Response to Online Filter Bubbles and Homophily
I believe that with these online filter bubbles that Mr. Pariser talks about in his TED speech, is a way that contrasts the ideas of homophily, in terms of everyone having the same connections with the same ideas and nothing else. With this idea of online filters you won't have the same things in your searches, news feeds, and other aspects in internet life. Resulting in different things every time with different people. Its similar to having different ideas.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Obama Campaign's Use of Social Networking Response
Response MyBO, Obama's campaign website
Barrack Obama and his campaign took advantage of social networking age and used to his advantage to win the presidential campaign. In order to secure his win he used a tactic that would connect people with each other to branch out to other parties in the process. Along with Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, they were able to create a strong campaign technique that not many politicians were using, at the time. I personally believe that in order to win you must use every resource possible that can give you the upper hand against your opponent. Obama's campaign took advantage of an unused tool, that's basically what it was.
Barrack Obama and his campaign took advantage of social networking age and used to his advantage to win the presidential campaign. In order to secure his win he used a tactic that would connect people with each other to branch out to other parties in the process. Along with Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, they were able to create a strong campaign technique that not many politicians were using, at the time. I personally believe that in order to win you must use every resource possible that can give you the upper hand against your opponent. Obama's campaign took advantage of an unused tool, that's basically what it was.
PBS Special: Growing Up Online Response
Response to Parenting and Social Networking:
The issue of trying to control a teenager's social interactions on the internet is somewhat new to every parent in this day and age. When it comes the internet, most parents are clueless to what kind of doors they are opening online, so to speak. In the PBS presentation, many of these teenagers are unaware of the certain dangers that lurk behind these doors and they end up making big mistakes that mentally and in some cases physically destroy their well-being. What I feel should be done about this is for parents to take a strong approach in learning and using social networking to their advantage. Not necessarily denying them the privilege of social networks, but to guide them in the right direction. Teach them the dangers of using these sites and always remind them that the internet is written in a permanent black marker, something thats not easily erased.
The issue of trying to control a teenager's social interactions on the internet is somewhat new to every parent in this day and age. When it comes the internet, most parents are clueless to what kind of doors they are opening online, so to speak. In the PBS presentation, many of these teenagers are unaware of the certain dangers that lurk behind these doors and they end up making big mistakes that mentally and in some cases physically destroy their well-being. What I feel should be done about this is for parents to take a strong approach in learning and using social networking to their advantage. Not necessarily denying them the privilege of social networks, but to guide them in the right direction. Teach them the dangers of using these sites and always remind them that the internet is written in a permanent black marker, something thats not easily erased.
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