Appunti di FG on next-media & society

Sep 30 2011 ∞
“ Apprezzo gli italiani che sono pronti a scendere in strada, ma se si dovesse finire con l’avere una piazza Tahrir italiana varrebbe la pena chiedersi non soltanto contro, ma anche per che cosa la si faccia.
— Zuckerman: «Ribellarsi contro il comma ammazza-blog» - Lettera43

Sep 19 2011 ∞
“ The general situation here can be compared with the protest movements of the 1960s and
1970s, where rather small but determined groups could have a significant impact on
political agendas.
— Dahlgren, P. (2005). The Internet, Public Spheres, and Political Communication: Dispersion and Deliberation. Political Communication, 22(2), 147-162. Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group. doi:10.1080/10584600590933160

Jun 16 2011 ∞
“ However, only 3% of Facebook friends are people users have never met in person, and only 7% are people who have met only one time.
— Social networking sites and our lives | Pew Internet & American Life Project

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“ There is no evidence that SNS users, including those who use Facebook, are any more likely than others to cocoon themselves in social networks of like-minded and similar people, as some have feared.
— Social networking sites and our lives | Pew Internet & American Life Project

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“ Compared with other internet users, and users of other SNS platforms, a Facebook user who uses the site multiple times per day was an additional two and half times more likely to attend a political rally or meeting, 57% more likely to persuade someone on their vote, and an additional 43% more likely to have said they would vote.
— Social networking sites and our lives | Pew Internet & American Life Project

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“ Internet users in general were over twice as likely to attend a political meeting, 78% more likely to try and influence someone’s vote, and 53% more likely to have voted or intended to vote.
— Social networking sites and our lives | Pew Internet & American Life Project

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“ Further, we found that Facebook users are even more likely to be trusting. We used regression analysis to control for other factors and found that a Facebook user who uses the site multiple times per day is 43% more likely than other internet users and more than three times as likely as non-internet users to feel that most people can be trusted.
— Social networking sites and our lives | Pew Internet & American Life Project

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“ the typical internet user is more than twice as likely as others to feel that people can be trusted
— Social networking sites and our lives | Pew Internet & American Life Project

Apr 18 2010 ∞
“ Computer scientists: teach courses for social scientists on how to think about Big Data from a computational perspective. Social scientists: allow computer scientists into your core courses or teach core courses for them to understand the fundamentals of social science methodology and social theory. And universities: provide incentives for your faculty to teach students outside of their departments and for departments to encourage their students to take classes in other departments.
— apophenia

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“ If we’re going to actually attack Big Data, the best solution would be to combine forces between social scientists and computational scientists.
— apophenia

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