Week 11Week 11

Social Networking & Social Networking & BusinessBusiness

Lateral Thinking PuzzleLateral Thinking Puzzle

““A black man dressed all in black, A black man dressed all in black, wearing a black mask, stands at a wearing a black mask, stands at a crossroads in a totally black-painted crossroads in a totally black-painted town. All of the streetlights in town are town. All of the streetlights in town are broken. There is no moon. A black-broken. There is no moon. A black-painted car without headlights drives painted car without headlights drives straight toward him, but turns in time straight toward him, but turns in time and doesn't hit him.”and doesn't hit him.”

http://www.geocities.com/chiakwongmin/lateral_puzzle/index.htm

HousekeepingHousekeeping Bring Your Phones!Bring Your Phones!

– Mobile Photo Safari next weekMobile Photo Safari next week

“…“…creates a unit of content creates a unit of content even smaller…than the even smaller…than the individual blog entry.”individual blog entry.”

Micro-BloggingMicro-Blogging

What are you doing now?What are you doing now?

““Twitter is a new social web-based Twitter is a new social web-based application that allows to tell your friends application that allows to tell your friends what you’re doing at any given moment, what you’re doing at any given moment, and for you to read what your friends are and for you to read what your friends are doing at any given moment. It is text-doing at any given moment. It is text-based, and you can only have 140 based, and you can only have 140 characters in each “tweet”, as it’s called by characters in each “tweet”, as it’s called by its makers. I know this sounds weird its makers. I know this sounds weird probably, or perhaps invasive, but, it’s probably, or perhaps invasive, but, it’s completely voluntary and what you divulge completely voluntary and what you divulge is your business.”is your business.”

http://www.wordsandinterwebs.com/2007/04/21/twitter-an-overview/

““What are you doing now?”What are you doing now?”

““The thing about IM is that when The thing about IM is that when someone IMs you, you are kind someone IMs you, you are kind of obligated to answer them. Either of obligated to answer them. Either that or consciously ignore them. that or consciously ignore them. With twitter, you have all your With twitter, you have all your friends doing this and that, and friends doing this and that, and you can notice it or not, and you can notice it or not, and respond or not.”respond or not.”

http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=976http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=976

Links

Video Discussion: http://grasshopperfactory.com/cbc/small-boxes-25-twitter/

Micro-blogging and Virtual Micro-blogging and Virtual Teams?Teams?

““The way I see Twitter is kind of like The way I see Twitter is kind of like setting up a virtual shared office setting up a virtual shared office space where you and all your friends space where you and all your friends are going to work, hang out, etc. It’s are going to work, hang out, etc. It’s kind of like background noise. You kind of like background noise. You notice these trivial things people are notice these trivial things people are doing just like you notice Jim from doing just like you notice Jim from accounting brought back Indian food accounting brought back Indian food for lunch.”for lunch.”

http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=976

LAB Time: Twitter Part 1LAB Time: Twitter Part 1(Activities 1, 2, and 3)(Activities 1, 2, and 3)

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You have my permissionYou have my permission

““Back Channel”Back Channel”

Blog TalkBlog Talk

Common ChallengesCommon Challenges

Virtual TeamsVirtual Teams

Common ChallengesCommon Challenges

1.1. ““Contextual” InformationContextual” InformationHolidays Holidays (http://www.washdiplomat.com/October(http://www.washdiplomat.com/October%202008/a_holidays_10_08.html)%202008/a_holidays_10_08.html)

Timezones Timezones (http://www.worldtimeserver.com/meeting-planner.aspx)(http://www.worldtimeserver.com/meeting-planner.aspx)

TopographyTopography

Based on Research in “Finding Common Ground in Dispersed Collaboration” by C. Crampton

Common ChallengesCommon Challenges

2.2. Uneven Distribution of InformationUneven Distribution of InformationEmail didn’t go outEmail didn’t go out

Email to similar (wrong) addressEmail to similar (wrong) address

Erroneously addressed emailErroneously addressed email

Email “lost in transit”Email “lost in transit”

