Self Evaluation Task

I don’t think I ever did post up the list of things we’re supposed to be assessing ourselves on by the end of the semester, but it seems like a great way to procrastinate about writing an essay for another subject, so here they are:

1. Have I learnt how to make a simple web page?
2. Have I improved my writing-for-the-web skills?
3. Do I have a better understanding of online technologies?
4. Have I learnt the art of hyperlinking?
5. Have I created a relevant resource?
6. Does my project create or add to a community?
7. Have I participated and collaborated within the class?
8. Does my blog contain relevant data/research?
9. Have I expanded my knowledge/critique of online environments?
10. Have I created a fully functioning website

It’s a very postmodern way of earning 15% of my mark. The temptation is there to zing through it all and give myself gold stars, but of course I won’t quite be able to bring myself to do it. The ol’ conscience will kick in and I’ll squirm at giving myself full marks for the ‘relevant data’ question especially. But considering that at least half of the questions are complete gimmes, I reckon I’ll probably do pretty well! (I’d quite enjoying being in Dean’s position at the end of next week… Love to have a nosey around and see how ballsy people get!)

Etsy gets a trust fund.

I’m still kind of meandering around my topic for the documentary, but I was excited to see this article in the Guardian mention Etsy! There’s been a bit of buzz about the place for a little while now, since the announcement of a $27 million investment partly funded by the guy who spotted Facebook back in the day. It’s going to be very interesting to see what sort of impact a whole lot of cash is going to have on the small-time feel of the site, but (I guess as one would expect) the company seems pretty keen to retain that side of things…

I also stumbled across a call-out for comments/help on a Masters thesis not dissimilar to my own. I had briefly thought of the idea of contacting Etsy users themselves, so it’s good to see they’re not opposed to the idea. Think I might email pinupchick and see how she went…