Week 1 S10

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Week 1

Contents

[edit] Video

[edit] Week 1

  • Introductions
  • Syllabus Review
  • Social networks issues/research exercise

[edit] Week 1 Organization

6:15-7:30 Introductions, Syllabus Review
6:30-7:45 Break
7:45-8:30 Social networks issues/research exercise

[edit] Week 1

[edit] Social Networks Issues

  • Privacy - implied vs. actual, user vs. system
  • Stupidity
  • Privacy, mediating the personal information other people view about you
  • Disclosing personal content to others
  • SNS allow users to alter other data without explicit permission
  • While not labeled, some data can still be traced to portrayed owners
  • Usability, ads
  • Disclosing info to others
  • Preservation of content - is it safe/persistent?
  • Posting too much of one's personal life
  • Concerns about what SNS are doing with the data
  • Ads in "personal" spaces
  • Ad bombardment
  • Oversharing
  • Etiquette - Facebook stalking, voyeurism, judging
  • People putting on a false front - cycle of lies
  • People tweeting trite philosophical statements
  • SNS and real life interaction
  • SNS - Frivolous use of time?
  • Oversharing - excessing updates, quizzes
  • Usability

[edit] Social Networks Research Questions

  • To what extent/how are SNS being used by archives, manuscript repositories, and libraries?
  • Why do people engage with businesses/non-profits/govt agencies via social networking sites?
  • To what extent are non-persons (companies, entities) using SNS, esp Twitter?
  • Do cultural factors affect choice of SNS? If so, how?
  • What are generational differences in SNS - privacy concerns, type/size of network, activities/outcomes?
  • How have views/opinions of SNS changed over time among certain population groups?
  • What kind of users take advantage of health-related SNS? What purpose for use? How are they fulfilled?
  • How does use of health-related SNS compare to accessing health care via traditional means?
  • How do sites like Last.FM that track media use affect a person's awareness of their use and subsequent behavior?
  • Do SNS make people feel more connected, or more alienated?
  • Are there differences in the Mafia War effects?
  • Can friend lists be used for setting privacy in SNS?

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