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Examples of unintended consequence of communication technology |
A positive unexpected benefit; A positive source of problems; A negative of perverse effect; Examples: Post-it notes, karaoke, cable TV, internet social media |
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What are the two levels of effects of communication technology? |
efficiency/social impact |
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Efficiency is... |
How to do things faster // Inventors, innovators and early adopters think primarily about efficiency effects // Anticipated efficiency gains or productivity gains that justify an investment in new technology |
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Social Impact is... |
Beyond efficiency // Impact on a society, organization, group and other social entity // Change how people communicate and interact with each other // Change how people organize and work // Empowerment |
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What are smart mobs? |
A form of self-organizing social group through technology-mediated, intelligent "emergent behavior." // Newest form of social organization // Mobilized by wireless or mobile technology, esp text messages // Allow individuals to act together in new ways |
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Two aspects of digital divide |
Physical access/Knowledge access...Digital gap; information gap/divide // Gap between the “haves” and the “have-nots” / Physical access to ICT / compatibility in using ICT |
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Examples of convergence technologies |
camcorder / Clock / radio / combine / spork Communication media;Input/output device;Communication modalities |
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What is the theory of social influence/contagion |
Individuals, attitudes, and behaviors tend to become similar to those of their social contacts. In the context of technology adoption and use:Similar attitudes towards technologySimilar use of technology. |
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What characterizes the theory of Homophilly? |
"Birds of a feather flock together";the tendency of individuals to associate and bond with similar others. |
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What is critical mass? What is the tipping point? |
The existence of sufficient momentum in a social system such that the momentum becomes self-sustaining and fuels further growth. The adoption and use of technology has become dramatically and rapidly popular and common. Tipping Point- the threshold entry |
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What does CSCW stand for? |
Computer supported collaborative work |
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What is groupware? Examples? |
Business software designed to help individuals collaborate on a single project using a network or Internet connections. Ex: Microsoft Sharepoint, Yammers, Podio, Google Docs. |
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Characteristics of virtual organizations? |
Geographically distributed, Members bound by long-term common goals/interests,Communication and coordination via ICTs (information communication technologies) |
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What are the differences between network vs. hierarchical organizational structures (strengths and weaknesses)? |
Network-Decentralized Flat- no centralized leader Jobs are less clearly defined , so people respond to different kinds of tasks Information sharing is much more efficient Hierarchial-Chain of commandsBoundaries are set, clearly defined Military organizations , retails, most corporations, education |
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What organizations are primarily organized in the hierarchical structure |
UTA, Amazon, Microsoft (traditional businesses) |
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What is VoiP? Examples? |
Voice-over Internet Protocol. Ex: Skype, TeamSpeak, Ventrilo |
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What are the 4 primary e-commerce models (aka B-webs)? What are the examples of each model? |
Agora( eBay Craigslist), Aggregation(amazon), Value Chain(dell, toyota), Alliance(wikipedia, youtube) |
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What are examples of Web 2.0? What are the key characteristics of Web 2.0? How is it different from Web 1.0? |
Online banking, Gmail, online radio, social networks, etc. Websites that emphasize user-generated content, usability, and interoperability |
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Taxonomy |
Tags are added by the content creator or author. Most typical blogs will have a tag cloud - this is a good example of a Taxonomy. Done by professionals and authorities. |
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Folksonomy |
Folksonomy tags are added by the consumer or reader. So Flickr keywords - where the user can add their own tags / keywords describing a photo - is a good example of a Folksonomy. |
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Social media characterized by different levels of media richness and self-presentation/disclosure |
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6 degrees of separation |
1967, Stanley Milgram. The theory that everyone and everything is six or fewer steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person in the world, so that a chain of "a friend of a friend" statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps |
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What are the centrality measures of people in a social network? What are the differences between degree/betweenness/closeness centrality? |
Degree centrality - Based on the number of direct links Betweenness centrality - Based on the degree to which one connects others who are not connected Closeness centrality - Based on the shortest steps it takes for one to reach everyone else in the network |
