When cultures collide: LiveJournal, Facebook and the privacy chasm
So. A few days ago, the blogging site LiveJournal announced a shiny new feature: the ability to cross-post journal entries and comments directly to Twitter and Facebook. From the tone of the post, LJ staff were clearly expecting to be showered with gratitude. For those of you who squander spend time on those other social networks, we’ve just made it easier to stay in touch with your grandparents, forgotten acquaintances, and former bosses on Facebook and Twitter without having to leave the comfort of your LiveJournal home. At the time of writing, there were 142 pages of comments...
Read MoreWisdom of Mobs: the feedback loop
It’s that eerily calm pause between Christmas and New Year frenzy. There’s a number of half-formed posts in my head, but we’ll go with a swirling scarcely-formed one about crowds, audiences and mobs. Desirable audiences and undesirable ones. Thought one: the way that the internet has caused unknown mass audiences to become active participants. I’m thinking of the people who complained to the Press Complaints Commission about Jan Moir’s piece on Stephen Gately; and on a lighter note, the people persuaded to download Rage Against the Machine in preference to...
Read MoreManifesto
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