Category Archives for social software
LinkedIn?
I am, at the moment, just freaked out enough to feel the need to post this right away, though it’s one of those things that on further reflection may make me wish I’d waited. But… I got a request from … Continue reading
From YouTube to YouNiversity
Henry Jenkins has a new article in this morning’s Chronicle of Higher Education, suggesting the ways that the field of media studies needs to shift in the face of the increasing penetration of the read/write web (the link above should … Continue reading
On the CMS
JD asked me the other day about my experiences using Sakai, and how I liked it as compared with something like Moodle. This is something I’ve been thinking a fair bit about, not only because Sakai marks my school’s third … Continue reading
What Exactly Is the Deal with Technorati?
This time last week, something on the order of 72 blogs apparently linked here; today, it’s 58. (I’ve also dropped from a nice, solid rank of 36,000ish to well into the 45,000 territory.) Does Technorati know something I don’t know? … Continue reading
On Fakery and Fictiveness
So word is spreading throughout the blogosphere this morning that the Lonelygirl15 phenomenon was produced (actually, that link seems to have disappeared, at least for the moment, perhaps victim of a metafiltering) by a group of filmmakers with a connection … Continue reading
Student Use of Wikipedia
Via if:book, an interesting draft policy statement proposed by Alan Liu on student use of wikipedia. (See also the followup discussion at Humanist and Kairosnews.)
Tagging the Library
Under the category of things I’ve been meaning to note for a while: David Weinberger at Many-to-Many brought my attention to PennTags, a project of the UPenn library that allows users not only to collect and tag bookmarks, del.icio.us style, … Continue reading
Not a Loser, Thank You Very Much
Via unrequited narcissism, the affirmation I’ve been waiting for: The cyberworld expands people’s social networks and even encourages people to talk by phone or meet others in person, a new study finds. The Pew Internet and American Life Project also … Continue reading
All the Kids are Doing It
Readership maps, that is. Go add yourself to mine. [UPDATE, 10.28.05, 4.37 pm: Thanks to those of you who are playing along. The rest of you are making me look bad.]
Some Things I Love About the Internet
One day, you write something about a guy’s first book, and the next day, you get an email message from that guy thanking you for your comments and offering help with a critical issue you’re currently facing. One day, you … Continue reading
