Racing Facebook
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Telling your parents that you have become engaged can be a challenging announcement to word, even when they are forewarned by a very traditional fiancé approaching them for consent in advance.
In my case, it was made more difficult by a rather unfortunate encounter involving Brownies and solvent-based glass paint a few hours earlier (“Hi […]
Tweeting
Sunday, July 13th, 2008I was recently persuaded to try Twitter after observing its use at the NLab Social Networks Conference, where a live feed of everyone’s tweets appeared on the main presentation screen throughout the event. This could be used playfully (a message appearing behind presenter Steve Clayton read: “Steve is a vista pimp”, which later sparked some […]
NLab Social Networks Conference - Panel
Monday, July 7th, 2008
The conference concluded with a panel session consisting of Roland Harwood, Chris Meade, Vijay Riyait, Andrea Saveri. Here is a brief summary of the questions raised and some of the responses…
o. How do you get people to see that these tools are not just time wasting devices?
- more conferences
- more opportunities for people to get […]
translating reality into the virtual
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
It is really quite odd to consider what elements of real life people choose to translate into their virtual existence on the Internet.
We have translated the “Christmas card” - a symbol of former friendship and regard – into the badge of appearing on someone’s “friends” list, receiving cursory updates and greetings from acquaintances/former friends who […]
Status: intrigued
Sunday, January 13th, 2008I am ashamed to say that Facebook has been taking over my life.
I find myself checking my news feed between tasks and when I am on the bus… I update my status frequently… I message people… I am generally hooked.
The reason for this confession is that I have noticed an interesting communication phenomenon whilst engaging in […]
