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Jocelyn Workman

Social Media and Disasters: Current Uses, Future Options, and Policy Considerations - 17 views

This CRS (Congressional Research Service) Report for Congress by Lindsay, provides an organisational perspective of how social media have been and might be used to improve emergency response and re...

Net308_508 Twitter social media community collaboration Wikipedia Crowd

started by jessica_mann on 26 Mar 12 2 follow-ups, last by Jocelyn Workman on 07 Apr 12
Emily Lloyd

Statistical measure of quality in Wikipedia. - 49 views

Hi Farnaz, just letting you know that when I click on your link it comes up with 403 - Forbidden: Access is denied. Is there another way to view it?

Net308_508 collaboration quality Wikipedia

started by FARNAZ SHAMS on 15 Mar 12 2 follow-ups, last by Emily Lloyd on 20 Mar 12
Mitchell Houwen

Review of Lazy Virtues: teaching writing in the edge of Wikipedia. - 22 views

I think it is very astute of Potts to refer to the different generations as 'digital natives' and 'digital immigrants'. We (I include myself in the younger generation) have grown up in a world of c...

Net308_508 Wikipedia Educatin

started by FARNAZ SHAMS on 18 Mar 12 3 follow-ups, last by Mitchell Houwen on 07 Apr 12
theresia sandjaja

Why do people write for Wikipedia? Incentives to contribute to open-content publishing. - 45 views

This paper discusses the reasons why people would voluntarily share their knowledge to the online community. In the first section of the paper, the author uses theory based on the scientific commun...

Net308_508 Wikipedia Contribution publishing

started by FARNAZ SHAMS on 18 Mar 12 4 follow-ups, last by theresia sandjaja on 09 Apr 12
Dean Strautins

How small businesses can get a link from Wikipedia. - 33 views

Yes certain links provide excellent SEO value like links from a .edu website. I always asked for a link from an educational institution in exchange for a discount. I managed to get 4 links in to Wi...

Net308_508 Wikipedia Business collaboration

started by FARNAZ SHAMS on 16 Mar 12 2 follow-ups, last by Dean Strautins on 25 Mar 12
samara hartnett

Radio's Social Media Performance is Pathetic | Mark Ramsey Media LLC - 0 views

www.markramseymedia.com/...-media-performance-is-pathetic

radio social media Net308_508 Smartphone traditional media consumer broadcasting

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  • samara hartnett on 25 Mar 12
     
    This article is by Mark Ramsey the author of two radio industry bestsellers. He has extensive experience in broadcasting, both television and radio, and is influential in media research and strategic implementation (Ramsey, 2010). Mark Ramsey states 'Radio can have a huge stake in social media thanks in no small part to our powerful megaphones' (2010). It is with this remark that the rest of the article can be better understood as a valuable resource when discussing mobile devices, crowd sourcing and their importance to radio if it wishes to embrace a new media platform. The ease with which users/ 'audience will give up information' (Ramsey, 2010) and participate in real-time interactions (ie.tweeting or sms stations) highlights a need of the audience to not just listen but join the conversation. Radio is shifting from a once passive 'you push, they consume ' to an active ' you join in, and they share' medium (2010). Although this article skims over any direct reference to mobile devices, it remains relevant because it highlights the driving want of audience participation and the role of radio to 'respect the audience and add value to their lives' (Ramsey, 2010). This shifting relationship is facilitated in large by current developments in mobile device technologies. Traditional forms of media such as radio have to now reconsider how their content is being consumed and respond adequately to their audience. Ramsey, M. 2010. About. Retrieved from:http://www.markramseymedia.com/about/ Ramsey, M. (2010, July 26). Radio's Social Media Performance is Pathetic. [Web log post]. Retrieved from: http://www.markramseymedia.com/2010/07/radios-social-media-performance-is-pathetic/
Velia Torres

FreeBSD - A pioneer of online development practices - 10 views

Watson, R. (2006). How the FreeBSD Project Works. Retrieved on March 20, 2012 from http://www.watson.org/~robert/freebsd/2006eurobsdcon/eurobsdcon2006-howfreebsdworks.pdf This paper present...

