This article could be helpful over the next couple of week while we are all working on our final papers. It discusses new research on ambient noise and its link to creativity and productivity.
A great article about a teacher in New York who uses social media and technology to help kids go from being consumers of digital products to being content creators.
This article is based on a study in the UK that found that digital technology often sits in classrooms unused because teachers do not know how to use it to its full potential. Oftentimes, it's not about having the finest technology, but how it is being employed.
This article explore some basic principles as they relate to communication and change management. It acknowledges how essential a strong comms plan is when moving forward with change.
Facebook is thinking of getting rid of its policy of allowing users to vote on changes to major governance policy.
It also notes that a vote is only binding if 30% of users participate - a number they didn't reached in their last two votes.
It is interesting how social networking sites are completely intertwined with issues of privacy - and here specifically security fraud related to hedge funds.
Considering the prevalence of apps and ever changing technology. Here is an article that reflects the constant need to keep mobile applications new and updated to be attractive to consumers.
Facebook crops up on the top trends this week due to privacy concerns. It is interesting how crucial this topic seems to be to Facebook users, yet people are at the same time willing to post private and personal information to their profiles not knowing where that information may ultimately flow.
Okay, this article definitely needs to be read with a critical eye. But it's an interesting look at how Fbook will be highlighting privacy features for new members.
We learn a lot about technology in Virtual Organization. Here is an article that speaks to Toronto's potential as a information-technology hotspot for developers. What I find most interesting is that the best medium to interact in this high-stakes, high-information-rich sort of milieu is face-to-face.
Interesting article about the first change to Instagram since Facebook's purchase. They also make interesting comments about how Facebook was more productive when it was a primarily mobile only site, invoking more raw emotion and allowing you to be "more real" on Insta than on other social media sites.
This is a cool infographic about how small businesses use social media. It is clear that Facebook and Twitter are still the most popular options for small businesses.
This article is pretty relevant to the readings we have for this week. I found it interesting that despite having many friends on Facebook, the author defines all of his "real" friends by things that they do in face-to-face situations, which doesn't really consider long distance relationships.