English 372 Spring 2013 (UWEC)

A discussion of the recent backlash against google for some of its decisions (shutting down google reader, kicking adblock plus out of the app store)

"Donglegate: Why the Tech Community Hates Feminists"

I'm not too familiar with these so this is good to take note.

i have hears of this before. they track what you like so when you are on other websites it shows you advertisements that interest you. its all about the advertisement.

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This is pretty nice! Finally no more ads about politics.

Article talks about how police now also keep on social media, finding people through social media.

Popular Today in Social: Everyone has an opinion on social media these days. It is funny when people make a comment on a medium which they themselves haven't explored extensively. The new name to feature in the list of literates who think that social media should be regulated is External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.

By applying machine learning and natural language understanding techniques the health of Twitter users and people in their area can be determined with high accuracy by plotting geo-tagged tweets on a map. I posted this article because it makes me wonder how else we can use social networking site's public data to predict information beneficial of everyone--not just site users.

Amanda, this was a great article! I never thought about even trying to map something like this! It reminds me of when the Packers lose, and my Facebook explodes; I'd like to see how those status updates change the further away you get from Green Bay, then Wisconsin, etc.

This is an interesting article from the NY Times. It shows advertisements that actually favor paper over electronics and face-to-face interactions over "lol's". Also shows how companies are increasingly using words such as "like", "status update", and "friend request" in their ads.

A lot of information on social media, especially how-tos, and how it applies to the world of journalism.

Might be a useful site to investigate!

For my final project

While I have not double checked all of the facts behind what this list claims, the information surprised me and helped me with a research idea. I hope this helps someone else if they're looking at social media and marketing!

I haven't watched this yet, but it could be useful if you're interested in privacy and networked selves

Woah I didn't realize that a majority of Twitters users were adults ages 35 to 49. It was mentioned that "This is not a teenage application; it's something adults use." I don't know many adults that use it besides celebrities.

I also thought that was interesting. Most of my friends use twitter but very few parents do. I was shocked that most twitter users are 35-49. I know my parents would never use twitter.

I was also shocked by this-- I work at the mall, and from all the middle/high school age conversations I hear, it appears that they are all on twitter. I have lost count of how many teen girls have been chatting with friends about what they "tweeted" and how it affected their lives. Although I do admit that these are only teenage girls that come to Dairy Queen/Orange Julius, so I'm sure that misses a huge chunk.

This article is interesting because it shows how Social Media is being used within a traditional religion. The article talks about a site, "Pope Alarm", where you can sign up to be promptly notified when the smoke turns white over the Vatican, signaling the selection of a new pope. It also talks about an "Adopt a Cardinal" website that acts as a prayer chain for candidates. For direct access to the Pope Alarm site, click: http://popealarm.com/

Okay, this article is from October 2011, however, I still think it brings up important questions about freedom of speech/expression on social networking sites.