FreeBSD OpenSource Wiki community developers JuryTheorem collaboration online quality Net308_508

started by Velia Torres on 24 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Velia Torres

Open content systems achieve high quality - 10 views

The Wall Street Journal (2012). Open Source Code Quality On Par with Proprietary Code in 2011 Coverity Scan Report. Retrieved on March 18, 2012 from http://www.marketwatch.com/story/open-source-cod...

OpenSource Net308_508 community quality Linux WoC

started by Velia Torres on 24 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
samara hartnett

Public Radio's Social Media Experiments: Risk, Opportunity, Challenge - 4 views

www.centerforsocialmedia.org/...public_radio_report3.pdf

radio Net308_508 social media online communities audience consumer broadcasting information

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  • samara hartnett on 25 Mar 12
     
    I have centered my approach to the main theme of Mobile Phones and Crowd Sourcing on both the Radio and Retail industries. With the acknowledgment that Mobile Phones, Crowd Sourcing and Social Media are all connected through the creation and distribution of information, this article further explores the individual adoptions or resistance to associated practices relating to the main theme. The article 'Public Radios Social Media Experiments' (Levenshus, 2007) proves itself very useful in its ability to pin point relevant conclusions regarding the role of the audience, the nature of online communities, the use of associated tools and reasons of reluctance towards industry integration. Although this article responds directly to Radio the points of analysis can also be applied to the Retail industry. These conclusions referred to the transformation of listeners/consumers into potential sources of information and the ability of audiences/consumers to contribute and reveal an unexpected wealth of knowledge. It is here that the connection to information obtained by crowd sourcing on social media platforms is supported and the seamless integrated of mobile devices into this process could be assumed. The article also surmises that social media and crowd sourcing strategies are essential to the future of public broadcasting. This should also be considered with reference to Retail. There are explanations as to why resistance to social media opportunities may occur. For example, resistance is due to the lack of knowledge, resource allocation and institutional culture (Levenshus, 2007). But above all the article describes online communities as organic, dynamic and having lives of their own (2007), giving us a valuable base with which to analyse the role of mobile devices in sourcing information. The provisions of such analytical conclusions help to develop a better understanding of the overall affects to industries such as Radio and Retail as they reconsider busi
  • samara hartnett on 25 Mar 12
     
    Thanks for the heads up Dean - the link loads fine in a new tab for me... Have I done something wrong in my post do you think?
  • Dean Strautins on 25 Mar 12
     
    I have been a big fan of listening to podcasts for years from http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/ . I subscribe to them in Facebook. So I have seen how they have slowly improved how they engage with the public. So your example I think is a good one for an industry that previously just has synchronous communication and now because of Social Media has A Synchronous to leverage its value. What has happened for radio has good lessons for those business owners that think business has got tougher. Radio previously had an audience/users that was "out there" and many other businesses have an audience that is "in here." Regardless of how the audience/client is connected/contacted then this touch point can be leveraged and value added by social media. The Curtin University Gym has users that are "in here" and whilst people are in the gym using the equipment they can see TV's that include advertisements for Physiotherapy etc. This is a basic form of social media interaction, The user arrives and the TV delivers. The Gym also has a Facebook page that they seek to have users or all of Curtin University to like. Maybe they also make use of Flickr and other social mediums that all adds up to adding value to the business through indirect advertising and awareness creation. So the point I am trying to make is that if you have "in here" users then you ought to connect with them whilst they are in the gym with as much social media as is acceptable. Can the Endomodo App be given a Curtin University Brand/Logo so that the many users can utilise? If not then the Curtin Gym can make use of Endomodo Groups so that the elderly classes can better network and collaborate etc. The more connected a business is with its client base then the more value it can deliver to them and the more revenue that business can collect from advertisers in the case of a radio station. A supply busines
samara hartnett

Social Media: A New Frontier for Retailers? - 6 views

www.utwente.nl/...constantinidessocialmedia.pdf

Net308_508 retail social media Smartphone consumer behaviour mobile devices

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  • samara hartnett on 25 Mar 12
     
