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Author Archives: randa
Please stop Tweeting? Mumbai revisited.
While Twitter and other social media proved invaluable mobilization tools during the Mumbai attacks, the mob-side of Twitter reared its ugly head. Rumors spread faster than the wind, fueling the scared and angry mob. Are we entering a time when … Continue reading
Moving LURKERS up ladder to CREATORS
My SPECTATOR/LURKING husband just asked if it was easy to CREATE a storytelling video. What was his motivation? Watching another persons YouTube video on a topic my husband is an expert on. The video fell short of his expectations, could … Continue reading
Career: Get it All, Get it Now!
Or, How to Optimize UW Career Resources. I and a couple of others graduate this quarter. I want to let you know about some of the resources available through the Career Center at Mary Gates Hall. I found out about … Continue reading
How do you determine your star ranking on MCDM?
I looked into several sites; Slashdot and Apache for their contribution rules and resulting rank and reputation process. I then considered potential application to MCDM site. SlashDot Moderation. I like the idea of Slash Dot’s moderator process for filtering out … Continue reading
WSDOT: Asking the Wisdom of the Crowds
At the recent UW Engineering Job Fair, Mr. Bill Benzer of SPU (Seattle Public Utilities) suggested I take a look at how WSDOT (Washington Department of Transportation) was using social networks. They have a Facebook presence and are asking the … Continue reading
Jump on the Bandwagon
Wonder how the housing market folded? Friends of Ira Glass explain how the financial crisis happened in his audio file, Giant Pool of Money at This American Life http://tinyurl.com/5fl6z7. I caught this audible podcast episode early last summer as I … Continue reading
People: Interaction
I am focusing here on the People part of Groundswell’s POST process. To recap on last weeks posting, the P in POST is People, referring to your social techno-graphic/audience/target group. Watching their YouTube posted video expanding on this idea, the … Continue reading
Reputation Systems: An Interview with Yahoo’s Bryce Glass (Part I) by Joshua Porter June 24th, 2008.
Mr. Porter, a web designer/developer reports on the recent release of Yahoo’s social design patterns for reputation systems release. Yahoo classifies one’s site activity into the following types of competitive spectrums: Caring, Collaborative, Cordial, Competitive and Combative. Apparently Mr. Glass … Continue reading
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