Nils' Niche: Creative Spaces & Social Uses of The Net (week 6)

Task: To explore at least 5 websites from http://nct09-gc.blogspot.com/....

My Personas

http://personas.media.mit.edu/personasWeb.html

Google Map - Places I have Travelled to so far...

View Places I have travelled to so far... in a larger map

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=58.170702,20.610352&spn=16.44921,32.915039&t=h&z=5&msid=103434059564080769661.0004728f294b0fdaa1020
Sketchcast
The sketchcast was a momentary bit of fun, however I found it very difficult to use because I am disabled when it comes to drawing anything on a computer. Just bare witness to my "Work of Art"....

http://www.sketchcast.com/view/BOeKu4Y

Generator Blog
http://generatorblog.blogspot.com/

Douchebag Generator

"According to the dictionairy, a douchebag is a term implying a variety of negative qualities, specifically arrogance and engaging in obnoxious and/or irritating actions without malicious intent."
http://www.douchebagnamegenerator.com/

Your gender:
Your name:
What was the last thing you ate for breakfast?
What is your favorite color?
What are the first three letters of the street you grew up on?
What is the name of your favorite Mexican restaurant?
What is your favorite teacher's last name?
What is your Chinese Zodiac sign?

My Douche bag name ended up being my actual name, Nils. Not the most original generator although I assume it emphasises anyone who wants to know their douche bag name is just a big douche bag.....D'oh!

Rune Converter: Turn Roman Letters Into Runes

"The Rune Converter transforms Roman alphabet, as used in modern English, into five systems of Germanic runic writing: Elder Futhark, Anglo-Saxon Futhorc (also spelled Futhork), Long Branch Younger Futhark, Short Twig Younger Futhark and staveless runes (note that it does not translate the words themselves into ancient Germanic languages, it only converts letters into runes). A possibility to choose between these allows to establish a connection with a certain bloodline, tradition or historical period."

Nils Nilsson + Elder Futhark =

"Elder Futhark is the most ancient Germanic runic alphabet that was in use from the 2nd to 8th centuries by all Germanic tribes. This system of runic writing has a very peculiar and complex inner structure."

http://www.vikingrune.com/rune-converter/?r_sentence=Nils+Nilsson&r_alpha=1

Rap Name Generator

WHOA! My rap name is Jizzy Loco!
Find out what yours is with the Rap Name Generator
at NamePistol.com

http://www.namepistol.com/rap-name-generator.php

Mini-Mizer Version 3.0
Ladies and gentlemen I present to you...The confused viking!

http://www.reasonablyclever.com/mm2/mini2.swf

Top 25 Social Networks - Facebook #1, Myspace #2 & Twitter #3 (and climbing apparently)

http://blog.compete.com/2009/02/09/facebook-myspace-twitter-social-network/

Elftown
This is the sad but funny site that Jason accessed during his lecture, through "List of social networks" on Wikipedia..Not particularly my cup of tea but I'm sure it brings amusement to people who enjoy, well Elf's I guess...really, Elf's? Must be loving Santa and the North Pole then....