    As with any critical research involving new technologies the acknowledgment of a 'lack of concrete academic scrutiny and scientific evidence' (Boria et al, 2008) is important. In this article it acts as a timely reminder that mobile devices are still a currently evolving technology. This point serves the reader well when they are trying to position the use of mobile devices and their abilities in sourcing information. There are a number of important points highlighted throughout the article that are directly linked to this evolution. Firstly the evolving role of the consumer that is emerging empowered, sophisticated, critical and well informed. Secondly the developments towards effective leveraging and deriving value from social media-based tools and thirdly the continual shift in consumer behavior away from 'corporate communication' and towards 'peer reviews', ultimately affecting buyer intentions (Boria et al, 2008). Taking the fore noted current evolution of mobile devices into account, a small suggestion that we are 'in the process of replacing phones…' (Boria et al, 2008) all together, can be best understood with reference to traditional mobile technologies. They could not access the Internet. Although this is the only direct reference to a mobile device there is extensive analysis into the sourcing of information by consumers. With out mentioning the Smartphone but accepting its general mainstream adoption, it is easy to assume that consumers sourcing and contributing product information could do so easily from their mobile devices whilst in the act of shopping.
  • samara hartnett on 25 Mar 12
     
    Reference: Boria, Constatinides and Romero. 2008. Social Media: A New Frontier for Retailers?. Retrieved from http://www.utwente.nl/mb/nikos/publications/ecpapers/constantinidessocialmedia.pdf
  • Velia Torres on 06 Apr 12
     
    This article is beneficial because it touches on key issues relating to the retail industry's lack of adaptation and understanding of online technologies. It highlights the future potential of online shopping, identifies non-adaptation of new technologies as a threat whilst pointing out the potential risk in adopting them. There has been a lot of media coverage about this topic in recent months and whilst this paper was written in 2008 it is not until now that many retail giants are utilising online platforms, take David Jones for example. The study mentions the lack of academic resources relating to Web 2.0 technologies, this is similar to the Twitter paper by Burton & Soboleva, 2011 where there is also little research relating to understanding the real value in the adaptation of Twitter by businesses. "Lack of concrete academic scrutiny and scientific evidence is a warning to businesses to be cautious when engaging in Social Media as marketing tools." (Boria et al, 2008). The article also mentions that retailers could misjudge available tools. This to me expresses the uncertainty that many had and might still have in jumping into these technologies and that there may be a general notion of not understanding their real value. Overall the shift in power from the organisation to the consumer is evident and the ubiquitous nature of the Internet through mobile usage adds to this shift. Crowd sourcing here plays a part because consumers have access to other consumers' opinions and recommendations. Web 2.0 is key, when a consumer has a question others can answer it, instead of the business itself, consumers trust other consumers. An attempt of crowd sourcing by retailers is also is evident here, examples are shown where retailers have tried to get customers to become co-producers or creative contributors, this also serves as a way to create stronger customer engagement. Additional referenc
Jocelyn Workman

Yates, D & Paquette, S. (2010) Emergency knowledge management and social media technolo... - 2 views

www.sciencedirect.com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au/...S0268401210001453

Net308_508 social media knowledge management disasters emergency wikis collaboration

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  • Jocelyn Workman on 24 Mar 12
     
    This article looks at the value of social media as a knowledge management platform for managing emergency responses by organisations to disasters, based on a case study of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. The US was a major stakeholder in coordinating the emergency response to this humanitarian crisis and had, prior to this event, relied on manually intensive and centralised knowledge management systems. This was the first time the U.S. Government "relied on social media to coordinate knowledge and action between cooperating agencies" (p. 7). Data was gathered by one of the participating authors assigned to AFCAT (U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff's Crisis Action Team) to configure social media tools. SharePoint, newly introduced to the organisation, provided a new basis for knowledge sharing. Previously, the only opportunity for staff to find out what others were doing was during information briefings. The SharePoint platform supported mechanisms for knowledge sharing within the team, and Haiti specific wiki pages were developed by participating agencies using a common government MediaWiki platform. Together, these social media tools increased the flow and form of knowledge as they allowed knowledge to be: o shared - it was now visible and accessible within and between agencies o reused as new knowledge o verified and usefulness rated o removed duplication of effort o facilitated collaboration and cooperation between groups Conversely, this study found that the uncontrolled uploading of information to wikis required organisations to put systems in place to manage and monitor the content of wikis. Accuracy of information for emergency response by organisations is critical. This peer reviewed article provided a theoretical framework for social media as it applies to disaster management. I found it took several readings to absorb the content and it was difficult to work out what social media tools were actually created beside wikis.
Jarrad Long

