Social Toasters
IFTF has a vision, social networks for toasters worldwide. Love the visuals. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Social Media
Social Media
Business, Community, Networks, Social Media
Trust, reputation, collaborative consumption and service networking
This TED talk by Rachel Botsman describes the online evolution of trust and reputation that’s feeding into new ways of
Science, Social Media, Teaching and Learning, Technology
Listening to blogs
Kurzweil posts about a system developed for “mining the blogosphere,” i.e. BlogSum, a sophisticated listening natural language processing system for
Social Media
U.S. Army guide to Pinterest
Pinterest is the rave du jour for Inernet mavens. You know it’s mainstreamed when the U.S. Army produces a guide:
Community, Social Media, Technology
Bots can shape social interaction
Scientists experimenting with Twitter bots found that the bots could “shape” activity on Twitter to some extent. They’re continuing their
Nonprofit, Social Media
On blogging
ActionCamp San Antonio invited me to give this talk about blogging October 28:
Organization, Politics, Social Media
#Occupy clustering and coping
Micah Sifry writes that “Rapid growth is going to stress the #OWS [Occupy Wall Street] movement,” and he talks about
Social Media
The U.S. Navy has a clue about Google+
Google+ is my social tool of choice these days, feeling more functional and valuable than Facebook, Twitter, et al. This
Future of the Internet, Social Media, Technology
Post-Internet Google+ Beta Madness
I’ve been researching, thinking about, and presenting on the future of the Internet, and this week I’m preparing to propose
Politics, Social Media, Technology
Technology: tipping the balance
Roger Cohen in the New York Times: Something immense is happening as the world transitions to a hyperconnected state where,
Democracy, Politics, Social Media, Technology
Filter bubbles
This talk by Eli Pariser reminds me of discussions with David Weinberger about online echo chambers. I recall that this
Social Media
More fun with the DMCA
Facebook took down Ars Technica’s page on the site because of allegedly infringing content. Read about it here. The page
Education, Networks, Social Media, Technology
Connectivism
Have you ever thought about how completely irrelevant structured learning is? Indeed. “The illiterate of the 21st century will not
Futures, Global, Journalism, Social Media, Teaching and Learning
The future of global online journalism
(Update: Alfred Hermida blogs Vivian Schiller’s 7 reasons to be cheerful about journalism at Reportr.net.) The evolution of networked global