tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877227161924820545.post1844002880980596134..comments2011-05-10T21:22:37.376-07:00Comments on redFred: Fascinating Developments in FreedomFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14530130806772002582noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877227161924820545.post-58753853184900166402009-07-07T18:17:35.182-07:002009-07-07T18:17:35.182-07:00I've said it before and I'll say it again:...I've said it before and I'll say it again: We live in the future. <br /><br />And that future is very, very loud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877227161924820545.post-20656518418751315422009-07-02T19:39:06.240-07:002009-07-02T19:39:06.240-07:00Thanks for that article, it was very interesting. ...Thanks for that article, it was very interesting. I've certainly seen things like that happening but didn't really understand it (I no longer use MySpace outside of contacting my brother who has made a Facebook account but didn't get into it at all).<br /><br />I think the trend towards open standards and the movement of conversations from sites to platforms and mobile devices will be very beneficial in addressing some of this divide. We're nearly at that point where you can get updates from all the sites you use on either a central desktop program or even on your mobile device, like the iPhone. Just like programs such as Trillian and Pidgin eliminated the headaches in keeping in touch with friends across multiple IM programs, programs like TweetDeck that incorporate both Twitter and Facebook updates, and the universal login initiatives from Facebook, MySpace, and Google are breaking down the barriers to keeping up on multiple networks.<br /><br />That being said, the author is right that this is not a problem that will go away with new technology. It will get easier to combat with new technology but we still must make an effort to adjust our behavior accordingly and reach across the aisle to those outside of our comfort zone.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530130806772002582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877227161924820545.post-55628963300723364672009-07-02T13:36:50.112-07:002009-07-02T13:36:50.112-07:00i sent you this but i though i'd post it here,...i sent you <a href="http://www.danah.org/papers/talks/PDF2009.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> but i though i'd post it here, as it's relevant. <br /><br />i think its interesting to consider that the same social factors that encourage discrimination of one group from another, i.e. what information is presented and how, is just as present online as it is in physical life. what i think is neat, though, is that it's designable, controllable. <br /><br />i haven't given this much thought, but i'd ask how online space can be made more inclusive and can encourage a general sense of tolerance and social exploration?SnrIncognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265075168854851243noreply@blogger.com