Calendario de Google ROUGH DRAFT

Google Calendar is a handy application that is available to those who sign up for a Google account. It is an interactive agenda that showcases many neat features, which set it apart from any paper agenda that one could have. The interface is very straightforward, making it simple to use and easy to learn.  One of its features is the ability to send event invites to other Gmail users, allowing instant and organized feedback on who will or will not be attending certain meetings, events, etc. Within the events, the organizer can choose to add more details such as a location and a description of the event and the responder can send short messages along with their response.

The calendar is based out of and was created by the Google Incorporation in April of 2006. It was intended for the use of the public to organize and create events in users’ lives in a more efficient manner. Today, Google Calendar is used just for that – an easy way to manage one’s time and events occurring throughout their days, weeks, months, and years. Personally, I use Google Calendar to keep track of my classes and meetings, as well as manage my time for studying and social purposes. These are precisely the reasons that it was created, and I use it for its intended use. I cannot think of a way to use Google Calendar that would be in a way that it was not intended to be used. While writing this post, I received an email from my professor about the Spanish conversation hour that will be taking place this week. It was effortless for me to add an event to my calendar, now easily visible to me in a time/day grid that also shows my other obligations.

I love Google Calendar because of its convenience and user-friendliness. It makes things super easy to change to exactly what you want. Prior to Google Calendar I used iCal to stay organized, but it is inferior to Google Calendar in my eyes. Google Calendar has the ability to go wherever you go.

Google Calendar is a digital media artifact that is used by many people. Google Calendar releases the Christmas spirit within us all. Yes that is true. Feels right. The layout of Google Calendar looooooooks like a calendar

There is a sidebar that allows quick calendar navigation, event creation and the ability to select which calendars will be visible. Along with your own calendar you can also view others’ calendars and overlay them over your own, depending on which are selected. This allows you to check for possible conflicts in time or allows you to see when the best available time for another person is. There is also a navigation bar located above the calendar that allows you to change the view of your calendar from day to week, month, two weeks, or agenda.

Google Calendar is meant for those who have access to the to the interwebz and who have a need for organization of their schedules and particularly those who already have Google accounts. SUCH AS ME and wedding planners and flower shops and doctors and any appointment based profession and students especially students and professors it is nice to arrange meetings of student organizations through Google Calendar. This does not reach the entirety of its target audience, as there are many people who have Google accounts but do not use Google Calendar.

            A disadvantage of Google Calendar is that you cannot carry your calendar with you if you do not have a device that is compatible to do so. Another disadvantage is that your calendar is only accessible by internet access. If you need to access your calendar and you cannot connect to the internet, then you are fresh out of luck.

Overall, Google Calendar is an exceptional digital media artifact. If Indiana Jones was searching for digital media artifacts rather than historical, Google Calendar would be his best find yet.