Recently, two new
digital bookmarking services - Pinterest and Svpply - have become popular tools for people to save, share and find
photos of products,
recipes, DIY ideas and all sorts
of other stuff.
-- more frequent communication with my immediate family — more connectedness with colleagues across the country (and in some cases, around the world)-- becoming acquainted with colleagues from around the world — finding people who have similar experiences for the purpose
of mutual moral support — sharing
photos with a lot more people (before
digital cameras I did not take photographs since it was too expensive)-- distance learning via the web (courses)-- learning about subjects
of interest in more depth, especially from papers by others — learning from conferences I was unable to attend in person (through papers posted, blog posts, conference wikis, and
photos on Flickr)-- more readily available consumer information — more readily available government information — learning more about basic health issues — more creative cooking since I have more access to
recipes — feeling more connected to my favourite musical groups / musicians since they now have extensive websites, email notification services, and blogs — better organization
of the various groups I belong to