updates

• blog post #1 (graded)

• exams (by tuesday)

• group work...should be progressing

Tuesday, February 18, 14

social mediahistory, definitions, predictions: now and then

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what do we know

• social networks vs social networking

• mostly homogenous groups

• niche-markets

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history of social media sites

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http://mashable.com/2011/01/24/the-history-of-social-media-infographic/

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social...

• profiles / identity (ies)

• comments

• connect /tions/ting

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the present now of social media in the US

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2013: 73% of online adults in US use social networking sites

• more women than men

• education only minimally raises use

• fairly equal distribution across race

• “white, black, Hispanic” [choices]

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creators / curators

• 46% of adult internet users post original photos or videos online that they themselves have created.

• 41% of adult internet users take photos or videos that they have found online and repost them on sites designed for sharing images with many people.

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http://www.ted.com/talks/adam_ostrow_after_your_final_status_update.html

everyone dies...

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http://www.ted.com/talks/alessandro_acquisti_why_privacy_matters.html

the privacy question...

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http://mashable.com/2013/12/30/eric-schmidt-predictions-2014/

google’s predictions: 2014

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http://socialmediatoday.com/chrissyme/2019991/10-best-social-media-

predictions-2014

10 best predictions: 2014

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