Archive for the 'Facebook' Category
Closer to Open Social Networks? Google and Facebook Join the DataPortability Work Group
From Catherine Howell via Educause. The possible future of the internet?
Ben Metcalfe, the DataPortability founder, has just announced that Facebook along with Google have now joined the DataPortability Workgroup.
Given that Google and Facebook are two of the biggest holders of social and personal information on the internet (Amazon are probably 3rd) this […]
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F2F Event & Social Networks LEading to Richer Connections?
Via Stephen Downes blog. Should we consider using social networks to support or even facilitate training events / sessions / conferences? How many conferences or external meetings have you attended where you meet like minded individuals, take their details together with promises of future collaboration only to lose sight of them […]
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Studying in Facebook
From the blog of Jane Hart (Web Link). I’ve mentioned in earlier posts about my on/off quest concerning student learning in Facebook. I’ve been aware of students using it for course based discussion and as a means of keeping into contact with each other. Lately I’ve heard about specifically designed Facebook applications […]
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Facebook As a Learning Platform
Increasingly there has been a lot of speculation with regards to using Facebook as a learning platform and the article below is typical. Many people cite its social network aspect, allowing for groups of people interested in the same sort of ’stuff’ to converse and for ideas to spread on a viral basis. Indeed it’s […]
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