There appears to be a fair amount of confusion around what is meant when people refer to the term “social network/ing site”. For many the first response is to equate the term with sites such as Facebook and Myspace. Dana boyd makes this observation and points out that such a narrow-cast definition precludes other platforms [...]
Here’s a few comments on an article from Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies London, Los Angeles, New Delhi and Singapore Vol 14(1): 13–20 Facebook’s Privacy TrainwreckExposure, Invasion, and Social Convergencedanah boydHarvard University and University of California-Berkeley, USA Boyd argues that changes made to the public feed feature on Facebook have [...]
Dana Boyd claims that: Social network sites do not help most youth see beyond their social walls. Because most youth do not engage in “networking,” they do not meet new people or see the world from a different perspective. Social network sites reinforce everyday networks, providing a gathering space when none previously existed. I can’t [...]
Danah Boyd on Social Networking sitesMp3 audio Persistence – what you say stays around. Conversations in a park disappears once the conversation finishes. Search-ability – people can be found eg marketers, teachers, authority. People go to physical places to avoid people such as these. Can’t escape online Replicability – People can copy and paste conversations [...]
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