Tag Archives: sociology

Are we getting less empathetic?

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karl

Scientific American: “College Students Are Less Empathic Than Generations Past” reddit.com: conversation metafilter.com: conversation And while the survey is focused on the young, could we see the same shift in older generations if asked today?

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Tweet into meaning

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Karl

Sociologist Erving Goffmanll said that all of life is performance, and Peggy Orenstein in the NYTimes says that Twitter is a new stage. Jeff Jarvis is getting ready to write a book about “abundant publicness” and some of the thoughts … Continue reading →

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Two questioning reports on social networking and culture

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Karl

Jeffrey Rosen in the NYTimes reports on the effects social networking will have on our efforts to redefine ourselves: It’s often said that we live in a permissive era, one with infinite second chances. But the truth is that for … Continue reading →

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Ethan Zuckerman at TEDGlobal on the challenge and opportunity

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Karl

Interested in how information reaches those it needs to reach? Intersted in acts of journalism crossing cultural gulfs and divides? Interested in web services and connectivity? You will want to watch Ethan Zuckerman’s talk at TEDGlobal 2010 and I hope … Continue reading →

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Want to know what people want?

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Karl

Well this doesn’t get you exactly there, but László Kozma has a Perl script and some analysis that points you to the top sentences on the Web that start with “How can I” using Google. Fascinating stuff.

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ProPublica relaunch includes ‘future of context’ ideas

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

You can read about it at Nieman Journalism Lab. Check out some sample reports: ProPublica: Gulf Oil Spill ProPublica: Tainted Drywall ProPublica: Buried Secrets: Gas Drilling’s Environmental Threat Related: The Future of Context

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A few recent thought provokers on living the linked life

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Karl

Bruce Schneier: Privacy in the Age of Persistence: We must, all of us together, start discussing this major societal change and what it means. And we must work out a way to create a future that our grandchildren will be … Continue reading →

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Can Facebook updates can affect your credit report?

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Karl

That’s what Erica Sandberg says for the San Francisco Chronicle on their personal finance blog. Watch your settings, and watch what you share. Update: Read Write Web: The Facebook Privacy Debate: What You Need to Know

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Bruce Sterling – “Today’s bleeding-edge technology is tomorrow’s broken legacy system.”

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Karl

I started to pull together some choice quotes from Bruce Sterling, answering questions about the “State of the World 2010″ at the WELL, but realized I’d be quoting far too much. You are better off reading the whole thing yourself. … Continue reading →

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Two obits at NPR: one worthy, one not

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Karl

NPR: In Memoriam: Sweet, Sad Rocker Vic Chesnutt NPR: The Man Is Gone, But Long Live The Blogosphere (via Garret Vreeland). Jeff Jarvis knows blogging as well as anybody, but NPR should have talked to people who knew Brad Graham, … Continue reading →

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