Following an AM conversation with my husband, it was brought to my attention that the difference between “networks” and “networking” wasn’t clarified in my previous post and it is a difference worth noting.
“Network(s)” (i.e. social networks) refer to ones own immediate social group. A network of people who are not strangers, but known individuals brought [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Cambridge – A city program focused on giving wireless Internet access to low-income residents is leaving the tenants of one public housing complex feeling disconnected (read more).
social networking defined
30Jan08Excerpt from danah boyd’s post:
“let’s define our terms: what is ’social networking technology’?”
In writing Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship, Nicole Ellison and I wrote many iterations of the definition of the term “social network sites” and why we chose to use this instead of “social networking sites.” For a good 20 versions, we [...]
It’s a new year and while I continue to be drawn to the realm of web 2.0 I have a new addiction – the ‘08 election.
The race is far from over – as it’s only just beginning – and despite ones political aspirations the candidates, their platforms and the overall race itself is fascinating to [...]
