teenagers
Tumblr has transformed into a brand-safe zombie of its former self Paid Members Public
An interview with a Verizon suit makes it clear that Tumblr is a hollow shell of what it once was. What does this say for the experimentation the web once offered?
Teaching a teenager about social media Paid Members Public
Apparently a student on work experience at The Telegraph [http://tmgacademy.weebly.com/jashana.html] enjoyed my training: > One of the highlights during my week here, was getting the chance to attend a course with Adam Tinworth , a lecturer and journalist, called ‘Writing for the Web’. This course was
Are you ready for your corporate approved social interaction experience? Paid Members Public
Cliff Watson [https://medium.com/understandings-epiphanies/aae8d5f880cc]: > You see, we’ve come to define “social” in unintentional Orwellian double-speak. “Social” has come to mean the exact opposite of what it’s meant for centuries. Instead of actual interaction and communication, we define “social” as once- or twice-removed ego validation
Teenagers and tech: look at the trends, not the tools? Paid Members Public
Mathew Ingram responds to Farhad Manjoo on how telling teenagers’ use of tech is [http://gigaom.com/2013/11/18/why-the-youth-market-matters-for-snapchat-and-facebook-despite-what-the-wsj-thinks/] : > […] teens and twenty-somethings are good predictors of technology’s future, even if the services or apps or hardware they prefer at a specific point in time don’t
Teenagers: not, in fact, natural futurologists Paid Members Public
Do we put too much faith in the idea that teenagers are a good predictor of technology trends [http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303559504579202623459037550?mod=WSJ_hp_EditorsPicks] ? > Yet the vast majority of your most-used things weren’t initially popular among teens. The iPhone, the iPad, the iPod,
Le Web: danah boyd on Social Network Visibility Paid Members Public
How do teenagers navigate social networks? danah has been doing the research…
21st Century Work Experience for Aspiring Journos Paid Members Public
I hope you’ll excuse me another link to the Estates Gazette Focus team’s blog (I used to be part of that team, and I have a huge soft spot for them), but I’m just loving that they’ve been allowing their work experience teenager to blog for
Le Web 3: danah boyd on Youth Culture Paid Members Public
How MySpace displaced Friendster — and how teens navigate the dangers of predators and parents.
