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Why the Era of Social Media Is Due to Come to an End | @BigThink #TIL

 

Today I learned:

"A 2015 study by researchers from the University of Missouri found that regular use of Facebook could lead to symptoms of depression, while a study of young adults found that Facebook can make them feel less in the moment, decreasing life satisfaction. Rather than provide the social engagement it claims to offer, Facebook can actually lead to isolation and other negative psychological effects."

Read more at Why the Era of Social Media Is Due to Come to an End | Big Think

POSSE - Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere

POSSE is an abbreviation for Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere, a content publishing model that starts with posting content on your own domain first, then syndicating out copies to 3rd party services with permashortlinks back to the original on your site.

Why

POSSE lets your friends keep using whatever they use to read your stuff (e.g. silo aggregators like Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, etc.). It's a key part of why and how the IndieWeb movement is different from just "everyone blog on their own site", and also different from "everyone just install and run (YourFavoriteSocialSoftware)" etc. monoculture solutions.

POSSE is about staying in touch with current friends now, rather than the potential of staying in touch with friends in the future. As such, POSSE is more important than federation. In addition, if federated approaches take a POSSE approach first, they will likely get better adoption (everyone wants to stay in touch with their friends), and thereby more rapidly approach that federated future. 

Read more on indieweb.org.

The Dark Side of Social Media - CSUF News Center

"Using systems such as Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest and others, especially in certain situations, can cause real problems. For college students, it can limit their ability to study well and diminish their academic performance."

Read more: CSUF News Center - The Dark Side of Social Media

Social Media Trend in 2017

1. Social Messaging
2. Authentic Content (live video)
3. The rise of emoji usage in formal content

1. Don't go overboard. You shouldn't be using emojis regularly. Using them all of the time could annoy others and muddle your message.
2. Know your audience. Consider your company's corporate culture and your relationship with those with whom you are communicating. While including a thumbs-up icon in an email to work friend might be fine, doing so when sending messages to company leaders could easily be frowned upon.
3. Assess the situation. Using emoticons when discussing serious issues can appear awkward or rude. It's best to leave emojis completely out of those types of communications.
4. Know your emojis. Today, there are hundreds of different emojis and emoticons. If you are going to use one, be sure not only that you know what it means, but that the person receiving it will understand the message as well. The last thing you want is for an emoji to be taken the wrong way.
5. Use your words. If you aren't 100 percent sure that using an emoji will get your point across, leave it out and focus on your words. Either write out what you want to say, or have an in-person or phone conversation to discuss the topic.- See more at: http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/9219-emojis-at-work.html#sthash.tBv3oukb.dpuf

Facebook and Your Personal Data

"Facebook has a particularly comprehensive set of dossiers on its more than 2 billion members. Every time a Facebook member likes a post, tags a photo, updates their favorite movies in their profile, posts a comment about a politician, or changes their relationship status, Facebook logs it. When they browse the Web, Facebook collects information about pages they visit that contain Facebook sharing buttons. When they use Instagram or WhatsApp on their phone, which are both owned by Facebook, they contribute more data to Facebook’s dossier." Read more here.

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Socialism dan social media

Socialism dan social media merupakan dua perkara yang tidak berkait antara satu sama lain, pun begitu perkataan asas social ada pada kedua-dua term. Socialism merujuk kepada ideologi dan sistem ekonomi manakala social media merupakan istilah dalam dunia internet dimana kini menjadi alat komunikasi dan diskusi. Socialism meletakkan golongan bawahan (majoriti/pengguna) sebagai tuan kepada satu institusi contohnya dalam sesebuah company. Socialism muncul sebagai ideologi yang bertentangan dengan ideologi capitalism yang mengeksploitasi keinginan manusia berbelanjana untuk kepentingan capital. Golongan pekerja ditekan untuk kepentingan golongan capitalist. 

Apakah ada sedikit persamaan yang ada dalam struktur social media dengan ideologi socialism? Mungkinkan ideologi yang menjadi ketakutan kerajaan capitalism secular yang tidak mementingkan kebajikan rakyat ini sedikit sebanyak menyelinap dalam struktur social media? 

Pada pandangan aku tidak ada kaitan jelas antaranya cuma dalam social media tidak ada hierarchy. Golongan yang asalnya dikenali ramai adalah sama taraf dengan orang biasa, sesiapa boleh berkomunikasi dengan bebas. Golongan yang dianggap biasa boleh menjadi individu yang boleh influence individu lain serta mendapat sokongan yang boleh mengalahkan individu yang asalnya dikenali ramai di luar sistem social media ini. Nilai sama rata ini merupakan asas ideologi socialism. Mungkin ini merupakan salah satu sebab terdapat segelintir pemimpin politik yang tidak mahu menggunakan social media dan sentiasa dalam ego sendiri.