Engl 147, Social Media - LCI seminar; UC Santa Barbara (Winter 2010)

Engl 147, Social Media

LCI seminar; UC Santa Barbara (Winter 2010)

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Video posted by Rita Raley Apr 15, 2010

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I know the class is over, but this talk was really cool.

It touches upon so much we've read over the quarter. I also wish our project was something like what she did... See More

Discussion posted by Regis Lee Chang Mar 25, 2010

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Rita Raley replied to Karan's discussion 'Review of Reviews'

A quick post to say the "feedback" link on the homepage was a very good idea

Mar 22, 2010

Jonathan Svilar replied to Jonathan Svilar's discussion 'Mashup Project'

Here's the link to the final version of the project. Note: unfortunately it didn't work. http://monstermash.x10.mx/jjsvilar/index.html

Mar 20, 2010

Bao Nguyen replied to Bao Nguyen's discussion 'LIVE @ UCSB'

YOUR FREEDOMS ARE BEING TRAMPLED ON!

Mar 20, 2010

H.A.C.C. Healing your Addiction to Cyberspace Compulsion

Hey guys, As of typing this, the website concept is still far from done. We aimed too high in the sheer amount of ideas we wanted to implement, so please look upon this website and use your imagination. The ideas below were of the many we were trying to implement: The flash intro would be a quiz (didn't finish it yet.) We understood that quizes are not valid if the user understands what the subject of the quiz is about. Therefore a quiz prior to entering the site (in hopes that they had clicked…See More

Discussion posted by Regis Lee Chang Mar 20, 2010

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LIVE @ UCSB

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=103954286301562&ref=nfFacebook group for our project. More to come. See More

Discussion posted by Bao Nguyen Mar 20, 2010

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Faithbook

Capitalism and Social Media Project:"Faithbook"http://faithbook.directoryhotelsite.com/Shaun Kobrin, Jack Cowden, Justin DeRosaAs with the original Facebook, click the 'login' button to enter the main site. (Click our names to view the content pages.)See More

Discussion posted by Justin DeRosa Mar 20, 2010

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Our Project: Second Life & Identity

Here is the site for our project based on Second Life & Identity:http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~erikapedersen/example3.htmlHope you like it! Erika Pedersen, Brennan Pegg, Sharon Lim, and Alex GonzalezSee More

Discussion posted by Erika Pedersen Mar 20, 2010

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Angela M. Adams replied to Jonathan Svilar's discussion 'Mashup Project'

Angela Adams With Monster Mash, it was our goal as a group to make loops in order for users to produce their own mashups. To make this creation possible, each group member utilized the program Audacity, which is a free online editing program for…

Mar 19, 2010

Review of Reviews

As we stated, use this forum to review and give feedback on our site.http://www.thetanukappa.com/Engl_147SM_Final_Project/Home.html See More

Discussion posted by Karan Mar 19, 2010

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Alex Gonzalez replied to Erika Pedersen's discussion 'Interview Quotes for Group Project'

for avatar Baron Stromfield: I would have to further define that to say I probably think about people in SL while in RL. Everybody here seems to manifest differently. I see it as another medium to meet people in that regard. Second Life allows you…

Mar 19, 2010

Alex Gonzalez replied to Erika Pedersen's discussion 'Interview Quotes for Group Project'

for avatar5 You've got an environment where you have thousands of creative brains contributing. You're bound to wind up with nothing short of amazing Second Life allows its users to create content and make his/her place truly theirs. As…

Mar 19, 2010

Alex Gonzalez replied to Erika Pedersen's discussion 'Interview Quotes for Group Project'

for avatar4 If SL is used as a tool to experiment and explore, then I would say yes. If it's used to conceal or shut out the real world, I don't like it. (After being asked if she liked the experimental aspect of SL) This virtual world…

Mar 19, 2010

Alex Gonzalez replied to Erika Pedersen's discussion 'Interview Quotes for Group Project'

for avatar3 : i try to be same character in RL and in SL... only the looks are different Some users of SL do not try to be too different from who they really are. They do not try to create someone who they truly are not, personality wise. But the…

Mar 19, 2010

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Jumo: new social platform for global volunteerism

From Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, comes Jumo ("together in concert"), a social networking platform for philanthropy and volunteerism:

"There are no magic solutions to the challenges our world faces. But there are millions of people around the globe who work each day to improve the lives of others. Unfortunately, there are millions more who don’t know how to meaningfully help. Jumo brings together everyday individuals… Continue

Posted by Rita Raley on March 18, 2010 at 12:00pm

This is really cool

http://www.infoanarchy.org/en/upload/7/75/Download_Disobedience_-_US_Schools.png

Posted by Garrett Hazelwood on March 18, 2010 at 1:53am — 3 Comments

Law Enforcement Collection of Data From Social Media Sites

EFF has posted documents shedding light on how law enforcement agencies

use social networking sites to gather information in investigations.

The records, obtained from the Internal Revenue Service and Department

of Justice Criminal Division, are the first in a series of documents

that will be released through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case

that EFF filed with the… Continue

Posted by Rita Raley on March 17, 2010 at 10:48am — 1 Comment

Class Facebook Group!!!..... and other social media

I'm surprised this hasn't already happened.

Link to the facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=390926361421&ref=ts (copy and paste into address bar, link doesnt seem to work)

Also, I thought it might be worthwhile to post up other social media we may be involved in and are comfortable sharing.

Facebook:… Continue

Posted by Karan on March 11, 2010 at 9:30pm — 13 Comments

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I know the class is over, but this talk was really cool.

It touches upon so much we've read over the quarter. I also wish our project was something like what she did... Continue

Started by Regis Lee Chang in social networking Mar 25, 2010.

Review of Reviews 1 Reply

As we stated, use this forum to review and give feedback on our site.…Continue

Started by Karan in social networking. Last reply by Rita Raley Mar 22, 2010.

Mashup Project 22 Replies

Angela, Harrison and I decided to make a website for our project, one that invites users to make their own mashup with loops that are provided. Ideally we would have liked to have users upload their…Continue

Started by Jonathan Svilar in class assignments. Last reply by Jonathan Svilar Mar 20, 2010.

LIVE @ UCSB 2 Replies

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=103954286301562&ref=nfFacebook group for our project. More to come. Continue

Started by Bao Nguyen in class assignments. Last reply by Bao Nguyen Mar 20, 2010.

H.A.C.C. Healing your Addiction to Cyberspace Compulsion

Started by Regis Lee Chang in social networking Mar 20, 2010.

Faithbook

Capitalism and Social Media Project:"Faithbook"http://faithbook.directoryhotelsite.com/Shaun Kobrin, Jack Cowden, Justin DeRosaAs with the…Continue

Started by Justin DeRosa in class assignments Mar 20, 2010.

Our Project: Second Life & Identity

Here is the site for our project based on Second Life & Identity:http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~erikapedersen/example3.htmlHope you…Continue

Started by Erika Pedersen in class assignments Mar 20, 2010.

Interview Quotes for Group Project 28 Replies

It's easy to become addicted to your own fantasy It's a great place to make up a fantasy, pretending what people are thinking about you when they really aren't Why talk about a real life when it's a…Continue

Started by Erika Pedersen in class assignments. Last reply by Alex Gonzalez Mar 19, 2010.