TxtEagle Raises $8.5 Million To Give 2.1 Billion a Voice - 7 views

http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/12/txteagle-raises-8-5-million/ (I'm doing mobile phone crowd-sourcing) While most people would associate mobile crowd-sourcing with the developed world (after all,...

Net308_508 crowd-sourcing participatory sensing collaboration

started by Jarrad Long on 24 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Jarrad Long

Nericell: Rich Monitoring of Road and Traffic Conditions using Mobile Smartphones - 5 views

http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/78568/Nericell-Sensys2008.pdf (I'm doing mobile phone crowd-sourcing) Written by three researchers from Microsoft Research India, this article explores the idea...

Net308_508 collaboration crowd-sourcing participatory sensing

started by Jarrad Long on 24 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Jarrad Long

Become a Citizen Scientist - 10 views

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/imagine/20110506_DMI/index.php?startid=10 (I'm doing mobile phone crowd-sourcing) This article describes a suite of participatory sensing apps developed at UCLA th...

Net308_508 collaboration crowd-sourcing participatory sensing

started by Jarrad Long on 24 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Jarrad Long

Sell Your Experiences: A Market Mechanism based Incentive for Participatory Sensing - 14 views

http://www.csee.usf.edu/~labrador/Share/PapersToRead/GameTheory/Incentive%20participation.pdf (I'm doing mobile phone crowd-sourcing) Beyond the technological challenges that face participatory s...

Net308_508 collaboration crowd-sourcing participatory sensing

started by Jarrad Long on 24 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Sian Cooper

To use or not to use web 2.0 in higher education? - 11 views

Grossek, G. (2009). To use or not to use web 2.0 in higher education? Procedia Social and Behavioural Sciences. Pp478-482. Retrieved 21st March 2012 from http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac43949/pdfs/to%...

Net308_508 web 2.0 wikis education

started by Sian Cooper on 21 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Jarrad Long

The Wisdom of Crowds - 26 views

This Wikipedia article presents a summary of the 2004 book of the same name by New York Journalist James Surowiecki. Initially it explains Surowiecki's ideas about how crowd intelligence works and ...

Net308_508 Collaboration organisation kony 2012 social media wise crowd wisdom of the crowds

started by Kate Namestnik on 24 Mar 12 4 follow-ups, last by Jarrad Long on 08 Apr 12
Emily Lloyd

A knowledge sharing and collaboration platform. - 33 views

A Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Platform provides a good summary of some of the advantages wikis provide for businesses. Written by Dr Donna Hendrix, and Griet Johannsen, both part of the She...

Net308_508 wikis education corporations collaboration

started by Sian Cooper on 21 Mar 12 2 follow-ups, last by Emily Lloyd on 06 Apr 12
theresia sandjaja

Promoting Collaborative Learning using Wikis. - 16 views

This video provides insightful information about online collaboration. Although the speakers emphasised Wiki as being the platform to collaborate online, I found a few similarities in the aspect of...

Net308_508 Collaboration wikis Education

started by Sian Cooper on 23 Mar 12 1 follow-up, last by theresia sandjaja on 09 Apr 12
Velia Torres

Open Content Systems - Revolutionary approach to the creation of quality goods - 16 views

Sears, N. (2003). A project model for the FreeBSD Project. Retrieved on March 18, 2012 from http://niklas.saers.com/thesis/thesis.html#id2968675 This thesis examines the FreeBSD Project,...

OpenSource Net308_508 Collaboration FreeBSD organisation quality MaslowPyramid OS

started by Velia Torres on 23 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
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