Comments on: The real world http://www.socialmedialand.net/2009/02/12/news-curiousities/the-real-world/ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:55:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Hannan http://www.socialmedialand.net/2009/02/12/news-curiousities/the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Elizabeth Hannan Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:15:27 +0000 http://katie.heyvan.com/?p=248#comment-48 Great post! It will be very interesting to see how the world evolves with this new influx of social agenda as a medium for communicating. Its a great time to be in this sphere because the world is evolving so quickly. Thanks for your post! -Elizabeth Hannan http://www.jivefromthehive.com Great post! It will be very interesting to see how the world evolves with this new influx of social agenda as a medium for communicating. Its a great time to be in this sphere because the world is evolving so quickly.
Thanks for your post!

-Elizabeth Hannan
http://www.jivefromthehive.com

]]> By: Is Privacy Outdated? | Adventures in Social Media http://www.socialmedialand.net/2009/02/12/news-curiousities/the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Is Privacy Outdated? | Adventures in Social Media Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:28:57 +0000 http://katie.heyvan.com/?p=248#comment-41 [...] might go back to what I said in a recent post on being real, but when I personally put things up on the internet, I have a vague understanding that I’m [...] [...] might go back to what I said in a recent post on being real, but when I personally put things up on the internet, I have a vague understanding that I’m [...]

]]> By: Katie http://www.socialmedialand.net/2009/02/12/news-curiousities/the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Katie Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:02:33 +0000 http://katie.heyvan.com/?p=248#comment-40 Haha yea, that would probably be a pretty complicated tshirt. Maybe we could go with "Be yourself"? :) It's only cliche because it's true... Haha yea, that would probably be a pretty complicated tshirt. Maybe we could go with “Be yourself”? :) It’s only cliche because it’s true…

]]> By: Vicki http://www.socialmedialand.net/2009/02/12/news-curiousities/the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Vicki Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:24:48 +0000 http://katie.heyvan.com/?p=248#comment-39 My favorite Truth from your article is this: To me this further creates the need for authenticity in our world and in our lives. The time of a “public” face and a “private” face is over. Your information is public, you are public. You have to be yourself because if you aren’t, people will know. They’ll easily see you don’t match up with how you describe yourself in this or that profile and vice versa. That says it all. (Unfortunately it's a bit long to print on a t-shirt. :-) My favorite Truth from your article is this:

To me this further creates the need for authenticity in our world and in our lives. The time of a “public” face and a “private” face is over. Your information is public, you are public. You have to be yourself because if you aren’t, people will know. They’ll easily see you don’t match up with how you describe yourself in this or that profile and vice versa.

That says it all. (Unfortunately it’s a bit long to print on a t-shirt. :-)

]]> By: Katie http://www.socialmedialand.net/2009/02/12/news-curiousities/the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Katie Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:21:17 +0000 http://katie.heyvan.com/?p=248#comment-37 There's definitely a fundamental opposition within social media regarding whether it weakens or strengthens social interaction and experts have argued on both sides. I think it's actually both. It strengthens my ability to socialize in certain situations, such as catching up with a good friend from high school. Since I've seen her Facebook updates I know that she got a new job so we can skip the mumbling "So...what's new?" and go straight to "I saw that you got a new job! Congrats! How do you like it?" which allows us to get into a much deeper conversation right away. On the other hand, I agree with you that in a situation where you're meeting someone for the first time, those introductory questions, like "What do you do?" "Where do you go to school?/What did you major in?" and "Where are you from?" are the gateways to help us get to know one another. In addition, there are definitely privacy issues to address with technology like this before it's ready for mass consumption. I think the key take away is the idea of authenticity - being transparent (real) about yourself and who you are, whether you are an individual person or a corporate brand. There’s definitely a fundamental opposition within social media regarding whether it weakens or strengthens social interaction and experts have argued on both sides. I think it’s actually both. It strengthens my ability to socialize in certain situations, such as catching up with a good friend from high school. Since I’ve seen her Facebook updates I know that she got a new job so we can skip the mumbling “So…what’s new?” and go straight to “I saw that you got a new job! Congrats! How do you like it?” which allows us to get into a much deeper conversation right away. On the other hand, I agree with you that in a situation where you’re meeting someone for the first time, those introductory questions, like “What do you do?” “Where do you go to school?/What did you major in?” and “Where are you from?” are the gateways to help us get to know one another.

In addition, there are definitely privacy issues to address with technology like this before it’s ready for mass consumption. I think the key take away is the idea of authenticity – being transparent (real) about yourself and who you are, whether you are an individual person or a corporate brand.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.socialmedialand.net/2009/02/12/news-curiousities/the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Thomas Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:11:26 +0000 http://katie.heyvan.com/?p=248#comment-34 This is a very interesting look into the future of both social networking and technology. The phone interaction technology is very intriguing! I can see many practical applications for it regarding information such as product recommendations and flight info (as seen is the video) but not so much other applications such as human interaction. Are we really so lazy that we need to have an individuals personal info pop up on their shirt right when we meet them? It's concerning that some feel the need to get information about someone without actually talking or getting to know this person. Don't get me wrong, the technology is absolutely amazing and mind boggling. However, it feels like a decline in the ability for people to socialize one on one without assistance. This is a very interesting look into the future of both social networking and technology. The phone interaction technology is very intriguing! I can see many practical applications for it regarding information such as product recommendations and flight info (as seen is the video) but not so much other applications such as human interaction. Are we really so lazy that we need to have an individuals personal info pop up on their shirt right when we meet them? It’s concerning that some feel the need to get information about someone without actually talking or getting to know this person. Don’t get me wrong, the technology is absolutely amazing and mind boggling. However, it feels like a decline in the ability for people to socialize one on one without assistance.

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