Community, community, community. Even after four months of endlessly discussing this concept in not one but TWO classes (see also: IST 402H Community Informatics), and reading countless blog entries via Pligg, and even more blog entries from Twitter friends about the role of Twitter in community building, I am not sure how or where to [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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In a previous entry I describe a Camp on the Web. I originally intended to simply share a new podcast I had created for Golden Slipper Camp, but went off in another direction. This entry, therefore, is dedicated to the podcast. The first podcast features myself and Uncle Spoon, the camp’s Evening Activities Specialist, explaining [...]

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I just realized I have been heavily involved in using web 2.0 to create community but that I haven’t really shared any of my efforts with the class in which I am further exploring some of these concepts. This entry started with the intention of sharing a podcast that I had just created and then [...]

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I just read an article by Blanchard and Markus for my Community Informatics class. Here is the article itself:blanchard-2002.pdf This article, and many other community and internet resources, can be also found at our class website. The introduction lists some existing definitions for “communities” in current literature (great list of references!) and examines how these [...]

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Here is something I have been thinking about with regard to ‘peripheral’ members of our community. With Carla, or even internet lurkers (hello out there to all of our fans; we do this for you, and thank you for your support!), there is some quantifiable and observable way for us to know that they are [...]

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The 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 [...]

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In another one of my classes, we spent the week discussing whether or not technology is bringing us closer together. One classmate shared his experience and it seemed all too familiar to the rest of us, including me: M* said that he is very grateful for email, cell phones, and text messaging, because it allows [...]

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