December 2011
14 posts
Joga Bonito Storify
gusbruggeman:
Great presentation! I think the most effective part of your presentation was showing how social media has the ability to spread so quickly and reach so many different people! It’s truly amazing!
How using social media to plan your next...
Imagine this: you are planning a family reunion to Disneyworld. There are a million different obstacles you have to work around: each family member may be working with a different budget, certain family members may require physical or dietary accommodations, your party consists of a wide range of ages which means you want to find activities, attractions, and events that the whole group can enjoy....
The Happiest Place On Earth!
molly111:
fywcoyne:
I liked how you tied in the previous three presentations/communities with your own, with regard to “belonging” and “insider information.” That (desire for) senses of belonging and community is probably present in lots of the communities people in our class have been observing.
I definitely agree! I found it so interesting how so many of these online communites...
Mallory Undestad: The Happiest Place On Earth! →
malloryfyw:
I thought the point that you made about having a place available to look for advice without worrying about an ulterior motive was really interesting. I feel like people tend to worry when asking the owner of something for advice on their product, or in this case place, that they’ll say something…
Whenver I say, “oh I love Disneyworld!” and people respond with...
annie's blog: The Happiest Place On Earth! →
anniehass:
fywcoyne:
I’m not sure why but in your presentation, I really liked the story about the girl who wasn’t sure if she’d be able to go to Disney and online bloggers tried to give her tips. It’s neat hearing how complete strangers will come together to support one another. I never knew…
I’m so glad you were able to take that away from the presentation- it was one of...
The Happiest Place On Earth!
wick333:
fywcoyne:
I learned many interesting facts from your storify presentation. I never even knew there were blogs discussing topics regarding Disney World. I have a question, you talked about how blogs about coupons were very popular, Do you have a funny example about how people “freaked out” on those blogs?
Actually yes! There is this one forum on theinfomouse.com that was...
The Happiest Place On Earth! Response
magichodge:
fywcoyne: You said your family travels to DisneyWorld a lot, right? So have you guys utilized much of the online resources you spoke of? And what have you found most useful?
Until I started observing the online communities like theinfomouse.com and Disboards.com, my family had never really utilized these sites. However, in planning our upcoming vacation- I definitely used a...
Watchltulgren:
Storify Presentation-DIS Boards
Such a fun presentation! Having also done my project on Disney Vacationing, I thought it was really interesting to compare certain observations we had and I noticed that we both used DISboards as a source!
The Office Storify
dkirkhoff:
I thought your presentation was super interesting and very unique-the concept of a Community of Practice was a great way to structure your project. The Office has experienced some recent big changes, has the activity on the fan websites changed as well?—are people more apt to post when they are pleased or upset with the show?
The Big Bang Theory
malloryfyw:
<script src=”http://storify.com/MUndestad/big-bang-theory.js?template=slideshow”></script><noscript><a href=”http://storify.com/MUndestad/big-bang-theory” target=”_blank”>View the story “The Big Bang Theory” on Storify</a>]</noscript>
Great presentation! Do you think the writers of “The Big Bang Theory” ever read the forums about the show...
How Internet Algorithms are like Starbucks...
Today, after watching Eli Pariser’s TEDtalk in class, I opened up Facebook and realized I paid much more attention to the sidebar ads. I wasn’t surprised by any of the advertisements that came up. Here is a breakdown:
The Help now on DVD! = The Help is listed as one of my favorite books
Things to do in Atlanta = I’m from Atlanta
Karaoke GLEE edition = um, I’m obsessed...
Etsy Storify
erinnk:
I had never heard of Etsy, “the world’s handmade marketplace” untile your presentation today! I think it is such a great example of how social media makes us more global by being able to buy and sell from person to person and it creates such a tight community.
Sabermetrics Storify
lampert19:
Great presentation! I never even knew about sabermetrics! I thought the most interesting point you made was how the players and their fans can use social media sabermetrics to help their rank/salary. I also loved the video!
The Sing Off →
andersdh88:
II I actually follow Sara Bareilles on twitter and she often tweets about the Sing-Off so it was really fun to see your presentation! Do you think the social media influences the voting ever?
