A couple years back, in 2014, Ward Cunningham wrote a piece on wiki called “Internet of Broken Things”. After dealing with the failure of a home sensor network he wrote: This is how the… Source: Internet of Broken Things This…
Tag: internet
University students, you are being watched
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…
The Increasing Problem With the Misinformed
The public is no longer uninformed. They are misinformed, and that requires an entirely different editorial focus. When writing for the uninformed, your focus is to report the news, which is what every newspaper is doing today. But when focusing…
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…
Cyber bullying Incident – touches on victims perception and interpretation
Have been meaning to post this article for a little while. Sad to read stories like this, but this article is particularly interesting for a couple of reasons – 1) touches on the victims perception and interpretation of cyber bullying…
Special Gen Y “GYPSYs”
From the Huffington Post on Gen Ys and why they’re unhappy (and delusional!)
The Social Media Generation
I don’t know if Claire has access to this blog yet, but she sent me a comic on Friday that i think you will all enjoy. The Social Media Generation
Oxford Dictionaries Online
Twerk, Selfie, FOMO.. just some of the more recent additions! Tech Crunch
Monday Morning Reading
Two articles I’ve come across this morning that others might find interesting – Granted, they’re not the greatest news-source sites! Just some interesting reading. Aly, this one might be of interest to you. Especially after our discussion last week about…