http://janeinaz.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Jane C. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:32:07 GMT 2010-01-06T01:32:07Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785952 Okay, Gatherites, I'm requesting your help. Do have you have any favorite unusual dog names you'd like to share? If so, please list them below. Please, I am only looking for . . . Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:21:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785952 Jane C. 2009-08-24T17:21:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784928 One of my pet peeves is that people increasingly use "I had X done" to mean that something happened TO them not of their choosing, rather than that they arranged to have something done. For instance: . . . Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:26:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784928 Jane C. 2009-08-23T19:26:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770079 We all have our pet peeves. I decided to share this one with you because I see it regularly on Gather. That is, I see it a lot. Or, should I say: alot? That is my pet peeve of the day: alot. Please . . . Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:40:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770079 Jane C. 2009-08-11T20:40:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724807 For some reason the headline for this story on Yahoo caught my eye, and I'm glad that it did. If you aren't familiar with the story of Ed Thomas , a remarkable high school football coach in Iowa, . . . Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:03:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724807 Jane C. 2009-06-29T23:03:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719647 Overall I am delighted with cell phone technology, and am glad that people who need to reach me when I am not home can do so. That said, there are som e unexpected consequences. . . . Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:21:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719647 Jane C. 2009-06-23T22:21:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667699 Do you have questions about swine flu? I've seen some misinformation in people's comments on Gather about swine flu, and so I thought some users might appreciate have a link to an excellent . . . Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:24:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667699 Jane C. 2009-04-28T00:24:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666893 Since Dr. Sanjay Gupta withrew from consideration for Surgeon General I have not heard any discussion of who might be Obama's nominee. Does anyone here know who else is under consideration? . . . Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:19:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666893 Jane C. 2009-04-27T03:19:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977662492 I realize that when publishing a post there is the option to not allow ratings. That said, since the default is that they are allowed , it's easy (at least in my experience) to forget to do this . . . Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:19:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977662492 Jane C. 2009-04-22T00:19:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977662339 I received and accepted an inviation to my first BzzAgent campaign two weeks ago tomorrow, and to date I have not received anything from BzzAgent.  Is this usual? I'm wondering how much longer . . . Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:37:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977662339 Jane C. 2009-04-21T20:37:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977657188 I joined Gather just a few short months ago. Since that time I have been disappointed to find that the site is littered knee deep in generic comments as well as posts which were clearly not the work of . . . Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:51:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977657188 Jane C. 2009-04-15T23:51:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652395 I posted a deeply serious post earlier today, and am now in the mood to share something silly. If you'd like to join me in a little food fun, please list a favorite UNUSUAL food combination. . . . Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:22:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652395 Jane C. 2009-04-10T20:22:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652306 According to the following article on thebostonchannel.com, an eleven year old boy has committed suicide and his mother says that he was repeatedly bullied at school: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/cnn-news/19141470/detail.html?taf=bos . . . Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:47:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652306 Jane C. 2009-04-10T18:47:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977650572 There has been much written lately concerning copyright infringement. It seems to me that there are steps Gather could take to be proactive and benefit the community, steps which could help prevent . . . Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:54:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977650572 Jane C. 2009-04-08T21:54:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977644597 I joined BzzAgent a while back, but only recently had time to check it out and get started. I've completed the surveys, and also reviewed multiple sites in the Frogpnd.  My status is of course . . . Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:01:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977644597 Jane C. 2009-04-02T16:01:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977641720 Gather has great potential. Where I think it largely falls short is also behind its succeess: Points. I have not doubt but that many or even most of the people who post and comment on Gather . . . Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:47:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977641720 Jane C. 2009-03-30T19:47:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977566129 Once a post has been submitted for which ratings are allowed, it seems to me that the author ought to be able to change this setting so long as the post has not yet been rated. This would allow a user . . . Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:31:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977566129 Jane C. 2009-01-17T19:31:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977566081 When I log onto Gather there are posts displayed on my My Gather page based upon my Groups, Interests, Friends, etc.. I wish that there were a way to click a box by any post which is not of interest . . . Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:40:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977566081 Jane C. 2009-01-17T18:40:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977558726 I'm relatively new to Gather, and have a question about deleting posts: If you publish a post which becomes out of date, should you delete it so that the site is not cluttered with out of date . . . Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:13:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977558726 Jane C. 2009-01-10T01:13:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977558414   Since joining Gather last month I have seen post after post about the Gather ratings system.   The common theme among most of the posts I've read is that anything less than a . . . Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:16:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977558414 Jane C. 2009-01-09T19:16:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977557455 On the same page with each post there is a listing of other posts which may also be of interested entitled "You Might Also Like". The problem with this is that these posts are often not current, . . . Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:14:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977557455 Jane C. 2009-01-08T21:14:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554552 For those of you who belong to an online book club: What means of communication does your club use? Do you have a group set up for your club such as those available on Google or Yahoo, a group web . . . Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:51:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554552 Jane C. 2009-01-06T03:51:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549369 I am new to Gather and wonder how others feel about the comments on Gather, specifically the 'empty' ones. By empty comments, I am referring to comments which do not add to the conversation, or . . . Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:02:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549369 Jane C. 2008-12-31T16:02:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977546830 This Christmas I tried brining a turkey for the fist time.  I'm not sure why I hadn't tried it before, but I a friend who is an avid cook raved that in her opinion it's the best way to . . . Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:30:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977546830 Jane C. 2008-12-28T15:30:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977542674 I just got an email from Cost Plus World Market that among other items, all of their PET ITEMS are 50% off 3 days only: today, Mon. Dec. 22nd through Wed., Dec. 24th, 2008 I LOVE this store!  (I . . . Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:21:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977542674 Jane C. 2008-12-22T18:21:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977538349 The results are in from the 2008 AKC/Eukanuba National Championships! There are both photos and video available of some of the wonderful dogs in action. Enjoy!   Conformation Results: . . . Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:08:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977538349 Jane C. 2008-12-17T22:08:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977537570 What are some of your favorite free podcasts to download?  I enjoy listening to them while doing chores, and thought that this might be a good place to get ideas of other listening options.  I . . . Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:16:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977537570 Jane C. 2008-12-17T01:16:54Z