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AlJazeera: Facebook Rehab
Recent developments suggest the world's increasing use of the internet could be affecting more than just the part of the brain relied on for memory. Research shows that allowing the brain to rest is essential for learning, processing information and the development of wisdom and insight.
socialmedia  psychology  addiction  sitting  resting  meditation  creativity 
february 2012 by kerry_dc
Twitter, Facebook, and social activism : The New Yorker
‎"The platforms of social media are built around weak ties....There is strength in weak ties....Our acquaintances—not our friends—are our greatest source of new ideas and information [as evidenced by my forwarding this on FB]...But weak ties seldom lead to high-risk activism."

The takeaway - use social media for what does well - share ideas, information, rally around low-risk activism, fundraising and development. Don't overhype it and rely on it for what can't do - high risk activism that needs strong ties.
socialmedia  gladwell  activism 
october 2010 by kerry_dc
Facebook: Where genius was 1% inspiration, 99% timeliness
"...the focus on people leads us to overinvest in the rewards for individual innovation and underinvest in the intellectual commons that make those innovations possible. We're investing, in other words, in the difference between Zuckerberg and Goldberg rather than the advances that brought them into competition."
innovation  socialmedia 
october 2010 by kerry_dc
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