Week 1 S10
From INLS 490
Week 1
Contents |
[edit] Video
[edit] Week 1
- Introductions
- Syllabus Review
- Social networks issues/research exercise
- This Week's Del.icio.us links
[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
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[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?
