The document provides Diana Asbury's evaluations of 11 emerging technologies for her OST 284 Emerging Technologies final exam. She finds Twitter, Bing, and Wolfram Alpha easy to use but has reservations about using Blog, Sumopaint, Quizlet, WeFollow, Google Docs, Flickr, and Delicious due to limitations of time, functionality or personal preference. She remains undecided about potential future use of some technologies.

1. OST 284 Emerging
Technologies Final Exam
By
Diana Asbury

2. Twitter
• Simple
• Text limitations
• Quick & easy to
read
2

3. Blog
• Easier to use
that original
thinking
• Subjects open
• May use in the
future
3

4. Sumopaint
• Change photos
• Similar to
functions in
Word
• Will probably
use in the
future
4

5. Wolfram Alpha
• Ease of use
• Results received
• Use of tables
5

6. Bing
• Easy to use
• Wide array of
images
• Fast results
6

7. Quizlet
• Too much time to
create
• Most terms on a
website in
conjunction with
class book
• Don’t use
flashcards
7

8. WeFollow
• Too
complicated
• No time or
interest in
following
• Takes too much
time to read all
8

9. Google Docs
• Not user friendly
• Lack of software
components
• Undecided about
future
9

10. Flickr
• No need of at
this time
• Prefer to keep
photos off
clouds
• May use at
future date
10

11. Delicious
• No need of at
this time
• No time to fully
use
• Keep all links
in Favorites =
easier
11