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Gary Ritzenthaler

MIT TechTV - Scratch@MIT Friday Keynote: Rethinking Identity, Rethinking Participation - 0 views

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    "People often think about new technologies in task-oriented ways: how to access information, how to create projects, how to make presentations. But there is a more personal dimension to the role of new technologies in the lives of young people. In this session, Sherry Turkle and Henry Jenkins explore how young people, as they engage with new technologies, begin to change the ways they think about themselves, relate to others, and participate in communities.
Gary Ritzenthaler

SSN Study - FAQ - 0 views

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    Amazing study on how Facebook or similar sns data can be used to predict social security numbers.
Gary Ritzenthaler

The Web Means the End of Forgetting - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    "We've known for years that the Web allows for unprecedented voyeurism, exhibitionism and inadvertent indiscretion, but we are only beginning to understand the costs of an age in which so much of what we say, and of what others say about us, goes into our permanent - and public - digital files."
Gary Ritzenthaler

The Web 2.0 Summit Points of Control Map - 0 views

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    A fun take on the "social networks as a map" meme. Be sure to check the "movements button."
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How To Use Facebook Places - PCWorld - 0 views

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    "Facebook's new Places feature lets you share your current location by "checking in" from your smartphone. Whether you never really got into earlier location-based social networking services like Gowalla or Foursquare or just want to know what it is (and how to turn it off), read on for everything you need to know about Facebook Places."
Gary Ritzenthaler

Twitter After a Disaster: Is It Reliable? - Digits - WSJ - 0 views

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    "Researchers at Yahoo analyzed tweets after the Chilean earthquake earlier this year and found evidence that the Twitter community works like a "collaborative filter," questioning reports that turn out to be fake and confirming those that are true."
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Clay Shirky on institutions vs. collaboration | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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    The material in this talk is the basis for his later writing in the book Here Comes Everybody.  | "In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning."
Gary Ritzenthaler

Facebook friend request gets man in jail | Technically Incorrect - CNET News - 0 views

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    Another example of the integration of virtual and physical selves.
Gary Ritzenthaler

Many Eyes: Social Network Size by Registered Users - 0 views

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    as of 08/2010
Gary Ritzenthaler

How to Hide from Friends You Don't Like - Yahoo! Finance - 0 views

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    "With more than 500 million people now on Facebook, it's inevitable that you'll be friended by someone you know, but with whom you don't want to share your online life. Once you've accepted them as a friend, how do you avoid them without the awkwardness of unfriending them?"
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5 Ways to Get Free Stuff On Twitter - 0 views

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    Short Mashable list of ways to use Twitter for freebies
Gary Ritzenthaler

Crafting Fictional Personas With the Language of Facebook - 0 views

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    Discussion of writing styles when writing status messages.
Gary Ritzenthaler

Democrats, Republicans and Twitter - chicagotribune.com - 0 views

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    "Study finds political parties use Twitter differently, but says Democrats' messages are more honest.
Gary Ritzenthaler

Carvin: Facebook Lets NPR Empower Those Who Love Us, Listen to Those Who Don't - 0 views

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    Poynter interview with NPR social media strategist on NPR's use of FB.
Gary Ritzenthaler

NeighborGoods - 0 views

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    "Welcome to NeighborGoods where you can save and earn money by sharing stuff with your friends!"
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apophenia » Blog Archive » spectacle at Web2.0 Expo… from my perspective - 1 views

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    One of the best arguments I have read against the use of Twitter at conferences.
Gary Ritzenthaler

South Park Episode Player - South Park: You Have 0 Friends - 1 views

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    The South Park guys skewer Facebook culture and pay tribute to the original Tron movie. Aside from being damn funny there's a lot of great discussion points in here.
Gary Ritzenthaler

Make a free website, Social Websites, Make a Social Network - 0 views

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    One alternative for free class site / social network now that Ning is going all premium. "Spruz allows you to create a free social website to attract others with similar interests, strengthen customer relationships with your business or rally behind a cause. Spruz was officially launched March 2007 by its founders Jay Roberts and David Furman. Spruz is self funded, developed and managed by its founders. "
Gary Ritzenthaler

"Privacy and Publicity in the Context of Big Data" - 0 views

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    boyd, danah. 2010. "Privacy and Publicity in the Context of Big Data." WWW. Raleigh, North Carolina, April 29.
Gary Ritzenthaler

What News Organizations Share With Facebook « Fred Stutzman - 0 views

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    Interesting research from Fred Stutzman: "By giving "real estate" to Facebook, third party sites have created a one-way mirror, allowing Facebook to peer in on what we're doing. If you're logged in to Facebook, and you visit a third party page with a social plugin, Facebook knows where you've been."
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