February 2012
14 posts
Google shortcuts round-up
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Feb 27th
Feel like being exploited? Pinterest can help! →
Really interesting, and relevant to our recent conversations about intellectual property rights, images, and social media.
Feb 27th
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16 Twitter analogies →
Another set of answers to the “what’s the point of Twitter? why does anyone like it?” questions, especially for those of you who are still baffled! lydiagartner: As this class prompted my first experience with Twitter, I previously had no idea how it worked or what the point was. Answering the question, “what am i doing?” multiple times a day just seemed stupid to me. Everyone...
Feb 27th
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Cool twitter info →
Feb 22nd
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How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live →
Super-interesting piece on Twitter, especially worth reading if you just can’t figure out why anyone would actually like it.
Feb 21st
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Who are these communication scholars we're...
“Communication as an Academic Discipline” more information, from Wikipedia
Feb 21st
how to discover blogs (for use in class, 27 Feb.)
Where can you search for blogs?: Technorati (choose ‘search for blogs’ or ‘search for posts’ thoughtfully) BlogScope Google, using a keyword search + the word blogs (can sometimes get you to a list of relevant blogs as well as to individual blogs) Google Blogs (not a perfect filter: some results are not actually blogs, though they may be websites of interest to you...
Feb 21st
Feb 17th
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Google Reader [try me for managing your... →
also: What is RSS? Google Reader: Getting Started
Feb 16th
attribution & citation in (non-micro)blogs: two...
“Boobs, Bottles, Advocacy, and Shame: Logic to the Rescue?” at Birthing Beautiful Ideas “Rebecca Jo Plant, Mom: The Transformation of Motherhood in Modern America” at First the Egg
Feb 7th
How can I find images online? [for use in class on...
two great Flickr-only search engines Compfight: After searching, click “Creative Commons” in the left column if that’s what you want. FlickrStorm: Click “Advanced” immediately under the search box to get CC options. Google Images Use Advanced Image Search. Limit to images that are “labeled for reuse” (click on the dropdown menu that says “not...
Feb 7th
What images can I use online (ethically &...
In any other work that you’re sharing publicly (whether in a published article or grant proposal, or just on your blog or other social media), you have multiple options for using images ethically and legally: Make an image yourself. Take a photo, draw a picture, create a chart or graph, whatever. Find an image that has been licensed for use by its creator. Creative Commons (CC)...
Feb 7th
Bustillos's Daniel Jonah Goldhagen / Wikipedia... →
Feb 7th
Tumblr according to Wikipedia (we'll look at this... →
Feb 7th
January 2012
1 post
Welcome to Tumblr! + "social media" definition
The posts below this one are from last semester—you can ignore them. Up above, though, notice the “COURSE DOCS” and “LINKS” links, which will take you to A) all our assignments, grading sheets, the TED notes sheet, & the syllabus and B) links to each online reading listed in the syllabus’s course calendar. Here’s one definition of “social...
Jan 31st
December 2011
17 posts
Joga Bonito Storify
gusbruggeman: Interesting presentation. This all started with a Nike ad campaign, right? How has the role of commercialism shifted as it’s become a broader, perhaps less corporation-led phenomenon?
Dec 13th
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WatchWatch
ltulgren: Storify Presentation-DIS Boards The pattern of people who identify as not social media users frequenting these forums is really interesting to me. What is it about this community or site that creates this exception?
Dec 8th
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The Office Storify
dkirkhoff: Do you think this online community’s alignment with these principles of a “community of practice” help it be or do anything in particular? In the book that outlines these principles, what’s the goal?
Dec 8th
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The Big Bang Theory
malloryfyw: <script src=”http://storify.com/MUndestad/big-bang-theory.js?template=slideshow”></script><noscript><a href=”http://storify.com/MUndestad/big-bang-theory” target=”_blank”>View the story “The Big Bang Theory” on Storify</a>]</noscript> This community sounds much more directly back-and-forth/conversational than some of those covered by other...
