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The Great Ex
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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