You are being watched and tracked “to help understand learning processes” – really???? And if I wanted to do this for a research project, rather than for business purposes (student “engagement” is about student retention, which means students continuing to be…
Category: social media
E-Sports Superstars – YouTube
For those of us that don’t really know about E-Sports!
And the second video is about sexism in E-Sports … all new to me 🙂
Five mini book reviews: – Daniel Willingham
http://www.amazon.com/review/R115YBHMM18J48/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0300166311&nodeID=283155&store=books via Five mini book reviews: – Daniel Willingham. Note the somewhat unenthusiastic response to dana boyd, and there is also a link in the comments to this review and comments on this review. I didn’t see that boyd’s work…
Gossip and social grooming
It is probably worth reading some stuff on gossip and primate “social grooming” as a basis for understanding behaviour on social network sites. Gossip in Evolutionary Perspective Research on Gossip: Taxonomy, Methods, and Future Directions Evolution, Alienation and Gossip
Drone hits athlete while filming
River of blood after drone hits triathlete Not sure whether the link will work (posting via iPhone) but apparently a drone filming a triathlon hit an athlete. CASA is investigating, but the drone owner claims it was maybe hijacked.
How the social media revolution ended the popularity of group sex in the AFL
How the social media revolution ended the popularity of group sex in the AFL. Interesting perspective …
Selfie-obsessed: teen attempts suicide over ‘perfect’ selfie
Selfie-obsessed: teen attempts suicide over 'perfect' selfie. For all you instagram people … what is this stuff??
Kids online: parents, dont panic
Kids online: parents, dont panic | Life and style | The Guardian. I’m not much of a Dana Boyd fan, probably because I think statements like this “There is little doubt that socialising online is rewiring teens’ brains, to allow…
New social networks must not be too social
New social networks must not be too social. Louise – this article has some nice distinctions between public/private, nonymous/anonymous, exclusive/broadcast and different timelines. The article itself doesn’t say anything too special, but the distinctions are nice.
“Facebook could fade out like a disease”
Facebook to fade like a disease – from the ABC Website. Apparently some researchers have modelled the decline of Facebook and predicted that by 2017 it will have only 20% of its user base (although I doubt that their model…