Documentary: Networked Society: On the Brink
This video requires very little introduction. It is an excellent documentary that provides a snapshot insight into how social web technologies, the Internet and smart technologies are changing the way we work, the way we learn and the way we live. A fascinating account of why digital media and its role and effects on our ways of seeing and experiencing the world is so important.
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The Three F’s of Facebook: Having Friends! Developing Friendships! OR Just Being Friendly!
This blog post is about the Three F’s of Facebook: Having Friends! Developing Friendships! OR Just Being Friendly! In this post, we reflect on something that perhaps we should all reflect on: What do the terms ‘friends’, ‘friendship’ and the action ‘being friendly’ means to us, others and in our social worlds! An important reflection, especially before we add people to our FB profile; share or tag photos with/of them; email, text, call or hang out with them or better yet … invite them to be part of our world!
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The Social Web: Its User-Generated, But Is It Really User-Controlled?
This is entry is a blog post about the diffidence between user-generated content (UGC) and user control in the use, sharing and display of this content. These are not one inf the same and although social web encourages the development of user-generated content, this doesn’t translate to user control. The post discusses the structural property of control, officially called system pacing.
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