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Willrich bookmarked on 2009-09-23 social shifts hyperconnected 4thedition pres_ideas

Such is life in the post-Web 2.0 world. The latest iteration of the Internet — deemed the "real-time Web" by some analysts, is exemplified by the obsessive use of PCs or cellphones for quick interactions and dips into the online information stream. This hyper-connectedness is fueled by the rise in social media and distinguished by quick, short communication and, increasingly, an absence of privacy.

More than four in five U.S. adults online use social media at least once a month, according to a new Forrester Research report. While young people march toward almost universal adoption, the most rapid growth has occurred among consumers 35 and older. Now, established companies and start-ups are scrambling to develop real-time Web applications for gaming, intuitive online searches, location services and customer support. The market potential is huge, tech analysts and others say.

  • Such is life in the post-Web 2.0 world. The latest iteration of the Internet — deemed the "real-time Web" by some analysts, is exemplified by the obsessive use of PCs or cellphones for quick interactions and dips into the online information stream. This hyper-connectedness is fueled by the rise in social media and distinguished by quick, short communication and, increasingly, an absence of privacy.
  • "There is a generational divide between co-location vs. no location," he says. "These digital tools diminish the importance of geography, especially in relationships."

  • The impact of this latest evolution of the Web — good and bad — can be measured in everyday life. People are more likely to attend high school and college reunions because of shared interests with friends, thanks to social-networking services such as Ning and Facebook, according to both companies. Automated stock trades have replaced human-generated ones, O'Reilly points out.


    But privacy and simple communication are often sacrificed in the process, say privacy advocates and academics.

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  • 23 Nov 09
    itlynda
    Lynda Kilpatrick
  • windwardtech
    Ms. Rowley

    9/23/2009 article from USATODAY.com

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    • OneRiot, a search engine that helps consumers sift through all the chat and buzz
      on the Internet
    • they can be misled by bum information and spread false rumors; and they often
      admit to being overwhelmed by a bombardment of information.
      • Ms. Rowley

        Ms. Rowley on 2009-11-23

        This why schools need to address social media with students.

  • 22 Nov 09
    dougpete
    Doug Peterson

    "Such is life in the post-Web 2.0 world. The latest iteration of the Internet — deemed the "real-time Web" by some analysts, is exemplified by the obsessive use of PCs or cellphones for quick interactions and dips into the online information stream"

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  • 26 Oct 09
    jkonecki
    Joe Konecki

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    • reaches for her iPhone every morning, even before she gets out of bed. It is her lifeline to the world
    • Sara Wilson, who starts and ends each day on her iPhone
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  • 13 Oct 09
    dovcamp
    Dov Campbell

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  • debfinger
    Debra Finger
    • An Ohio
      State University       study links Facebook to lower grades. According to a survey
      of 219 students, published in April, those who said they use Facebook had
      grade-point averages of 3.0 to 3.5, and studied one to five hours a week.
    • like a security blanket
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  • 12 Oct 09
    juleach
    Julie Leach

    socialnetworking

  • micwalker
    Michael Walker

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    By Brett T. Roseman for USA
    TODAY





    "Unplugging is virtually, no pun intended,
    impossible," says Dave Wendland, 25, a heavy-duty real-time Web user in
    Chicago.














    BROAD REACH






    The real-time web has influenced attitudes toward:

    -- Personal communication.
    BJ Fogg, a psychologist who is director of the
    Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University, says the social web has played
    a fundamental shift in how Americans communicate --
    and not always for the
    better.

    Look no further than the dinner table, he says. A surfeit of smart phones,
    netbooks and Facebook have changed something as elementary as a family dinner.
    "Parents talk to each other while their kids often text friends in another
    state," Fogg says.

    "There is a generational divide between co-location vs. no location," he
    says. "These digital tools diminish the importance of geography, especially in
    relationships."

    Another sign of the digital times one recent morning in downtown San
    Francisco: A street vendor fruitlessly tries to give away free newspapers to
    inattentive people using iPods, BlackBerrys. and other digital toys. "I get most
    of my headlines from a Twitter feed on my iPhone," says Sonya Jacobs-Burkin, a
    26-year-old interior designer in San Francisco.

    And there is one thing Sara Wilson rarely does with her smart phone. "I don't
    call people anymore," she says. "My friends and I text or DM (direct message via
    Twitter) to get together."