Dec 8th
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All-Access Mom Storify →
At the end of the video, one blogger says something like, “As a mom,” she finds the potato-to-fry process deeply comforting. What does this campaign say about what it means to be a “mom”? What kind of mother is included here? (I find the whole thing to be totally alien, so probably not me …)
Dec 8th
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Airline Industry Storify!
gollinator: http://storify.com/Jake_Goll/how-social-media-affects-the-airline-industry Can you tell much about the demographics of these sites’ users? Are different sorts of people frequenting the two forums you described?
Dec 8th
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essay-related posts roundup (reposting for easier...
Here are all the posts on my Tumblr blog that share information that should help with planning, drafting, and revising your academic essay: thesis advice & examples how the academic essay and blog post theses may need to differ scattered research-related points questions to consider re: introductions & conclusions citing social media advice on the revision process [edited to...
Dec 8th
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So, DOES Google make us stupid?
If our last 3 readings have piqued your curiosity, check out these links from a similar conversation this year: Kent Anderson, “A New Study Asks a Troubling Question: Are We Losing Our Minds?” Nicholas Carr, “More Evidence of Net’s Effect on the Brain” the actual scientific research these folks are discussing What questions can or should we be raising about social...
Dec 7th
Etsy Storify
erinnk: Your presentation, and just thinking about Etsy in this context, kept making me think about Rachel Botsman’s ideas about reputation and trust online—given the importance of customer feedback for helping an individual ‘shop’ seem like a safe place to send one’s money. (Also, the Literacyhead aside was really interesting.)
Dec 6th
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The Sing Off →
andersdh88: Beyond all the Twitter promotion and supplementary conversations, it sounds like a lot of the selection and voting processes happen online as well. What might The Sing-Off look like without the internet?
Dec 6th
24 notes
Sabermetrics Storify
lampert19: Sort this sort & specificity of statistical analysis and modeling happen in other sports? Why is baseball especially inviting to statisticians and this sort of nerdy online community?
Dec 6th
Storify Presentation →
mayer3: Hope it works! You’re obviously passionate about this topic. Do you have any ideas about how social media could be used most effectively (and by whom) to reach various relevant audiences (who?)?
Dec 6th
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Nick Denn: Tiger Woods →
denn111: Did you look into archives to see how the conversation was different earlier in Woods’ career (as a golfer and as a celebrity)? I wonder how much social media was involved and how much we’d need to look to more ‘traditional’ media sources. Anyway, I’m curious about how Woods’ career and the simultaneous rise of social media have interacted over the...
Dec 6th
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Storify Presentation
coltonlenz: Do these feeds and forums involve a lot of linking within the community, amongst various social media sites? I noticed links from Twitter to forums, forums to YouTube channels, and so forth. Where’s the main content here, amongst all these links/redirects?
Dec 6th
WatchWatch
mitchkampf: Here’s my Storify presentation on The Office! Your comments on the various ways this site’s activities and information bleed into other spaces—Twitter, local groups, even meetups and collaborative creative efforts—were fascinating. I had no idea!
Dec 6th
Alexis Ohanian, "How To Make a Splash in Social... →
Dec 2nd
dana boyd, “A Customer Service Nightmare:... →
Dec 2nd
November 2011
49 posts
words to avoid or use with care in formal writing
thing/things: so vague! use a more precise noun instead a lot: informal and vague; usually best to be more precise, but in a pinch at least go with the more formal “many,” “often,” “significant,” “considerable,” etc. unique: has a very strong meaning; use with care drastic/drastically: not vague synonyms of big or really (according to the Oxford...
Nov 30th
Fantasy Football
wick333: Like some of the presentations we’ve had about TV shows, your presentation brought up some really interesting blurrings of fiction/fantasy and reality. How else do the cultures of ‘real’ and ‘fantasy’ football interact, and why or to what end?
Nov 29th
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Duct Tape Storify!
missxandra: How does the company interact with the nerd culture involved in duct tape design? Does it also do different social media outreach for more, er, manly and mainstream uses of duct tape?
