Why Social Media Isn't Social | Thomas White The rise of Internet-based innovations promised to connect us together, to unite us in an egalitarian community of billions of individuals, sharing our lives through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare, and more. But social media’s effects are anything but social, they’re a crutch — a crutch on which we lean instead of learning how to interact and communicate with others effectively. I believe that social media does two unfortunate things: It allows individuals to put on masks and hold up shields. The Social Media Mask Have you ever noticed that the lives’ of your ostensibly boring friends always seem way more interesting on social media sites? And thus, we spend our lives keeping up with the Virtual Benjamin’s; creating an online persona that rarely looks anything like us — a cybernetic facelift, if you will. We accomplish this in a million micro ways. But what’s really wrong with that? Focusing on cultivating our online persona is a crutch and the expense is our real-life persona.
Episode – Philosophize This! Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Origins of Structuralism On this episode, we talk about the origins of Structuralism. Ferdinand de Saussure, (born Nov. 26, 1857, Geneva, Switz. This show is made possible by your generosity. Thank you for anything you can do. Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Frankfurt School On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Frankfurt School. The Frankfurt School, also known as the Institute of Social Research (Institut für Sozialforschung), is a social and political philosophical movement of thought located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Further Reading on The Frankfurt School: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Recommended Reading Podcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast: Play in new window | Download On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Frankfurt School. Podcast: Play in new window | Download On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Frankfurt School.
Vajradhara-Ling - Centre de Pratique et d'Etude du Bouddhisme Tibetain Look Up – Lève les Yeux par Gary Turk | Ces Mots Passants Une jolie vidéo et un poème inspiré pour inciter à la déconnexion digitale et se reconnecter avec le monde qui nous entoure. Je ne vais pas mentir je me reconnais dans certains passages mais ne dit-on pas qu’il faut d’abord prendre conscience du problème pour le résoudre ? Je vous laisse appréciée l’exercice poétique de Gary Turk que j’ai essayé de traduire en conservant l’esprit et les rimes. Look up – Gary Turk I have 422 friends, yet I am lonely. I speak to all of them everyday, yet none of them really know me. The problem I have, sits in the spaces between, looking into their eyes, or at a name on a screen. I took a step back, and opened my eyes, I looked around, and then realised that this media we call social, is anything but when we open our computers, and it’s our doors we shut. J’ai 422 amis et pourtant je me sens isolée. Le problème réside dans ce silence, Je fixe leur regard, leur pseudo mais n’en ressort que l’absence. Ne succombe pas à une vie où la mode est reine.
13 Books That Aren't on High School Reading Lists — But Should Be For many of us, it has been a while since we’ve seen the inside of a high school classroom. Do you still remember the acne? The social anxiety? The raging hormones? Wasn’t high school wonderful?! To celebrate students heading back to school, we’re highlighting some books that likely aren’t on your local high school’s curriculum — but perhaps should be. Without further ado, here are 13 books we think would be great additions to high school reading assignments, publishers’ descriptions included as well. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. Reasons to add it to the curriculum: The plight of Afghanistan has been in the news for the last decade, but unless students are really into CNN, they may not know much about what life is like there. Oct. 11th, 1943.
Interactive: Mapping the World's Friendships Technology bridges distance and borders. Individuals today can keep in touch with their friends and family in completely new ways — regardless of where they live. We explored these international connections through Facebook and found some trends — some predictable, some wholly unexpected, and some still inexplicable. Who can explain the strong link between the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the poorest countries in the heart of Africa, and Ecuador? But as we did a little research, some unusual connections become surprisingly clear. Immigration is one of the strongest links that seems to bind these Facebook neighbors, as thousands of people pour over borders or over seas, seeking jobs or fleeing violence, and making new connections and maintaining old friendships along the way. A Stanford graduate in International Relations, Mia Newman's research provided "A Closer Look" at the relationships between countries.