Email sent to part of groupEmail sent to part of group Later assume sent to all members of Later assume sent to all members of

groupgroup

Based on Research in “Finding Common Ground in Dispersed Collaboration” by C. Crampton

Common ChallengesCommon Challenges

3.3. Differences in “What is Important”Differences in “What is Important”Long email to multiple peopleLong email to multiple people

Use of “reply” with new topicsUse of “reply” with new topics

Lengthy dialogue with information Lengthy dialogue with information buried in email chainburied in email chain

Based on Research in “Finding Common Ground in Dispersed Collaboration” by C. Crampton

Common ChallengesCommon Challenges

4.4. Uncertainty: the Meaning of SilenceUncertainty: the Meaning of SilenceI agreeI agree

I strongly disagreeI strongly disagree

I am indifferentI am indifferent

I am out of townI am out of town

I am having technical problemsI am having technical problems

I don’t know how to address this sensitive issueI don’t know how to address this sensitive issue

I am busy with other thingsI am busy with other things

I did not notice your questionI did not notice your question

I did not realize you wanted a responseI did not realize you wanted a response

Based on Research in “Finding Common Ground in Dispersed Collaboration” by C. Crampton

GaffsGaffs

The Dreaded Auto-FillThe Dreaded Auto-Fill ““BCC” = Be CarefulBCC” = Be Careful

Class DiscussionClass Discussion

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Hands-On: “Broken Hands-On: “Broken Squares”Squares”

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Each of you has an envelope that contains pieces of heavy Each of you has an envelope that contains pieces of heavy paper for forming squares.paper for forming squares.

The task of your group is to form five squares of equal size. The task of your group is to form five squares of equal size. The task will not be completed until each individual has The task will not be completed until each individual has

before him a perfect square of the same size as those in before him a perfect square of the same size as those in front of the other group members.front of the other group members.

Rules:Rules:

1.1. No member may speakNo member may speak

2.2. No member may ask another member for a piece No member may ask another member for a piece or in any way signal that another person is to or in any way signal that another person is to give him a piece (members may voluntarily give give him a piece (members may voluntarily give pieces to other members).pieces to other members).

Class DiscussionClass Discussion

How did you feel as an individual?How did you feel as an individual? What were the different interactions?What were the different interactions? What caused the frustrations?What caused the frustrations? How did you feel as a team?How did you feel as a team? What are the similarities What are the similarities

to working virtually? to working virtually?

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VisualizationVisualization

Popularity– http://twitterholic.com/– http://tweetvolume.com/

MapsMaps– http://twittervision.com http://twittervision.com

MoodsMoods– http://twistori.com/ http://twistori.com/

Wordle.com

““14 Days of Twitter”14 Days of Twitter”

14 Days of Twitter14 Days of Twitter

No Blogging (yeah!)No Blogging (yeah!)– Tweeting instead (boo)Tweeting instead (boo)

Minimum 3 Tweets per dayMinimum 3 Tweets per day– Tweets related to Assignment 3Tweets related to Assignment 3– Tweets related to weekly readingTweets related to weekly reading– Tweets related to other course topicsTweets related to other course topics– Additional tweets = random thoughtsAdditional tweets = random thoughts

14 Days of Twitter14 Days of Twitter

Use TagsUse Tags– #{group delicious tag} for Assignment 3#{group delicious tag} for Assignment 3– #335mobile for first week reading#335mobile for first week reading– #335politics for second week reading#335politics for second week reading

@reply replaces comments@reply replaces comments– 4 replies over 2 week twitter period4 replies over 2 week twitter period– Final blog comment grading periodFinal blog comment grading period

Last week through today (1Last week through today (1stst week) week) Nov 19 through Dec 03 (2Nov 19 through Dec 03 (2ndnd week) week)

LAB Time: Twitter Part 2LAB Time: Twitter Part 2(Activities 4 & 5. (Activities 4 & 5. Optional 6 & 7Optional 6 & 7))

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