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Parycek

Social Networking Sites Study - 0 views

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    Christian Fuchs: A Critical Case Study of the Usage of studiVZ, Facebook, and MySpace by Students in Salzburg in the Context of Electronic Surveillance. Salzburg/Vienna: Research Group UTI. ISBN 978-3-200-01428-2.
Parycek

Next Generation Connectivity - 0 views

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    Harvard University: independent expert review of existing literature and studies about broadband deployment and usage throughout the world and that this project- to help and inform the FCC's efforts in developing the National Broadband Plan. 
Johann Höchtl

Facebook in Ägypten - 0 views

  • Die Zeiten, in den sich der Informationsfluss in der arabischen Welt einfach staatlicherseits kontrollieren ließ, sind vorbei.Und es sind vor allem die Neuen Medien wie das Soziale Netzwerk Facebook, die Internet-Tagebücher der Blogger und der Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter, auf denen sich Nachrichten, die den arabischen Regierungen nicht genehm sind, wie ein Lauffeuer verbreiten.
  • Mehr Facebook-User als ZeitungsleserDas Internet ist für das Regime in Ägypten zum Oppositionsführer geworden. Gerade Facebook wird nicht nur in Ägypten, sondern überall in der arabischen Welt zu einem wichtigen Kommunikationsmittel, jenseits der staatlichen Zensur und der roten Linien, an die sich auch die unabhängige Presse halten muss. In der arabischen Welt gibt es inzwischen laut einer Studie der Agentur Spot on Public Relation in Dubai mehr Facebook-Nutzer als Zeitungsleser.
  • Demnach nutzen 15 Millionen Menschen in der arabischen Welt Facebook, verglichen mit der Auflage von etwas weniger als 14 Millionen Zeitungen, die auf Arabisch, Englisch und Französisch in der Region erscheinen."Wie ein Virus""Facebook und andere Social Networks beginnen nun zu definieren, wie Menschen Informationen entdecken und teilen und wie sie sich eine Meinung bilden", sagt Carington Malin, Vorstand von Spot on Public Relation.
Johann Höchtl

The Government 2.0 Forecast For 2010: 7 Predictions | SocialComputingJournal.com - 0 views

  • Social computing will continue to grow in government, but won't hit critical mass in 2010.
  • Don't forget that there was some clamping down on social media in government during 2009 including the Marines restricting access to services such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter. Progress in 2010 will be better in state and to a lesser extent local government. The federal government will also struggle with a consistent policy and approach for internal and external social computing, which probably won't emerge next year.
  • Open data goes back to the drawing board. I've been bullish on open data and APIs for years and the government got religion in 2009 with data.gov. But the usage is down as government workers and businesses realize that the data is often far out-of-date and not in forms that can be used operationally.
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  • Cloud computing will go big. While many agencies will just use the technologies internally for now in order to have public options later, there is tremendous interest in the cloud
  • Government portals (rightly) continue to incorporate social media, but deep engagement will be elusive for now. I've seen many overhauls of government portals this year, including Utah.gov and the Department of Defense, prominently incorporate social media right on their home pages. To be clear, these are major advances for the government to make on the internal/external boundary and I encourage them.
Johann Höchtl

U.S. Teen Mobile Report: Calling Yesterday, Texting Today, Using Apps Tomorrow | Nielse... - 0 views

  • If it seems like American teens are texting all the time, it’s probably because on average they’re sending or receiving 3,339 texts a month.
  • No one texts more than teens (age 13-17), especially teen females, who send and receive an average of 4,050 texts per month. Teen males also outpace other male age groups, sending and receiving an average of 2,539 texts.
  • Texting is Easier and Faster than Voice Calls
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  • Texting is currently the centerpiece of mobile teen behavior. 43 percent claim it is their primary reason for getting a cellphone, which explains why QWERTY input is the first thing they look for choosing their devices.
  • Teens are not only using more data, but they are also downloading a wider range of applications. Software downloads among teen subscribers who use apps enjoyed a solid 12 percent increase in activity versus last year, from 26 to 38 percent.
Parycek

Governor's Office Social Media Usage and Policies - 0 views

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    As part of our commitment to transparency and civic engagement in government, the Office of the Governor uses several tools including: ...
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