November 2011
19 posts
Flutetastic
bysbigtbabar:
· I learned that online communities give people the opportunity to study with teachers in a way like never before—for example, Nina Perlove gives flute lessons over the internet! The YouTube Symphony was really interesting as well!
The Office storify
anniehass:
· Great presentation! I had no idea how involved fans have become with the show! Do you think these websites where fans write as characters help the shows ratings? Does the online community help to stir up enthusiasm for the show?
The Office storify
anniehass:
· Great presentation! I had no idea how involved fans have become with the show! Do you think these websites where fans write as characters help the shows ratings? Does the online community help to stir up enthusiasm for the show?
Storify4 Slideshow
oliviamans:
· Because the community of Musical Theatre auditionees is so big, how do you decide which people/sites are “legit?” Very helpful and enjoyable presentation as well!!!
Buildering Storify
lukenelson3:
Really enjoyed your presentation even though it almost gave me a heart attack to watch those videos!!! · I think the most effective part of your presentation was seeing tweets and videos that were from all over the world. It really showed how global the “buildering” online community is!
Duct Tape Storify!
missxandra:
I absolutely loved looking at all of the prom dress duct tape photos! Do you think the online communities help fuel and foster the duct tape art hobby?
Fantasy Football
wick333:
I loved the video clips! Do the players ever create their own teams? or is that not allowed considering they would probably have an upper hand?
Storify Final Presentation
polyglotincarnate:
<script src=”http://storify.com/arscano/twitter-in-china.js?template=slideshow”></script><noscript><a href=”http://storify.com/arscano/twitter-in-china” target=”_blank”>View the story “Twitter in China” on Storify</a>]</noscript>
I am ending with a question mark, so you don’t have to reblog like crazy, you just have to answer my...
Storify: Magic and Cardistry. . .
magichodge:
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I thought your presentation was great and very entertaining! You mentioned that magic is an “interactive performance” which I thought was a really interesting way to look at it! Do you think the online magic community is equally interactive?
Cutting corners throughout the centuries...
After reading both Nick Carr’s article “Is Google Making us Stupid” and Clay Shirky’s response to Carr’s article, the biggest idea that stuck with me was this: The process of cutting corners/not being able to fully process one thing at a time “started long before the internet became mainstream. Much of the current concern about the internet, in fact, is a...
FINAL. PRODUCT.
moore-or-less:
· I think the most effective part of your presentation was the way you incorporated examples of the social media community surrounding choral music specifically to St Olaf. It made your presentation really engaging and it was something we could all relate to! Also, I loved the “Virtual Choir 2.0” video!
Storify: The Office
cmp21:
· Do you think conversations on the social media communities surrounding “The Office” have been taken into consideration by the writers/producers of the show?
Storify4 Slideshow
oliviamans:
· Because the community of Musical Theatre auditionees is so big, how do you decide which people/sites are “legit?” Very helpful and enjoyable presentation as well!!!
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thought this was relevant to our class...
remember this video from when we were in junior high???
TEXT MESSAGE BREAK-UP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5btudyWXEU0
The Happiest Place On Earth!
Disneyworld!
He’s walking down Main Street…I’m jealous. #disneyworld http://instagr.am/p/UWA71/SaraNovember 15, 2011 9:06:04 PM ESTReplyRetweetWe can all feel overwhelmed when planning a Disney Vacation…So, how do I even begin planning a #disneyworld vacation? Help.Rima TessmanNovember 14, 2011 9:09:53 PM ESTReplyRetweetBut help is on the way! Thanks to the online...
The Tony Awards!
I love watching old tony awards. It’s like watching my favorite home videos. #BFAproblems #Rosieodonnell @RosieBFA ProblemsNovember 15, 2011 1:50:57 AM ESTReplyRetweetLegendary performance….Jennifer Holiday - And I’m Telling YoureivincentMarch 14, 2007 8:31:32 AM EDTNeil Patrick Harris would be perfect as The Academy Awards MC. He was fantastic, funny as the 2011 Tony...
"Jane Doe has changed her relationship status to...
I really enjoyed reading “Breakup 2.0” (an article by Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert) because I could completely relate to the stories they were telling. I’ve never been the victim of a text-message break up, but I have watched numerous friends’ relationships begin and end via technology.
I know couples who talk more through Facebook and texting than they do in real...
