Wow! Four months ago, identity was just a word to me. When I used it, it was usually followed by “theft” or “crisis,” depending on context. Today, after nearly completing CI597C, the word is much more than an adjective prefix (I just made that term up!). It is a conversation starter; a living, breathing, abstract [...]
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24
Apr
Final Thought on Identity, thanks to Omarosa, Da Vinci, and TGIFridays
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1
Apr
PSU seemed to be the center of the universe during this past week. With many prominent figures on campus, I am fortunate to have seen one of the most intelligent, passionate, and inspiring speakers imaginable. His speech opened my eyes to the possibility of change, the need for change, and a proposed plan for a [...]
30
Mar
Thoughts on the TLT Symposium will be forthcoming, but first I wanted to share our the next installment of our podcast, Tweet Talk. This episode features our discussion on the Wikipedia entry for Twitter, and our brainstorming for how we can enhance the entry with our own efforts. TweetsTwitterWiki.mp3
25
Mar
So you have a Twitter account (if not, check out How To Create a Twitter Account), but can’t find your fellow classmates (or TLT Symposium Feed) to follow. Here you go: 1. Log in to your Twitter account. 2. Go to an individual’s Twitter page (a full list is below). The address for any individual’s [...]
25
Mar
Reminder: How to Join Twitter before the TLT Symposium
Posted by Brandon - admin Published in CI597CTeam Tweet would like to remind everyone to create a Twitter account prior to Saturday’s TLT Symposium so that you are able to tweet (the official name for a message you send via Twitter) your experiences throughout the day. A great portion of our presentation in April will center around our experiences at the symposium. [...]
17
Feb
On the Innovation Tracks, and Here Comes the Cluetrain
Posted by Brandon - admin Published in CI597CHaving just finished Roger’s “Elements of Diffusion,” I decided to revisit The Cluetrain Manifesto (Punching Care Bears and Cluetrain Eats Soggy Cheerios). Rogers points out that innovations typically don’t happen quickly, regardless of how great the innovation is. Cluetrain’s authors, however, passionately make the argument that there is a revolution in the air and the [...]
17
Feb
Paul Revere Would Get Them to Boil Water; Can Cole Camplese?
Posted by Brandon - admin Published in CI597CThe Tipping Point: Diffusion from a community approach The ideas behind Elements of Diffusion are very similar to the ideas behind Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point. (while that link takes you to the book on google, you can read about the book in Gladwell’s blog). In the Peruvian Village, it is suggested that Nelida’s attempt [...]
11
Feb
Punching Care Bears, or “They Got 95 Theses and a Digg Ain’t One”
Posted by Brandon - admin Published in CI597CBelow are three theses that really struck a chord with me: “#12 There are no secrets. The networked market knows more than companies do about their own products. And whether the news is good or bad, they tell everyone.” #12 reminds me that we as consumers have a voice and, thanks to the internet, it [...]
11
Feb
I Hate Movable Type — and Cluetrain eats soggy Cheerios
Posted by Brandon - admin Published in CI597CI just typed a nice, long entry reviewing Cluetrain only to find that my session had timed out and I lost the entire thing when I tried to publish it. AARARGHARGHAGRHAHRGH! I’ll try again to recapture my thoughts, which I was so proud of. After reading assigned sections of The Cluetrain Manifesto, I am amazed [...]
31
Jan
What does ‘disruptive technology’ mean? The word ‘disruptive’ has such a negative connotation that I am interested in why the instructors would select that word for the title of this course. The definitions of disruptive all seem to center around the idea of disorder, and the image that pops into my head when I hear [...]
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