This week I tried out scoop.it. I created a page for 'Great Films'. I used the newsfeed bar to select (or scoop) articles that I thought were appealing. I included Lupita Nyongo's acceptance speech for the film '12 Years A Slave'. I also included an article about Alfonso Cuarón becoming the first Mexican Academy Award winner. I used my love of film and diversity to highlight the strides that are being made in cinema, in terms of representation for people of colour.
I also used scoop.it to highlight recent films that pass the Bechdel test. To pass this test, a film must contain at least two female characters who talk to each other about something besides a man. Here is a link to ten films that passed the Bechdel test in 2013, via tribeca films. I have also scooped this article to my scoop.it page.
Scoop.it certainly is easy to use. However, I hesitate to connect my twitter account with other apps or websites because I don't want to flood others with advertising or unrelated content. With many online accounts, such as pinterest or scoop.it, they ask for permission to access your information and make posts on your behalf. I prefer to keep my accounts disconnected from one another, simply for the sake of greater security and privacy.
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