“9 things I’ll never do again with social media“, in the O.C. Register:
“7 social media apps we’d like to see built“, in the O.C. Register:
Don Patterson by Steve Zylius/UCI
“Director of the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing & Interaction, Patterson researches software intended to help people navigate social networking sites more efficiently. He’s co-creator of quub, a service that streamlines the process of posting status updates, making Facebook and Twitter easier to use.”
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The whole article is here
“7 fixes for social media’s faults“, in the O.C. Register:
A few quub-related items hit the news in the last week or so:
“13 resolutions for social media in 2010“, in the O.C. Register:
A. #1 “To shut off my mobile social media when I am with the people I care about. I want to experience my life without worrying about what I’m going to say about it.” – Don Patterson, quub.com
“17 victories for social media in 2009“, in the O.C. Register:
A. #2 “Use of social media in recent popular protests in Iran. It showed the power and resilience of social media to organize and to resist central control. It is both powerful and dangerous — depending on which side you end up on.” – Don Patterson, quub.com
“13 surprises to hit social media in 2010“, in the O.C. Register:
A. #8 “Growing number of things which aren’t strictly people on your buddy lists. Suddenly I think we will see people friending their laundromat to see when machines are available, the roads they use to watch traffic, and groups of their friends at once. The latter will be interesting because you will only see updates when all of your friends agree.” – Don Patterson, quub.com
Then a follow-up blog post, “What May Happen to Social Media in 2010 That Governments Should Be Aware Of?” commented about the second quote above.
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The O.C. Register asked us for our opinion of the social media highlight of 2009
#2. “Use of social media in recent popular protests in Iran. It showed the power and resilience of social media to organize and to resist central control. It is both powerful and dangerous — depending on which side you end up on.” – Don Patterson, quub.com
Read the whole thing here.