week 5 : 1 november

community

  • Reading Review Begins (ppt)
    • RSS - Jac asks: "What then, will happen if a blog is republished on a site that doesn't present the blog's author in a favorable light - is that still okay? ... Maybe some blogging experts can tell me whether it is possible for a blogger to block certain feed destinations while allowing others?"
    • Community - via: e-mail (work); technical message boards (see yahoo and google groups -- see uspolitics); professional networks; chat (2) ; MMORPG; usenet
    • Community norms: "BARRAGE of flame posts from the attack dogs" ... "social controlling" ... formal/informal writing style ... provides a sense of identity ... lurking ... google spam
    • Community - credibility: how do we establish trust? ... "By attaching # of posts and/or help ratings, boards attempt to assess the credibility of the source that is posting" (amazon, ebay models)
    • Community - "web": "community combines the photo, blog and message..." (geocities?)
    • Links referenced: Audio Asylum, Byung's Blog (needs foreign language alphabet), ClubWRX (Armin's site), FlashMob, Lipsync.us Multiply.com (msn community), SeattleWritergrrls
  • Guest Speaker: Marc Smith, Microsoft (6.30 pm)
    Marc Smith is a Research Sociologist in the Collaborative and Multimedia Systems Group.

    He focuses on the research and design of social cyberspaces. In particular he is interested in the emergence of social organizations like communities in online environments and the resources groups need in order to cooperate productively.

  • Reading Review Resumes
  • Assignment (Week 6 - 8 November)
    • First Paper Due Tuesday 9 November @ 5 pm
    • Principles of New Media (eReserve); for e-Post, one thing that you agree or disagree with from the reading and why. Is there anything in the reading that relates to your research?
      Lev Manovich. The Language of New Media. The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2001. ISBN: 0-262-63255-1
    • Discussion Leaders Read
      The Internet and the right to communicate, William J. McIver, Jr., William F. Birdsall, and Merrilee Rasmussen, 18 Nov 2003; Will eBooks Change the World?, Terje Hillesund, First Monday, 14 Sept 2001; "Why Consumers Buy Technology", Forrester Brief, August 26, 2003 (eReserve).
      Explore why new technologies are adopted, particularly those dealing with communication; is there a right to communicate and does technology have to do with it?

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