The document discusses the student's opinions on various emerging technologies for a class. It provides pros and cons or observations for Google Maps, Facebook, Google Docs, RSS, YouTube, blogging, wikis, Twitter, Delicious, and Diggnation. For Google Maps, it notes the app is very user friendly and provides voice navigation. For Facebook, it allows searching for people worldwide and sharing photos and videos. For Google Docs, it highlights collaborative editing and setting permissions.

1. OST 284 Emerging
Technologies Final Exam
KIM DELLINGER

2. Google Maps
• Very user friendly. Type in
an address or business
name, suggestions pre-fill.
• Option to satellite map or
list directions, step by step.
• Voice navigation is the
biggest pro to this
application. Hands free
navigation once locations
are entered.

3. Facebook
1. Search for people all over
the world
2. Real time information on
friends and family activitie
3. Share interests, photos,
videos.

4. Google Docs
1. Creating, sharing, and
collaboratively working on
documents is a definite
pro to this technology.
2. The ability to set individual
permissions for persons to
access or edit
documents.
3. Working on documents
with co-workers are in
different locations,
showing revision notes.

5. RSS (Really
Simple
Syndication)
1. Finding feeds on my
favorite topics was vary
easy, along with simplicity
when subscribing
2. Access to constantly
updated data, with
notifications when
updates are done.
3. Available on mobiles

6. You Tube
1. No matter the topic, you
can find step by step
video instructions to do
anything.
2. Old TV programs, such as
Midnight Special and The
Carol Burnette show can
be viewed.
3. You can never watch too
many funny cat videos.

7. Blogging
1. I do not see the point in
writing about every
mundane thing in one’s
life.
2. Searching for topics of
interest for me was too
broad.
3. Blogging contains
thoughts and opinions,
not facts.

8. Wiki
1. I have not found a reason
to use Wiki outside of
classes.
2. The collaboration process
was not very easy to use.
Google Docs was simpler.
3. Wiki is very much like a
blog, based on opinion
and not fact.

9. Twitter
1. Again, people posting
everyday, mundane
posts.
2. Like Facebook, anyone
can create Twitter
accounts and say they
are someone they are
not. Happens to
celebrities.
3. The original idea of the
creator was good.
Communicating in the
office.

10. Delicious
1. I don’t see the need for
this unless you are one
who lives on the
computer.
2. This can be done on
pretty much any browser.
3. I had trouble searching on
this site. Again, too
broad.

11. Diggnation
1. This site was difficult to
navigate.
2. I would rather read
information than hear it.
3. Difficult to locate what
you are interested in.