Great article brought to my attention by @zephoria. Ethan Zuckerman over at the Berkman Center talks about the over emphasis of the impact of social media on the protests in Iran. Much of the recent hype has suggested social tools like Twitter and Facebook have more or less caused the protests rather than merely serving [...]
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Tagged: iran, iran election, media, politics, social media, technology
I feel compelled, in light of recent events, to attempt to say something constructive about Twitter. After being recently Oprah-ed, Twitter has been thrust into the purview of public knee-jerk criticism—and everyone’s got an opinion. I won’t deny my own skepticism when I signed up over a year ago. It smacked of narcissism, and [...]
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Tagged: activism, filtering, social media, technology, twitter
On suggestion from a friend, I decided to take some time to reflect on my own values and beliefs as they pertain to social media use. In response to a Bill of Rights for Users of the Social Web, created in 2007 by some of the most forefront tech evangelists, and the need for a [...]
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Tagged: anthropology, community, policy, social media