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• 02 Jul 09
  

  George Haines
• 29 Mar 09
  

  Eelco Kraefft

  mko_artikelen

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  Spiro Bolos

  sociology social media online culture

• 15 Mar 09
  

  M McBride

  I think that a lot of the claims that are being made about the technology have more to do with systemic factors in today's lifestyle. And I think that we do ourselves a disservice when we focus on the technology instead of the larger systemic picture.

  socialmedia apophenia

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  Howard Rheingold

  That said, I think that there's something to be said for how today's youth are thinking differently than their parent's generation. But I don't think that it's simply "caused" by new technologies. I think that we're living in a society that has different priorities and I think that multi-tasking is more deeply prioritized than sustained attention by professional circles today. I think that we are being trained to be "creative" thinkers rather than productive doers and I think that this means that we are encouraged to draw connections between new things. I think that we are living in an environment that is structurally divided and that sociality is increasingly mediated. But I don't think that the technology is to blame. I would argue that we're addicted to our friends, not the computer. When the computer lets us get access to our friends, we look like we're addicted to the computer. I think that a lot of the claims that are being made about the technology have more to do with systemic factors in today's lifestyle. And I think that we do ourselves a disservice when we focus on the technology instead of the larger systemic picture.

  sociology social_networks attention literacy social_media

  • That said, I think that there's something to be said for how today's youth are thinking differently than their parent's generation. But I don't think that it's simply "caused" by new technologies. I think that we're living in a society that has different priorities and I think that multi-tasking is more deeply prioritized than sustained attention by professional circles today. I think that we are being trained to be "creative" thinkers rather than productive doers and I think that this means that we are encouraged to draw connections between new things. I think that we are living in an environment that is structurally divided and that sociality is increasingly mediated. But I don't think that the technology is to blame. I would argue that we're addicted to our friends, not the computer. When the computer lets us get access to our friends, we look like we're addicted to the computer. I think that a lot of the claims that are being made about the technology have more to do with systemic factors in today's lifestyle. And I think that we do ourselves a disservice when we focus on the technology instead of the larger systemic picture.
• 09 Mar 09
  

  L@jost EU project

  facebook l@jost

• 07 Mar 09
  

  Kevin Deegan-Krause

  virship09

• 06 Mar 09
  

  Michel Bauwens

  The bigger issue is that performed network ties ("Friends") are NOT the same as the personal networks that sociologists and anthropologists have historically measured and theorized about. Comparing them is futile at best and dangerous at worst. The Econom

  Facebook P2P-Intersubjectivity Network-Theory P2P

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  Olivier Le Deuff

  réseaux_sociaux

• 04 Mar 09
  

  Joan Vinall-Cox

  My favorite, most trusted academic research on computer/web/social media issues applies critical thinking to shallow thining about the web by those who should know better

  apophenia socialmedia research danahboyd

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  Lisa Spiro

  socialmedia

• 03 Mar 09
  

  Christopher Arnold

  The bigger issue is that performed network ties ("Friends") are NOT the same as the personal networks that sociologists and anthropologists have historically measured and theorized about.

  user_centered social_networking

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  Jimmy Breeze

  I would argue that we're addicted to our friends, not the computer

  socialmedia socialnetworks Web2.0 society

  • The bigger issue is that performed network ties ("Friends") are NOT the same as the personal networks that sociologists and anthropologists have historically measured and theorized about. Comparing them is futile at best and dangerous at worst.
  • And then there's the discussion of Lady Greenfield's claims that social network sites are "infantilising" the human mind. She made a speech to the House of Lords to encourage people to research her hypothesis. There is NO EVIDENCE to prove her claims.
  • 4 more annotations...
  • • I think that the fears of how the brain are being reworked are driven by a misunderstanding of youth engagement with social media.
    • I think that we are being trained to be "creative" thinkers rather than productive doers and I think that this means that we are encouraged to draw connections between new things.
    • multi-tasking is more deeply prioritized than sustained attention by professional circles today
    • I would argue that we're addicted to our friends, not the computer.
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  Sara Kajder

  Especially note last paragraph in relation to digital youth work

  digitalyouth

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