Cloud Storage and Social Bookmarking

Cloud Storage

Cloud Storage is the newest way to store information. Before this class I had heard of Dropbox, but I had never used it or any other type of Cloud Storage. After looking at these four Cloud Storage databases, I have learned a lot about the process of Cloud Storage. All four of these Cloud Storage programs are very similar and have many of the same functions. I believe these programs give users an easy way to access all of their information no matter where they are. With Cloud Storage, I can look at my documents that I upload from my computer on my phone or iPad. It also makes it easy to send a file to a friend or a teacher. If you already have the file uploaded on the Cloud Storage, then you just have to send it. The alternative method would be to find the document and then email it to whoever you need to send it to.

There are many positives to using Cloud Storage; however, there are also many negatives to using this method. For an individual to use Cloud Storage there has to be internet access. Therefore, if a school does not have internet or if they have a poor connection, the student cannot retrieve the file that they were working on. The same goes for if a student wishes to save and upload a project to the Cloud Storage. For example, I have had a friend to use Dropbox and it did not save her document that she uploaded because the internet connection was poor. Therefore, I believe that there are pros and cons with using the Cloud Storage. Personally, I prefer to use a flash drive to save my projects and files because I can take it wherever I want to go. I believe that flash drives are more reliable because you can keep up with your own work and not rely on someone or something else to take care of your files. With a flash drive you are solely responsible for your work and you do not have to worry about others viewing or something happening to your files.

Social Bookmarking

Social Bookmarking sites are places where people can save links and bookmark sites in one place. It is annoying to have bookmarks on my computer and when I go on my iPad, they are not there. With these Social Bookmarking sites, I can have all of my bookmarks together. Social Bookmarking sites also allow individuals to communicate with others who have the same interest. I research four Social Bookmarking sites named, diigo, Digg, StumbleUpon, and delicious. They all had places where the user could join groups and follow things that interested them. These sites would allow the user to search for something they are looking for and even show people who are interested in the same things.
I believe that Social Bookmarking is a very good tool to use. I believe that it can be helpful to teachers because they can join groups and search for interesting and new topics in the news. It is also helpful because if a teacher finds something at home, she can put it on the site so she can pull it up at school instead of having to waste class time to find the link. I have never used Social Bookmarking sites before, but I think I will use them as a teacher. It is a quick and easy way to have everything you need in one place. Wagner 3


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