SocialWeb
“Social Media is not really a filter bubble but a boxing ring: You are both bonding with people with similar values, views, interests and in conflict with people with opposing views.” The quote belongs to techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci, today a professor at Columbia University. I've recently read two
Journalism
How do you make a news story go viral again? Well, you call people or email them asking to share your story on Facebook, Twitter etc, right? Especially those you’ve quoted in the story. You use your finely honed journalistic skills, such as your immaculate powers of persuasion and
Current Affairs
“I for one want to vote the Utøya-generation into office.” I’m not certain where I read that statement now: on Facebook, Twitter, blogs. It probably flashed past me frequently on all those platforms after 22/7, and after the municipal and county elections last moth it’s clear that
SocialWeb
Here's an excellent observation from a talk I've just been convinced I would have loved to listen to (thanks to Adam for liveblogging it): "Highly technical people are dictating how we communicate with each other. The least social people are dictating how we interact. They
Blogging
A decade or two from now I suspect people will look back with amusement and incredulity on how once upon a time revealing online that you had opinions or flaws could get you fired. In a world where most everyone who is someone has said and done plenty of stupid
Blogging
What are the best ways to use social media to change the world, and could there possibly be a business model in doing just that? I recently had the pleasure of being in the jury when participants of the Swedish Institute’s Young Leaders Visitors Program (#YLVP 2010) presented projects
I do my share of talking to journalists about monitoring what's being said about companies or keywords on their beats online, so when I stumbled across these videos on how parents can use social media to do the same I couldn't help but laugh and have
SocialWeb
We often hear about how technology leads to alienation, hampers personal, real-life relations and ultimately cuts us off from reality. But technology, like any tool, is just what you use it for, and I'm more often struck by how it helps me stay in touch with near and
Blogging
Are you a journalist 24/7? Does the company you work for own you? Does it harm your credibility as a journalist if you share personal opinions online? Are some opinions more appropriate to share than others? These are just some of many questions raised by the recent debates on
Blogging
Evidence suggests navigating the social web can be a bit of challenge for journalists, but does that mean we need a new set of ethical guidelines to safeguard their conduct? Last week, while organising a debate on whether we need rules for journalists’ use of social media, I asked friends,
SocialWeb
I loved this wry blog post from The Oxford Social Media Convention by John Kelly, whose blog from his year in Oxford I really enjoyed. Here's a highlight: "I think my favorite observation came from Bill Thompson, a BBC tech columnist and all-around digital gadfly. When speaking
Blogging
Jodi Williams from the Obama Campaign Team was in Oslo last week to talk about lessons learnt from the 2008 presidential campaign. Here's a few quick highlights I took away from her talk (I'd have posted this sooner if it wasn't for ongoing computer