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The Great Ex

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imp

WHAT: Research Case

Study

WHY: So you dont forgeteverything over the nextmonth

WHO: On your own

HOW: Follow the slides

WHEN: DUE second week

next term

m

ple Hunt

aking sure you know whatsoing on and helping you find

ressive ways to talk about it.

I LOVE Web 2.0hunting on my

Easter Break!

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Research Methods

1. While you may know a lot asome reading from a numbeThe website/service itself (It'splaces to start)Wiki's about the service - their PRESS - Do a news/blog sear "Google + GateKeeping" "BebCreative Commons"Read some of the informationcomments, articles, conversatithese

2. Make it a RICH document - Eachquotes, links, images - so that usthe whole of your examples)

o

ut the site make sure to dor of sources:About US" or "FAQ" are good

own or an external articlech about your site and a keyword ie.

+ Copyright" "DeviantArt +

users contribute to the site,ons - copy/screengrab some of

slide should include a number of rs can do further reading and see

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TITLE YOUR

AGE AME

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Free

How does your sitespeech? (How doesshare ideas with/wit

Is their any hierarchaccounts/VIPs) or is

peech

romote/restrict freeit allow people toout censorship

of users (paidit egalitarian?

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Institutions

Is your website affilitraditional Big Medi

Is so were they alwwere they bought o

If not in what wayscompete with/annoy

Big Media

ted (connected to) acompany?

ys connected? Whent?

oes your sitebig media?

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We Think N ew Media Ato share and collaborate

Mass innovation is now Prod

What kind of ideas are s

Do they have commericbuy/sell share them?

Who would be intereste

lows members of society faster than ever before.

ore important than Massction

hared on your website?

l value? Does anyone

in your site (Audience)

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We Think

In what ways doescollaborate and sha

What kind of informshared?

What level of expertattract? (Experts, aeducated/uneducat

- Pro Ams

our site allow users toe?

tion is used or

ise does the usersateurs,d)

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Open

Is the technology yoopen source? (It's tto anyone to downlo

AND/OR

How does your comdiscuss/share and dimproving its own to

ource

ur comapny useschnology is availablead ie. Wikipedia)

pany allow users toevelop ideas for

ls?

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Cop

In what ways doesprotect copyright or

Has/Is your companlegal cases?

Does your companycopyright freedom o

right

hat your company dopromote piracy?

y been involved in any

benefit from thethe internet?

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Creative

Does your companyto use any kind of clicensing?

How is it available?

Does this make theeffective/less effecti

ommons

use or allow its userseative commons

ebsite moree?

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Digital Divide (onlis o

How many users hacompanies services

Do they have to pay

Does your company

get more people in t(Do they offer grant get people connect

25% of the worldline)e access to your

to be involved?

work in any way to

he world connected?, support charities tod?)

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GateHow does your comspread of informatiocan connect with whapply?)

Are their any restrictaccess and contribu

Is the information filtyour company?

e epingpany control then on its service (Whoo? What kind of rules

ions about who cante?

ered/censored by

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Free

Does your companythat can be used bythe spread of informthe public interest?

Have they been inv

this information at a

ress

offer any servicescitizen journalists for ation that could be in

lved in suppressing

y point?

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Marxist Theori

Does your company haveideology/belief/mission sta

Do its users represent a pview?

Does your company allowservice or does it enforce

In what ways may these pparts of society governments/companies/o

es of Control?

centralement?

rticular ideology or point of

free flow of ideas on itsbias?

ints of view conflict with other

ganisations/religious groups.

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Powe

Does your companyexisting power strucCompanies/Importa

Does your Companis it part of an Oliga

dominate that part o

Elites

challenge anyures (Big Mediat People)

hold a monopoly or chy of companies that

the internet?

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Internet

Does your company relbe successful?

Would it be under threadown under new legislEconomy Bill?

Does your company winternet neutrality/contr

e utrality

on internet neutrality to

t for being banned/shuttion like the Digital

rk in anyway to promotel the internet?

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Devpal Youtube

Lauren Bebo

Steven Activision

Jermaine GoogleStacia Google

Liam Xbox Live

Jennifer Twitter

Sarah Deviant ArtZaynah Facebook

Steph BBC

Chris Photobucket

Michael WoWMatt Gawker

Faatima The Guardian

Charan Wikipedia