    -- Privacy.
    Indiscreet photos and status updates on Facebook can lead to
    misunderstandings and fights, especially among non-Facebook members tagged in
    photos by Facebook users.

    One major trouble spot is sexting, the act of sending sexually exp

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  • jontanner
    Jon Tanner

    What does it look like to be constantly connected? My favorite quote: "The problem of disconnecting is that you feel disconnected. Go figure."

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    • The problem of disconnecting is that you feel disconnected. Go figure."
  • 11 Oct 09
    todbaker
    Tod Baker

    The latest iteration of the Internet — deemed the "real-time Web" by some analysts, is exemplified by the obsessive use of PCs or cellphones for quick interactions and dips into the online information stream. This hyper-connectedness is fueled by the rise in social med

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    • the most rapid growth has occurred among consumers 35 and older.
      • Tod Baker

        Tod Baker on 2009-10-11

        Is the same true for EDUCATORS 35 and older?

      • Ms. Rowley

        Ms. Rowley on 2009-11-23

        Shown as growth because young people were there from inception

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    • "Three or four years ago, we spoke of the Web as disenfranchising people in front of their computers, alone,
      • Tod Baker

        Tod Baker on 2009-10-11

        This perception still lurks around schools

      • Ms. Rowley

        Ms. Rowley on 2009-11-23

        That's because schools have not embrased communication beyond the classroom.

  • 05 Oct 09
    ddilworth
    Dale Dilworth
    • "Unplugging is virtually, no pun intended, impossible," says Dave Wendland, 25, a heavy-duty real-time Web user in Chicago. "People tend to go through withdrawal, and I can attest to that. The problem of disconnecting is that you feel disconnected. Go figure."
  • 02 Oct 09
    jasonmkern
    Jason Kern

    More than four in five U.S. adults online use social media at least once a month, according to a new Forrester Research report. While young people march toward almost universal adoption, the most rapid growth has occurred among consumers 35 and older. Now, established companies and start-ups are scrambling to develop real-time Web applications for gaming, intuitive online searches, location services and customer support. The market potential is huge, tech analysts and others say.

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  • 01 Oct 09
    cognito58
    Larry Kahn

    social networks

    • According to Forrester Research, 95% of 1,217 business decision makers surveyed late last year said they plan to use social networks.
  • 24 Sep 09
    driessen
    Driessen Samuel

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  • 23 Sep 09
    jomurray
    jo murray

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  • baldy7
    Tony Baldasaro

    SAN FRANCISCO — Jessica Stryczek reaches for her iPhone every morning, even before she gets out of bed. It is her lifeline to the world — an uber alarm clock/CD player/e-mail device/game player/newspaper/shopping guide/banking assistant/conduit to Facebook and Twitter. "Without it, I wouldn't survive," says Stryczek, a 26-year-old teacher in Fremont, Calif.

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    • "Without it, I wouldn't survive," says Stryczek, a 26-year-old teacher in Fremont, Calif.
    • This hyper-connectedness is fueled by the rise in social media and distinguished by quick, short communication and, increasingly, an absence of privacy.
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  • willrich
    Will Richardson

    Such is life in the post-Web 2.0 world. The latest iteration of the Internet — deemed the "real-time Web" by some analysts, is exemplified by the obsessive use of PCs or cellphones for quick interactions and dips into the online information stream. This hyper-connectedness is fueled by the rise in social media and distinguished by quick, short communication and, increasingly, an absence of privacy.

    More than four in five U.S. adults online use social media at least once a month, according to a new Forrester Research report. While young people march toward almost universal adoption, the most rapid growth has occurred among consumers 35 and older. Now, established companies and start-ups are scrambling to develop real-time Web applications for gaming, intuitive online searches, location services and customer support. The market potential is huge, tech analysts and others say.

    social shifts hyperconnected 4thedition pres_ideas

    • Such is life in the post-Web 2.0 world. The latest iteration of the Internet — deemed the "real-time Web" by some analysts, is exemplified by the obsessive use of PCs or cellphones for quick interactions and dips into the online information stream. This hyper-connectedness is fueled by the rise in social media and distinguished by quick, short communication and, increasingly, an absence of privacy.
    • "There is a generational divide between co-location vs. no location," he says. "These digital tools diminish the importance of geography, especially in relationships."
    • 1 more annotations...

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