I have been using social media, social networks, and Web 2.0 for about three years. However, I am not really active in creating new content to share with others. I was active in Twitter because I loved the way it gathers people around only few words (140 characters). I have seen how the power of these few words changed politics and influence public opinion especially in my home country. I am from Saudi Arabia and government is heavily controlling people and tending to limit all chances of freedom of speak. So, Twitter became the place for everyone (celebrities, well-educated, regular, or young people) to share thoughts and comment on news. Most of my use of Twitter is in my first language (Arabic) because of its importance to that region that is incomparable to other social networks. I have tried to use it in English too, but only for following active professionals in the area of school media, instructional design, and innovations.
I am not active in Facebook though I log in from time to time to see what my friends are doing, watch their pics, and give them likes :-) to cheer them up. That is maybe because I am not used to share anything about myself or my family as a women from my culture. I have read and presented about how to use Facebook for learning, but I have not really use it for this purpose so I would like to do this in this course if I have a chance.
I search Wikipedia and Youtube almost everyday when I need I quick information on any topic and I am always satisfy with what I found there. I might participate in translating or building some pages in Wikipedia in Arabic since the content is very limited.
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