It’s said that opposites attract. However, in social media, it’s quite the opposite. The idea of privacy and publicity are in fact at odds with one another. And at the heart of the matter, one social network is caught in the crossfire of sharing information and TMI (too much information). The line that separates privacy and openness remains undefined as it continues to shift as individuals learn important life lessons about the benefits and risks of living in public.
As we evolve into a more open society, the economic value of privacy has inverted. Years ago it was inexpensive to maintain a sense of controlled solitude and expensive to earn public attention. Now the cost of publicness is far lower than the expense of cultivating privacy.
The state of privacy online, or perceived lack thereof, is consuming media headlines and status updates worldwide and webwide. But what might appear to represent the sentiment of the people, may also in fa…… Read More
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Social media trends, sentiments, and usage patterns are changing on a virtually daily basis. It's not always easy for journalists to keep up with the …… Read More
Twitter users’ attitudes towards the BP oil disaster and the effect it is having on the Obama administration
This week BP successfully recapped its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.
Test results are favorable and show that oil and gas are, for the time being,
confined. This news inspires cautious optimism in the hearts of residents and
spectators alike. Online, however, the social effect continues to flow across
social networks and social graphs, echoing anger, hope, and the demand for
resolution and prevention from BP and the Obama administration.
If we were to look back and examine the extent…… Read More
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