I am unsure if the topic for this week is Social Networking or Digital Culture, so I am going with Social Networking. The idea of social networking is intriguing to me. It is a way for people to interact globally; to remove geographical boundaries and to create an open dialog with the world. Here is a video showing one person's perception of social networking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc
The idea of social networking is constantly changing. Facebook has become a massive force in the social networking scene, but it is an ever-evolving idea. During its many "hackathons" members of the Facebook team come together to invent and create a new project. Once such project is the new "Friendship Page." An article discussing this new page is below. What I love about this article is not the information about the Friendship Page, it is the discussions that follow. That is what social networking is all about, people from all over the world having a voice.
http://mashable.com/2010/10/28/facebook-friendship-pages/
Other than Facebook I am not a part of social networking sites. I had a My Space page for a while, but switched to Facebook when everyone moved. I am intrigued by the idea of Second Life, but mostly in a psychological evaluation kind of way. There are people who "live" more in Second Life than in their actual lives. That is both crazy and fascinating at the same time. The idea that there is a virtual reality where people go to live while they are spending their life in front of a computer. Amazing......
Here is an article about Second Life. In this article the author is talking about the legal issues behind using real currency in a virtual world. Enjoy...
http://money.cnn.com/blogs/legalpad/2006/11/anshe-chung-first-virtual-millionaire.html
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Week 3: Social Networking
Posted by Shayna at 8:00 AM
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Loved the YouTube video; I saw the same guy do a similar video explaining how a wiki works. Good job!
I have never ventured into Second Life or similar sites. I do play a few games, but nothing where I create a whole new identity. I can see how this would appeal to individuals who don't like the life they are living. Instead of trying to make physical changes, they can just recreate a new life on-line, changing it as their mood changes. The idea of all the time and money put into these endeavors is amazing.
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