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26 Aug 09

Word Spy - YIMBY

  • YIMBY

    n.
    A person who favors a project that would add a dangerous or unpleasant feature to his or her neighborhood. [Acronym from the phrase yes in my back yard.]
30 Dec 08

Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship

  • We define social network sites as web-based services that allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system. The nature and nomenclature of these connections may vary from site to site.
  • "Networking" emphasizes relationship initiation, often between strangers. While networking is possible on these sites, it is not the primary practice on many of them, nor is it what differentiates them from other forms of computer-mediated communication (CMC).
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19 Jan 08

apophenia: let's define our terms: what is a "social networking technology"?

  • our failure to define our terms makes it damn near impossible to have a functional conversation about the actual issues
  • We know that there's confusion and we strongly believe that without a definition, we cannot actually have a meaningful conversation about actual substance. The ongoing use of "social networking" has been damaging to any productive conversation, both in the academy and in startup circles (who all want to be the next "social networking" app, even if there are no "Friends" involved).
04 Sep 07

No. Really. It's not *about* the technology.

  • A more philosophical and political bent on Web 2.0.
     - forestfortrees on 2007-09-04
  • The point isn't the features, it's the underlying philosophy of relinquishing control.

Web as Platform Mash-Ups

  • An attempt an "elevator speech" describing Web 2.0.
     - forestfortrees on 2007-09-04
  • "The point isn't the features, it's the underlying philosophy of
    relinquishing control."
  • So the philosophy of Web 2.0 is to let go of control, share ideas and code, build on
    what others have built, free your data.
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24 Aug 07

Social network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • The article on Wikipedia on social network theory and analysis.
     - forestfortrees on 2007-08-24
  • There is no assumption that groups are the building blocks of society: the approach is open to studying less-bounded social systems, from nonlocal communities to links among Web sites.
  • Rather than treating individuals (persons, organizations, states) as discrete units of analysis, it focuses on how the structure of ties affects individuals and their relationships.
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08 Aug 07

Actor-network theory (ANT) - STS Wiki

  • Actor-network theory, often abbreviated as ANT, is a distinctive approach to social theory and research which originated in the field of science and technology studies. Although it is best known for its controversial insistence on the agency of nonhumans, ANT is also associated with forceful critiques of conventional and critical sociology.
  • 'material-semiotic' method
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