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Theme : web_2.0
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Clive Thompson on How Twitter Creates a Social Sixth Sense
Individually, most Twitter messages are stupefyingly trivial. But the true value of Twitter is cumulative...Twitter and other constant-contact media create social proprioception. They give a group of people a sense of itself, making possible weird, fascinating feats of coordination.
from : duncanoleary
16th July 2007
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PR students: you are what you blog
Interesting take on the privacy/transparency question around the internet and people's pasts.
This one suggests that companies may make a virtue of this - giving individuals opportunities to create a 'google-trail' of positive achievements link to company brands.
from : duncanoleary
4th December 2006
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Scatterbox by Steven Silvers: Transparent Generation realizes downside to growing up online.
"Call them The Transparent Generation.
They're the first true children of the hyperconnected information age, and they were using the Internet before they could write cursive. Now they're starting to graduate college, ready to launch their careers as responsible, tax-paying young adults.
And many of them are waking up to a nagging concern about their online trail... all created way they ever thought they might be Googled by a potential boss."
from : duncanoleary
4th December 2006
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A world without Google | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited
Google-stalking: Thanks to Google, it's not only easy, but perfectly acceptable to rummage around in the lives of ex-boyfriends, upcoming blind dates, long-lost acquaintances and perfect strangers.
from : duncanoleary
29th November 2006
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O'Reilly -- What Is Web 2.0
Really good summary of the list of tools + tactics created by Web 2.0...
from : duncanoleary
23rd October 2006
