If this is true, it will be a major change in Google's policy regarding Google+. Let us wait and see how they will handle this. Google+ to Support Pseudonyms Google+ will soon support pseudonyms and other forms of identity, says a Google executive. During a conversation at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, SVP […]
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Google Plus Gets Real-Time Search and Hashtags
Google Plus Gets Real-Time Search & Working Hashtags http://m.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_plus_gets_real-time_search_working_hashtags.php This was posted on Google+…
Teacher’s Guide To Using Posterous Spaces
Maybe worth exploring. Reshared post from +Stephen Downes The Teacher’s Guide To Using Posterous Spaceshttp://www.downes.ca/post/56415Nice quick guide to the use of Posterous Spaces (to put into context, in the #change11 MOOC, after Blogger and WordPress, which numbered one and two, the next most popular participant contributions were on Posterous and Tumblr, a trend that seems […]
The example of Iceland
Reshared post from +Bodhipakṣa Dharmacārī An inspiring story from Iceland about what can happen when the people kick out a government that does not represent their interests, refuse to pick up the tab for the malfeasance of bankers, and rewrite their constitution (on the internet!) so that monied interests can never again hijack their nation. […]
Jane Hart: "3 tips for setting up online communities"
Basically, ask people instead of forcing your own ideas on them. Reshared post from +Jane Hart Here are 3 simple tips for setting up online communities http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2011/09/30/3-simple-tips-for-setting-up-online-communities/ Embedded Link » 3 simple tips for setting up online communities Learning in the Social Workplace Popular Posts. Saturday Surprise: Google Gravity; Social Learning doesn't mean what you […]
Twiter metadata
Reshared post from +Stephen Downes Increasingly, it's what's happening behind the scenes that's important on the internet. The simple Twitter tweet is a case in point. The reader sees only your 140 character message. The computer program accessing the Twitter API sees a host of related data, more than enough to construct a sophisticated graph. […]
"Social Media for business: Why it matters to everyone
"Social Media for business: Why it matters to everyone", by Stephen Baker. "The big points are that everyone needs social media, to learn, connect, respond, and be seen. I argue toward the end that a crucial skill in this changing world–and this might surprise some people–is good writing. Our words are our ambassadors." Reshared post […]
Ben Werdmuller's reflections on technology and the web.
Some great questions and reflections on technology and the web. Reshared post from +Ben Werdmuller Something I've been thinking about over the last few weeks: Is the technology industry a force for good in the world? The promise is that technology empowers and democratizes, and particularly on the web, I buy into that. It's changed […]
Dan Gillmor on the new Amazon Kindle Fire
Sure hope this very 90's control-the-content-and–the-medium tendency (see also Apple, Facebook et al.) is proven wrong by users keeping their priorities straight – freedom, choice and ownership first. Reshared post from +Dan Gillmor My Guardian column this week is about (you guessed it) the Amazon Kindle Fire. It's a smart first entry in the tablet […]
danah boyd – Why Cyberbullying Rhetoric Misses the Mark
Good for developing a better understanding of bullying and for informing decisions on how to deal with it. Reshared post from +danah boyd +Alice Marwick and I co-authored an op-ed for the New York Times entitled “Why Cyberbullying Rhetoric Misses the Mark.” http://nyti.ms/q1THlf This is based on a new paper that we wrote called “The […]