Internet: the end of privacy? - The End of ForgettingLire l'article de Jeffrey Rosen dans son intégralité. - Understanding the social mediaUne interview de Jeffrey Rosen sur les nouveaux usages des réseaux sociaux et l'éducation de leurs utilisateurs. - The end of privacy: the state and surveillanceUn débat entre Jeffrey Rosen et Didier Bigo. - The Digital RevolutionVirginia Heffernan, journaliste au New York Times, évoque la naissance d'internet et les réactions suscitées par son développement. - Virginia Heffernan - Interview de La Clé des languesDans un entretien accordé à La Clé des langues, Virginia Heffernan nous parle de quelques conséquences de la révolution internet.- Bums, Bridges, and Primates: Some Elements for a Sociology of Online InteractionsLe sociologue Antonio A. Casilli s'interroge sur la finalité des réseaux sociaux et sur les nouvelles relations sociales nées de l'internet. - Production de soi, distance à soi.
Six Brilliant Illustrations of Chinese and Western Cultural Differences A Westerner who first moves to China—a country that developed in isolation for much of its history—faces two major challenges. The first is understanding the Chinese language, often regarded as one of the world's most difficult to master. But the second is possibly even more vexing: cultural differences. Some are obvious, but others can be so insidious that it can require years to understand. And while the term is overused (A friend in Beijing tried to explain away the city's crooked taxi drivers as a “cultural difference.” In lieu of verbal explanations, Yang Liu, a Chinese-born artist who has lived in Germany since she was 14, expressed these differences through ingenious illustrations first put together for an art installation five years ago. Traveling and recording memories How to stand in line Ideal of beauty The boss Elderly in day-to-day life Noise level inside a restaurant
Les réseaux sociaux (compréhension de l'écrit) | ABC Bac Compréhension de l’écrit 10 pts Doc. 1Teenagers, Internet socializing not a bad thing Doc. 2Generation gap 1 Doc. 1. line 1: “Good news for worried parents”. 2 Doc. 1. 3 Doc. 1. lines 1-10: What are the benefits of using social networks? 4 Doc. 1. from line 19 to the end: What is generally the parents’ first opinion about social networks? 5 Doc. 1. 6 Doc. 2. a. b. 7 Doc. 2. a. b. 8 Doc. 2. 9 Doc. 1 et 2. Les questions 10, 11 et 12 ne seront traitées que par les candidats de la série L. 10 Doc. 2. 11 Doc. 2. 12 Doc. 1 et 2. lines 13-14, doc. 1: “new media are inextricably woven into young people’s lives”.
10 Major Cultural Differences Between China and the United States 1. Social Structure – In China the social structure is formal and hierarchical. You know where you fit in the structure and you abide by the rules there. There is no crossing into other areas. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. New means of communication (séries générales LV2) Good news for worried parents: all those hours their teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing, according to a new study by the MacArthur Foundation. “It may look as though kids are wasting a lot of time hanging out with new media, whether it’s on MySpace or sending instant messages,” said Mizuko Ito, lead researcher on the study, “Living and Learning With New Media.” “But their participation is giving them the technological skills and literacy they need to succeed in the contemporary world. They’re learning how to get along with others, how to manage a public identity, how to create a home page.” The study, conducted from 2005 to last summer, describes new-media usage but does not measure its effects. “It certainly rings true that new media are inextricably woven into young people’s lives,” said Vicki Rideout, vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and director of its program for the study of media and health. Ms.
Are you ready? This is all the data Facebook and Google have on you | Dylan Curran Want to freak yourself out? I’m going to show just how much of your information the likes of Facebook and Google store about you without you even realising it. Google knows where you’ve been Google stores your location (if you have location tracking turned on) every time you turn on your phone. Click on this link to see your own data: google.com/maps/timeline? Here is every place I have been in the last 12 months in Ireland. Google knows everything you’ve ever searched – and deleted Google stores search history across all your devices. Click on this link to see your own data: myactivity.google.com/myactivity Google has an advertisement profile of you Google creates an advertisement profile based on your information, including your location, gender, age, hobbies, career, interests, relationship status, possible weight (need to lose 10lb in one day?) Click on this link to see your own data: google.com/settings/ads/ Google knows all the apps you use Google has all of your YouTube history