Tag Archives: Social computing

Abstract of a Non-Existent Paper

By alex | Published: 2/28/2010

A brief paper on the long history of mobile ICTs Especially over the last decade, the rapid diffusion of mobile telephones and related worn technologies left many struggling to understand how they might relate to social change. Although there can be little argument that we have seen rapid development in the technology of mobile communication [...]

Posted in Research | Also tagged Ambient intelligence, cellular telephone, communication devices, communication technologies, control technologies, earlier technologies, ephemeral network, iPhone, locative technologies, Mimi Ito, mobile device, mobile devices, mobile technologies, mobile telephony, Robert Darnton, social networks, Technology, technology leads, technology of mobile communication, Understanding communication technologies, WearComp, worn technologies | 3 Comments

Buzz-is-the-new-FriendFeed

By alex | Published: 2/11/2010

A lot of buzz lately on Google Buzz. It’s been tagged mainly as either a Twitter clone, a FriendFeed copy, or Wave Light. Its greatest asset is that it pulls from (and into) the ever-expanding Googleverse. It works with your Google Mail, Phone, Search Results, Picassa, etc. They don’t make this as blatant as they [...]

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8 things

By alex | Published: 12/31/2009

ReadWriteWeb listed 8 Things Every Geek Needs to Do Before 2010. As if I didn’t already have enough things to do! Anyway, I’m giving myself a bit of a reprieve, and some of these will be done by February 1 instead of January 1. 1. Edit your privacy settings and friendships. This one is easy [...]

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Why Spy?

By alex | Published: 6/20/2009

So, I like the idea of Spymaster, at least in some ways. I think the web design is great, and the writing is fun. But the gameplay–to me–seems to mix the worst of grinding with the worst of social network spamming. So, my question is: why do you play Spymaster? (I do–or have done–and have [...]

Posted in Research | Also tagged Games, Virtual Worlds | 3 Comments

Recruitweeting

By alex | Published: 6/12/2009

One of the programs I teach in is run, at least partially, under the auspices of QU Online. I noticed this week that QU Online had started tweeting. Cool! But when I looked at the content of the tweet, not-so-cool: Quinnipiac University offers online master’s degree programs as well as online certificate programs for students. [...]

Posted in Technology | Also tagged Public Relations, Quinnipiac | 4 Comments

MPOV on NPOV – inconvenient truth

By alex | Published: 4/8/2008

None of these statements are true: * Jupiter is the 9th planet from the sun. * George W. Bush is the worst president in US history. * Six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Truth Talking There is a video up on YouTube by IJsbrand van Veelen called “The Truth According to Wikipedia,” which [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Wikipedia | 1 Comment

Global villages 2.0

By alex | Published: 1/18/2008

The USA Today has an article today on the “blurring of social circles online.” It doesn’t quote danah, so I think it’s suspect from the outset (kidding!). Really, I want to note a couple of things. First, the author (Janet Kornblum) did something kind of interesting: set up a Facebook group to gather opinions. She [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Network Class, Open society | 4 Comments