Google is hosting a forum on Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age on Oct. 27-28, 2010. Didn’t get an invitation? See below for details on tweeting questions and listening to a live stream of the talks.
Forty years after the “War on Poverty” and twenty-five years after “A Nation at Risk,” a new forum has been [...]
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Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age
Tim O’Reilly: The Twitter Book
Tim O’Reilly: The Twitter Book: Co-written by Tim O’Reilly, CEO of O’Reilly Media, and one of Twitter’s most-followed thought leaders, with more than 250,000 followers, this practical guide will help you: * Get comfortable using Twitter, whether you’re a new user or already have some experience with it * Learn all aspects of this service [...]
Metrics: Why Do You Tweet?
via ReadWriteWeb 073009:
eMarketer reports that, according to the “Consumer Internet Barometer,” the majority of Twitter users (42%) use the service to communicate with their friends. About 29% use Twitter to update their status, 26% to find news, and 21% for work-related reasons. Oddly, only 0.3% said that they use Twitter for fun. Significantly more women [...]
Metrics: Geezers Say “Tweet Me! Tweet Me!”
via NevilleHobson.com:
A new study from social media researchers Anderson Analytics shows how different generations are using social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Read more
via Inside Facebook:
According to the numbers, the top reasons for joining a social network across all generations are to “keep in touch with friends” and “for fun.” However, as expected, [...]
A New Social Media U Goes Online
When the University of the People launches this fall, the learning model will be based on social media and networking, and the tuition will be free. Founder Shai Resheff discussed the concept on WBUR’s Here and Now:
“The University of the People” is the brainchild of Israeli entrepreneur Shai Resheff. It’s doors open this fall. Resheff [...]
Metrics: Global Urge to Share Using Social Networks
Sarah Perez reported today at ReadWriteWeb:
Universal McCann has released a new report that looks at the state of social media today. Apparently, this trend is showing no sign of slowing down. In fact, it’s still growing. From posting photos to writing blogs, the desire to share has become a universal phenomenon. However, the latest report [...]
The Internet, Media and Emerging Technologies: Uses, Attitudes, Trends and International Comparisons
CIP07_CANADA_ONLINE-REPORT-FINAL .pdf (application/pdf Object).
The Canadian Internet Project (CIP) provides comprehensive information on how Canadians use the Internet, emerging technologies and traditional media and how they feel about them, As an ongoing longitudinal study, CIP compares patterns and trends over time.
Howard Rheingold on 21st Century Literacies
Howard Rheingold about 21st Century Literacies at the Reboot Britain event in London, July 2009. Read his article on Crap Detection 101.
Facebook Violates Canadian Privacy Law
via Michael Geist:
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released its long-awaited finding (media release, finding, backgrounder) in the complaint against Facebook on a variety of privacy grounds. The complaint was launched by CIPPIC in May 2008 (note that I am an advisor to CIPPIC but had no involvement in this complaint). The [...]
Clay Shirky: How Social Media Can Make History
Via TED: While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly). The end of top-down control of news is changing the nature of politics.
About Clay Shirky: Shirky, a prescient voice on the Internet’s effects, [...]
