Category Archives: Social network

Twitter and the Greater Community

Posted on March 23, 2012 by geoffcain

Tweeting bird, derived from the initial ‘t’ of Twitter Deutsch: Twitschervogel, entwickelt aus dem Anfangs-‘t’ von Twitter (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Over the last week, I went to a bookstore where an internationally known author was reading from her latest book. As … Continue reading →

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Flash Robs and the Darker Side of Human Nature

Posted on August 16, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaAfter weeks of Twitter fuled violence, rioting and crime, the British government is considering shutting off social networks. With similar problems, the mayor of Philadelphia is appealing to youths shape up combined with increased “stop and frisk” policies. Just as … Continue reading →

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Egypt: The Revolution Will Be Twitterized

Posted on February 11, 2011 by geoffcain

Image by Brooklyn Museum via FlickrOnce again, the power of social media and networks has toppled a government. There is nothing superficial about tweeting 140 characters. There is nothing “weak” about the weak ties and connections in Facebook or other … Continue reading →

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Student Privacy and Facebook

Posted on February 7, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaThe Student PIRGs has come out with a guide for controlling your information on Facebook. This has come at a really good time because College of the Redwoods is expanding its presence on Facebook and other social networks. … Continue reading →

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Danah Boyd& Internet Myths

Posted on September 13, 2010 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaI was just reading about how Harrisburg University was going to block social media from campus as an experiment. The premise of the experiment seems to be that students connected to one another, other researchers around the world, … Continue reading →

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Explaining Web 3.0

Posted on August 11, 2010 by geoffcain

I wanted to share some notes on the semantic web or Web 3.0. The only way to really understand Web 3.0 is by knowing the history and maybe some of the future directions. Web 1.0: Information is stored and shared … Continue reading →

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Frontline: Digital Nation

Posted on February 4, 2010 by geoffcain

I watched Frontline’s Digital Nation on television last night. I didn’t watch it on the computer because I wanted to give it my full attention while I checked my email, sent notes to Twitter, updated my blog, Facebook, MySpace page … Continue reading →

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