The Sharing Revolution
During a recent speech, Mark Zuckerberg made an astonishing announcement. According to Facebook’s data, the site’s nearly 700 million users now publicly share around 4 billion things* a day! (TechCrunch) This is an absolutely staggering statistic, and shows how much serious attention the topic of social sharing deserves. To someone who hasn’t been a part of the revolution, this kind of data may seem baffling. Through examining why people are sharing the way they are, we can understand the true significance of our new ways of sharing. We live in a world that is progressively...
Read MoreThe Invasive Nature of Facebook Ads
I feel like Facebook has become something sacred in many people’s lives. I mean, your profile and your wall become social realities for you. These outlets define who you are on the internet, and are an assertion of identity in a very real, yet virtual way. I inadvertently define myself by the actions of my News Feed, or peer group, and my time spent with Facebook is exceedingly personal. I’m sorry, I feel that the ads I’ve been getting are invasive. Already you’ve defiled me by collecting very personal information about who I am, but now you’re turning it right back around on...
Read MoreHacktivism, Security, and Power
Whether you know it or not, there’s a serious technology revolution underfoot. And no, I’m not talking about iOS5. Recently, there have been a multitude of Internet attacks that have raised questions about the security of classified data in various forms. At the center of this epidemic has been LulzSecurity, a group of loosely agglomerated hackers who have attracted some serious media attention over the past few months. Through targeting large organizations such as Sony, PBS, Infragard, the CIA, and Arizona’s Department of Public Safety (PC Mag), LulzSec demonstrated just how...
Read MoreLife after Facebook?
Hi, my name is Shannon, and I’m addicted to Facebook. My heart races every time I get a new notification. I’ve spent countless hours sifting through meaningless posts from people whom I don’t care about. I check my news feed more often than I do anything else. I’ve posted personal information about myself that the internet cannot unlearn. And if you’re one of Facebook’s nearly 700 million users, you probably know what I’m talking about. More so than ever, the social world has turned digital. As a member of what has been coined “the Screen Generation,” I cannot imagine...
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