fight or curse
each other out.
 I am seriously considering making my page inactive because of
the misuse. I just don’t like it.

8. WORDLE
 I did not particular care for Wordle.
 I thought it was a little complicated.
 I did not like the fact that if I hit the back arrow; I would lose the
whole thing. It took me a while to do the assignment.

9. FLICKR
 Flickr was not one of my favorites.
 It was a little time consuming.
 It took me a while to figure it out but once I did it was ok, just not
a favorite.

10. ODEO
 I really did not like Odeo, it was not interesting to me.
 Searching out videos is not my thing.
 I just did not enjoy this technology and it could be eliminated or
somehow made a little more interesting.

11. REUTERS
 Reuters was not one of my favorite technologies, I did not care
too much for this one.
 This is not something that I would personally put on my blog.
 I am not a news person too many bad things happening. I could
do without this technology.