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Op-ed on the symbolic act of quitting Facebook

In: internet|journalism|social media

2 Jun 2010

Image by Balakov via Flickr In an op-ed for The Globe and Mail, I explore what privacy means in an age of Facebook and Twitter. It was prompted by Monday’s Quit Facebook Day. While I understand the reasons why users are upset with Facebook’s attitude to privacy, I argue that deleting your Facebook profile is [...]

How the net is changing Canadian media habits

In: Canada|internet|new media

24 Sep 2008

A comprehensive survey of what Canadians do online challenges some assumptions the web and news. The Canadian Internet Project report, Canada Online! The Internet, Media and Emerging Technologies: Uses, Attitudes, Trends and International Comparisons (PDF), looked at Internet habits based on a 2007 survey of more than 3,100 Canadians. It found that new media is [...]

Are you getting bored of Facebook?

In: social media|video

22 Apr 2008

Anti-Facebook song to the tune of Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start The Fire, by Rebelvirals. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZzP_69ZTFk] (Via Richard Brennan’s Newjiffy)

Learning how college students connect on Facebook

In: academics|education|social media

5 Apr 2008

Social networking sites such as Facebook offer the potential to organise around a cause. But a study presented an the Online Journalism Symposium offers some valuable insights in what people actually do on Facebook. Lessons from Facebook: The Effect of Social Network Sites on College Students’ Social Capital (PDF), by Sebastian Valenzuela, Namsu Park, and [...]

The rights and wrongs of Ashley Alexandra Dupre's MySpace photos

In: ethics|online|social media|social networking

15 Mar 2008

The issue over the use of photos of Ashley Alexandra Dupre taken from social networking sites like MySpace has just taken another twist. Her court-appointed attorney, Kelley Drye’s Don D. Buchwald, has attacked the media for invading his client’s privacy. The press release (PDF) from the attorney says the alleged call girl was “thrust into [...]

The mystery of Ashley Alexandra Dupre's MySpace page

In: Web 2.0|social networking

15 Mar 2008

The mystery of Ashley Alexandra Dupre’s disappearing MySpace page is solved. The profile of Eliot Spitzer’s alleged call girl at myspace.com/ninavenetta was accidentally deleted by MySpace, in response to the flood of people checking out her profile. This set off a feeding frenzy between cyber squatters jostling for control of the hottest space on the [...]

Press watchdog tackles media use of social networking sites

In: Web 2.0|ethics|journalism|social networking

29 Feb 2008

The newspaper watchdog in the UK, the Press Complaints Commission, is stepping into the debate over the use of material from social networking sites. The head of the body, Tim Toulmin, told the BBC that the organisation has commissioned research to find out if people are aware that material they upload could be used by [...]

BBC offers advice on ethical use of social media

In: BBC|Web 2.0|ethics|social networking

11 Feb 2008

The BBC has e-mailed staff over the use of photos from social networking sites, reports the MediaGuardian. It advices journalists to be cautious about the use of such personal material. The advice goes beyond talking about issues copyright and verification, mentioning the idea of “intended audiences“. The e-mail told staff that: Simply because material may [...]

Reasons why journalists should not fear social media

In: ethics|journalism|social media

18 Jan 2008

The thorny relationship between journalists and social media has once more been propelled into headlines, following the fake Facebook profiles of Bilawal Bhutto. AFP was reported to have barred its journalists from using Facebook or Wikipedia as sources. Or rather, it has told its reporters not to simply to rely on these sites the sole [...]

What's hot in social networking for 2008

In: Web 2.0|social media|social networking

24 Dec 2007

As it is coming up to the end of the year, journalists are busy putting together lists looking ahead to 2008. The Guardian has published a list of what it reckons could be the next big thing in social media, such as video site Seesmic.com and social travel site Dopplr.com. The BBC has a slightly [...]


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