This book is not explicitly about social media.  It is about much more than that:  it is about how digital information – in combination with the power of online social networks – is changing our society in fundamental ways.  This book goes beyond the usual observations, such as that we have access to more information […]

(http://www.trendenterprises.com/ProdOneDetail.cfm?ItemId=TA-63133&Description=How+do+you+live+your+life…+ARGUS%C2%AE+Poster)  “Exhibitionism is liberating, because it represents a refusal to be humble.”  I absolutely loved this sentence.  It’s so good, it should be made into a bumper sticker.  In this article, Albrectslund coins the phrase “participatory surveillence” – the idea that surveillence isn’t always a negative thing, that it can in fact be “social and […]

I am decidedly not a “millennial”, and this new participatory culture often mystifies me.  I learn, play, and socialize in traditional, non-digital forums.  And, I’ll admit, I tend to be one of those people who worry about “youth today,” wondering if all those hours kids are spending on Facebook is good for them.  But reading […]