Category Archives: Social Media

TED: Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration – Luis von Ahn (2011)

After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help … Continue reading

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The tuning of place: sociable spaces … – Richard Coyne – Google Books

http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=WRzMnfsoOY0C&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=coyne+cognition&source=bl&ots=-rfBiTDLmM&sig=eznHwhOAJNSjkd6-yrKwOLGWY5g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=l1T1ToS2McyUiQfz68itAQ&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=coyne%20cognition&f=false

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Facebook Timeline

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/22/facebook-timeline-tips_n_1164947.html?ref=divorce&ir=Divorce

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Microsoft Debuts Its Social Network

Microsoft Debuts Its Social Network Research Project So.cl http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WmPowerUser/~3/X5FN3rB-vkI/ “Microsoft today took the wraps off its social network research project that focuses on Students. So.cl (pronounced “social”) is an experimental research project, developed by Microsoft’s FUSE Labs, focused on exploring … Continue reading

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WordPress Theme for Promotional Windows Phone Apps/Games sites

WordPress Theme for Promotional Windows Phone Apps/Games sites http://www.wp7wordpressthemes.com If you are a developer who has been working on a game for weeks and months and nearing publish date, you must also be getting anxious about how to promote your … Continue reading

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Tablets Deliver a New Business Book Mashup

Tablets Deliver a New Business Book Mashup “As a voracious consumer of Web content since the early days (and an active blogger myself since 2004), I’ve found one of the most important aspects is the interactive component. When readers of … Continue reading

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Wikipedia? Watch all of its activity in real-time

Not impressed with Wikipedia? Watch all of its activity in real-time http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/12/04/not-impressed-with-wikipedia-watch-all-of-its-activity-in-real-time/ “This is absolutely amazing. We know that Wikipedia gets additions, edits, and deletions all of the time, but without a visualization we just have to assume that’s the … Continue reading

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Why Your Grandchildren Will Never Respect You

Why Your Grandchildren Will Never Respect You http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/vip/~3/n4qe2vPDetI/why-your-grandchildren-will-never-respect-you “I don’t care how many stories you tell your grandkids about how terrific you were when you were their age; all it’s going to take is one look at your Facebook Timeline … Continue reading

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WordPress cloud plugin suite Jetpack gets Google+ support

WordPress cloud plugin suite Jetpack gets Google+ support, better upgrades and more http://thenextweb.com/design/2011/11/17/wordpress-cloud-plugin-jetpack-gets-google-support-better-upgrades-and-more/ “The Jetpack plugin for WordPress has been upgraded to version 1.2, bringing Google+ and LinkedIn support to its sharing UI and improved upgrade stability. Jetpack is a … Continue reading

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QuadBlogging | “In terms of young children developing as writers this is the most interesting development in the last 20 years.” Pie Corbett

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