I also posted this on Yammer, but thought it would be useful to some of you to put it up here as well. The article highlights how people rally online, and promote their own political views. Interesting article!
How do you handle awkward social situations? This article answers the question of "do I say hi to someone who I am distant Facebook friends with, even though we haven't communicated in years"? Also, "what gift is appropriate to give for an online wedding?"
What do you think of these solutions?
This article is interesting because it makes claims about Generation X (in between "us" and the Baby Boomers) as a generation...He claims that they appreciate freedom, stability, activity, and education. Why do we pick only a few things and try to categorize an entire generation by those standards?
Super easy-to-use way of capturing video/audio on your computer. You know those tutorials you see on youtube, where they show you how to use photoshop or other programs? This allows you to create those. Maybe useful for final projects?
An article addressing the ways protesting was done in the past (sit-ins, press involvement, etc) and how it has changed with social media (Twitter, ect). Essentially, Malcolm Gladwell argues that activism through social media does not have the strength that social change requires because the strategies are built around people who are weakly tied to others through social networks
I liked this article because in the past people would protest with signs and today we can use social media and it gets a lot more people involoved. I think this is a postive side to social media.
As the title suggests, this article from The Innovative Educator (tech-related education blog I follow) discusses ways that different social media could be used to coordinate with parents. The principles could be applied to any job, really....
This article brings up many topics about our current social media use like whether or not it brings people together or keeps them apart. The article discusses how people used to be and are now (people are living more solitary lives, gathering less, meeting less people, and feeling like they have no one to talk to). It also includes many statistics and examples to analyse the effects of Facebook on today's society.