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PotatoesMySpace,

Reddit/Digg, Second Life,

Podcastsand the Rest

Today MySpace

Organizational tools

Thursday Chapter quiz

Reddit

90,000

I left MySpace because:

1. My parents made me2. Facebook became prominant3.It did not deliver what it promised for music4.I didn’t leave MySpace: never there 5. I didn’t leave MySpace: still there

Facebook

Migration from MySpace

TheParentsEdgecom. Giving parents the edge in a tech savvy teen world! How to delete a Myspace account.

Weiki how: how to get a myspace without your parents finding out

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Why people left MySpace

MySpace’s biggest problem?

NewsCorps didn’t know, didn’t care what they were doingLack of focus, didn’t deliver entertainment values and purposesLoss of general audience to FBLack of control over creepsBad publicity

MySpace

I think JT will do it! I’m all in.Wait and seeMySpace is cursed

How will I approach the next MySpace comeback?

http://blog.mysquawkbox.com/a-short-history-of-myspace-infographic/

Reddit: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/10/15/reddit_troll_violentacrez_outed_by_gawker_when_will_law_enforcement_catch.html:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/27/creepshots-georgia-teacher-fired-photos-student-reddit-video_n_1919732.html

http://imgur.com/a/bDHky#0

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/10/14/reddit-gawker-violentacrez-we-need-a-new-set-of-manners-for-the-internet/

http://gawker.com/5950981/unmasking-reddits-violentacrez-the-biggest-troll-on-the-web

What should be done about subReddits and subRedditors who practice sexual and other exploitation?

I want authorities to police the creeps and remove them.I’m a First Amendment purist. Let the communities take care of themselves.Live and let live. To each his/her own.

Read for Thurday class activity: http://gawker.com/5950981/unmasking-reddits-violentacrez-the-biggest-troll-on-the-web

Read article as well as comments

Thursday’s class will focus on this case and cover several social media concepts

Assignment for Sunday:Learn about StumbleuponIs it a blog? Search engine? What? How did it become a significant social network?What are some of its best features? Worst? What function does it serve in the world of SM?How does it measure up against some other social networks you can name?What are some typical or special examples of StumbleUpon results, either those you can find or from stories on the Internet.

File 200-word s stand-alone reflection post on FB. I’ll be looking to see you engage others’ posts to construct conversations and friendly debate.