Redefining "help"
Has online communication redefined the way we ask for help?
Nowadays when you get a cold, or perhaps need a great recipe for a dinner party you simply type a few words into the Google search box and BAM! 1,385,498 different cites are given to you to help you find an answer. Questions we used to call our parents for, we are now asking total strangers!
It’s different, but it does mean that...
October 2011
7 posts
1 tag
Is this a misleading title?
Much like Dana Boyd, I was astonished at the initial statement in Mashables’ report of Nielsens’s latest Twitter stats, under the headline, “Teens Don’t Tweet.” After Boyd goes into a bit more depth about how the study was conducted, she asserts that there are problems in presentation, representation, and interpretation with the study. Her most striking revelation on the study was the problem of...
Erinn Komschlies' Blog for Writing 111O: I... →
erinnk:
I personally didn’t care much for “Tweeting Teens Can Handle Public Life.” The authors made several points that I don’t agree with. For example, I was very surprised at the sentence, “Twitter seems smaller and more intimate than Facebook.” I was thinking just the opposite. For me, if I post…
I definitely agree with you about how Twitter is not intimate. Because Facebook has so...
Twitter: The "real" news-feed.
Last week, I was heartbroken to hear about the death of Steve Jobs. He completely revolutionized technology. And how did I find out? On the device he will forever be remembered for: the iPhone. But on which “application” did I hear about his unfortunate death? None other than Twitter. It got me thinking: How do you find out about the latest news? NBC and CNN? The New York Times?...
Stereotypes and Social Media
After watching Johanna Blakley’s TED talk, I started thinking about how social media, and for that matter, the internet, have begun to essentially “learn” about the individual when it comes to marketing/advertising rather than merely looking at one’s demographic.
Being the daughter of two parents whom both worked in the Adversting, Marketing, and Consulting departments at...
Why do you Facebook?
Eric Crees is a first-year student at St Olaf College. When I told him I was going to do a “Facebook friend purge,” this was his immediate response: ”It’s not like you have a limit of how many friends you can have.” He makes a good point, technically there isn’t a limit to how many people you call your “friends.” So why not hit “confirm”...
“As social networks proliferate, we will have to make choices about where to...”
– Ryan Cordell, from the article “Unfriending for Sanity”
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/unfriending-for-sanity/33405
Hi, I'm Maria. And I'm a blogger.
What did you immediately assume after seeing that I was a blogger? Who did you picture? Where did you picture them?
A few days ago in class I was asked to write down what came to mind when I thought of a blogger. Here’s what immediately came to mind:
1) A 34 year old man sitting in his parent’s basement. He hovers over the computer like it’s some sort of god-like figure as he...
September 2011
6 posts
Anonymity... A time and a place.
I’m not quite sure if I speak for all my fellow friends and classmates when I say this, but I was brainwashed to believe that doing or saying something in an anonymous manner was usually not a good idea. Here’s why:
As a junior high and high school student, I was forced to sit through long assemblies at school that were all about the “dangers” of the internet. First it was...
Internet Persona vs Your True Self
I recently read an article by Virginia Heffernan called “The Old Internet Neighborhood” (see below for link to article). I can’t say I cared for much of her article (considering she spent the majority of it complaining about the decline of message boards), however, she quoted a woman named Lori Leibovich (founder of Kvetch) who stated, “Social networks are about...
“Social networks are about broadcasting. More about your persona than it is about...”
– Lori Leibovich
from the article “The Old Internet Neighborhood” by Virginia Heffernan, The New York Times (Opinionator)
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/remembrance-of-message-boards-past/
“Learners are doers, not recipients”
– Walter J. Ong “McLuhan as Teacher: The Future Is a Thing of the Past”
“If we start to believe that the Internet itself is an entity that has something...”
– Jaron Lanier, quoted in “Wikipedia and the Death of the Expert” (Maria Bustillos)
http://www.theawl.com/2011/05/wikipedia-and-the-death-of-the-expert
“We create machines in our own image, and they, in turn, recreate us in...”
– David Lochhead, quoted in “Wikipedia and the Death of the Expert” (Maria Bustillos)
http://www.theawl.com/2011/05/wikipedia-and-the-death-of-the-expert