Anita Rho, Student, Cornell University
Cyprien Lomas
Facebook represents a growing number of applications that provide communication, connection, and community building among users, so please bring your laptop to this session for an introduction to this cool new tool! We will learn how to create an account, make "friends" (connections with others you know or would like to know who share common interests), and use various functionalities such as bulletin boards, "poking," or posting content such as text, photos, and video. If the prognostications are true that e-mail is for old people and social networking is the new killer app, then come join the future!
www.facebook.com
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Tracy Mitrano
this has surpassed portals
Should Uni's filter with Fb? U's should make it clear if they do. Disclosure.
Question: No need for References in employment process? (Google, Fb, etc, etc)
Thoughts on Facebook article on Cornell U site: http://www.cit.cornell.edu/policy/memos/facebook.html
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Anita Rho
- Fb is for keeping in touch with your friends.
- Has privacy controls - several levels
- 'Poking' - Fb's wy of saying hi
- Fb separate from MySpace, Friendster, etc
- Some people use multiple sites
- Some are avid and some aren't
- Some people just put email address in there and so
- "You give what you want to get" Degrees of exposure
- Honesty rules - how much do you trust the info
- Misrepresentation is not a vilation
- Rules in law apply to cyberspace, eg identity theft
- You can modify the truth
- How do they compare? - they serve similar functions but suit different groups. Fb has a college profile.
- MSN is a messenger and email, this about sharing information about yourself.
- The News Feed allows you to see what your friends are doing
- How much time do you spend on Fb? Very avid user, at least once a day, sometimes five
- It allows you to keep in touch with people who in normal life you may otherwise have dropped
- The Wall is for posting messages to friends in a public way - demonstrating friendship
- Used it to get notes from class mates
- Create study groups in a class
- It's a form of publication. Like local newspaper columns of yore? Does everyone want to
- Notes: 'blogging lite' - She has friends who use it to post their life story.
- Fb casual. Instant gratification, more convenient.
- The photos that will keep me from running for public office
- You can take your account offline but Fb holds onto your details.
- This gen embrace the chance to share info and are not so concerned about violation of privacy.
- "I guess my political career's over!!!" - "No, all the voters are in there too"
- You have to befriend people before you can access people's pages.
- Comment: "It seems like a dating agency" - "Whatever you want to use it for, but if you want a dating service then go to a dating service."
- Find unknown potential friends through social tagging.
- The default is everything's open so
- MySpace is cumbersome and ad dominated. MyS is for younger.
- Bebo is huge in Ireland.
- Hives in Holland.
- Good place for universities to advertise courses. You can really target based on location, email adreses, etc...
- Fb used to feel 'exclusive' but felt cheated when it got opened up.
- As you get older you want to self-censor. Employers are using it to filter applicants.
- Registration offers to import Gmail address book - beware of unintentional spamming!
- News Feed
- Start with adding basic likes, etc to profie then add detail (over time). "I had never put this much data into an ePortfolio. A good way to keep up with professional friends."
- 'Poking' - lets friends know that their name crossed your mind.
- 'Events' - invite people. Informal, social list of who's coming.
- Not many bloggers are in here
- 'Groups': mass comms tool for targetting friendship groups. eg ed tech group...
- Adverstising: most cost effective way of reaching appropriate audience.
- Status updates: sometimes it's far too personal.
- Age: OL Privacy Act. Under 13 need parents permission.
- Question: Elgg: do we need special soc net sites just for ed?
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