Nov 29th
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Storify Final Presentation
polyglotincarnate: <script src=”http://storify.com/arscano/twitter-in-china.js?template=slideshow”></script><noscript><a href=”http://storify.com/arscano/twitter-in-china” target=”_blank”>View the story “Twitter in China” on Storify</a>]</noscript> I am ending with a question mark, so you don’t have to reblog like crazy, you just have to answer my question? ...
Nov 29th
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Storify: Magic and Cardistry. . .
magichodge: /slideshow Love the images of playing cards! Nice design throughout. Question: How does social media affect learning, beyond cost and accessibility of instruction/information?
Nov 29th
Storify presentation: Big Ten Basketball
You mentioned that social media efforts can sustain the community and also make it bigger. Do they also change the nature of the community or how people feel about it? If so, how so?
Nov 29th
WatchWatch
osman3590: Storify: The Sartorialist What an interesting topic/site. A few questions: Is this his job now? What exactly was his job before? Also, I’m curious: what does the discussion he aims to foster end up looking like? Snarky, reflective, accepting, body-policing, mostly constructive, creative, or … ? (Nice clip on his take on social media, too.)
Nov 29th
MacRumors Presentation →
finnt: I couldn’t get the embed feature to work so I just posted the link. Get ready for a nerdy presentation Tuesday. Do these rumors have actual value for anyone in particular? Do ‘leaks’ hurt (or even help) the company?
Nov 29th
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CERN storify
davidburlet: Are these social media outlets mostly scientists communicating with other scientists, or scientists communicating with the general public (non-scientists), or with public policy folks or … ? Does intended audience vary at all from site to site? Are you seeing any press releases, for instance? I’m curious about how insider/outsider audiences affect scientific...
Nov 29th
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Eli Pariser, "Beware Online 'Filter Bubbles'" (TED... →
Nov 29th
Clay Shirky, "How Cognitive Surplus Will Change... →
Nov 29th
Flutetastic
bysbigtbabar: How long has the YouTube Symphony existed? How does its operation and purpose compare with the Eric Whitacre choral projects Tucker described in his presentation? (I had no idea of the scope of social media’s relationships with musical performance until I started listening to this class’s presentations: all very interesting!)
Nov 22nd
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Storify Presentation
hallewri111: Your observations on the non-conversations happening in “the lounge” are hilarious. What do you make of that behavior? How do you think that space interacts with or serves the rest of the site?
Nov 22nd
The Office storify
anniehass: Loved the focus on the blurring between reality and fiction in various ways (characters’ blogs, magazines covering a fictional wedding, etc.) and fans feeling part of the show and its ‘reality.’ Do you think these feelings affects viewers’ expectations of and complaints about the show (insisting on greater continuity, for instance)?
Nov 22nd
lukenelson3: Have you thought at all about understanding these videos and especially images as artwork? Is that an appropriate way to frame some of them? I also wondered whether you have any sense of who’s taking these photos, some of which are from interesting angles—other climbers? I noticed they’re not self-portraits (probably best to keep both hands engaged, huh?)...
Nov 22nd
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WatchWatch
heyimgeoff: Storify presentation for How I Met Your Mother! I love the idea of the fictional character’s blog and Twitter account, especially as the blog actually gets referenced in the show: I find these blurrings of fictional and real-world social media both very amusing and thought-provoking.
Nov 22nd
15 notes
Storify
kosmas111: Ok, so I think the first link didn’t work. Here it is in slideshow format! http://storify.com/ZoeKosmas/harry-potter/slideshow Do you have any idea of the age, gender, and other demographic characteristics of the people participating in these communities? Does the age of users seems to vary significantly by site and/or activity?
Nov 22nd
Amy Winehouse Storify
pearsoam: <script src=”http://storify.com/pearsoam/amy-winehouse.js?template=slideshow”></script><noscript><a href=”http://storify.com/pearsoam/amy-winehouse” target=”_blank”>View the story “amy winehouse ” on Storify</a>]</noscript> Is all this posthumous attention a form of public mourning? How do the more commercial motivations play into (or play on)...
Nov 22nd