Tufts OTR: Bob Loblaw Asks: How Tech Savvy is Tufts?

Bob Loblaw Asks: How Tech Savvy is Tufts?

Posted by Bob Loblaw 11/19/2008 9:25 PM
Category: Funny Tags: loblaw asks, internet, savvy, tech, survey

Welcome to the new series "Bob Loblaw Asks..." In this series, I ask for your comments on an issue. Be sure to reply! This is the first edition.

So after seeing a video online at HackCollege where host Kelly Sutton asked 101 college students if they knew what Twitter was, I started to ponder whether or not Tufts students are that involved in the online community.

It may be hard to keep up with the advances in the latest technology for networking and social interaction, but there are a few things that most everybody (who uses the Internet on a regular basis) should know. Please answer the following questions and put your answers in the comments below:

Do you know what Twitter is? (If yes, do you have an account?)

What is the domain of your main email address? (Excluding your Tufts address)

Do you know what "RSS" is? (If yes, what are your favorite feeds?)

Have you ever used Skype?

Do you know what a woot-off is?

Do you follow any Internet memes? (If yes, which?)

Do you write a blog or private online journal?

What are some tasks that you used to complete by hand that you now do online? (i.e. calendar, task management, address books, etc.)

Thanks all. Really interested in seeing your replies... and remember, if you want to blog for TuftsOTR, we are still looking for more contributors...

+ 12 comments

Anonymous says,

1. yes, and yes i have an account (i update once a day usually...and have twitterfox extension)
2. @gmail...duh
3. Ya, but i don't subscribe to any feeds. Going to actual webpages allows me to procrastinate more.
4. What college kid with a macbook hasnt used skype?
5. Ya...there was one today. Ironically enough, I followed it on twitter
6. Internet memes...hmmm, dnt really follow any regularly.
7. Yep, got a blog. Dont update much though
Task Magangement...thank you remember the milk. Posted 11/19/2008 9:41 PMReply

Bob Loblaw says,

Thanks! You'd be surprised how many people I know don't use Skype. I appreciate the input. Posted 11/19/2008 9:46 PMReply

Anonymous says,

...and question....hypothetically speaking, how would one apply to be a contributor? I miss old gossipy, funny OTR (which...wasnt it college OFF the record? have we been censored?!)...not to mentioned I knew some of the bloggers. Maybe I'll sign up...maybe. Posted 11/19/2008 9:49 PMReply

Bob Loblaw says,

There is a big button on the side of this page :-) ...and how do you know I am not one of the original bloggers in disguise? Posted 11/19/2008 10:01 PMReply

Anonymous says,

i mean....its possible. But I know a bunch decided to be all grown up and graduate....others might be abroad...who knows Posted 11/19/2008 10:04 PMReply

Anonymous says,

bob loblaw loves cock Posted 11/20/2008 12:26 AMReply

Bob Loblaw says,

So meaty. Posted 11/20/2008 12:54 AMReply

broseph says,

and he lobs a law bomb... Posted 11/20/2008 01:36 AMReply

Anonymous says,

1.Yes--it's like if Facebook were only status updates and you could put pictures inside them. It's like reading someone's blog, except update it about 20 times a day. I don't have one.
2. Gmail.com
3. Yes--it's where you can add a news source to a feed so you can have a bunch of them on a page and then read them all at once.

Do you know what "RSS" is? (If yes, what are your favorite feeds?)

Have you ever used Skype?

Do you know what a woot-off is?

Do you follow any Internet memes? (If yes, which?)

Do you write a blog or private online journal?

What are some tasks that you used to complete by hand that you now do online? (i.e. calendar, task management, address books, etc.) Posted 11/20/2008 9:35 PMReply

Anonymous says,

Aaah there's something wrong with this comment box. I am the same person as the one above.

the answers then.
4. I use Skype to talk to my boyfriend when we're apart and to my sister when she is in Mexico.
5. No
6. No
7. Yes
8. Calendar, read the news, emailing instead of sending letters. Posted 11/20/2008 9:37 PMReply

Anonymous says,

I can proudly say that since arriving at Tufts I have greatly spread knowledge of woot-offs throughout my floor and team Posted 11/23/2008 9:37 PMReply

Anonymous says,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nwhi8DeKkA Posted 11/24/2008 9:12 PMReply