I must confess, of all the social tools the most incomprehensible for me was Twitter. Granted, I am not a fan of any social tool, I can still find my way around most of them to find something interesting for me. But Twitter was still a mystery to me. I understood the basic principle that is: someone write a short post to his followers. They can then reply or forward the post.
That was it for me. Beyond that I was clueless.
Not anymore.
Looking for some interesting topics on groups in social media I came across TwitterChat. These are scheduled chats on Twitter where you can interact live with people interested in the chat subject. The chats are moderated by a host and gives the opportunity to meet new people. During the chat you can asked question or reply to others question. The idea is to share and discuss on a specific topic. It is a very dynamic group as it vary from chat to chat.
The tricky part is to find an active TwitterChat. I found an interesting one #contentchat that was having place this afternoon. The chat was moderated by Erika Heald
@SFerika
and had many participants. Some asked questions while others answered or commented on the post. In all the experience was interesting and I think this kind of social group is very effective by its dynamic nature and heterogeneous composition depending of the subject.
lundi 27 mars 2017
mercredi 22 mars 2017
Social media and narcissism
The advent of the social media may have been positive in many respects but it may have some psychological side-effects.
A growing body of evidence point to an epidemic of narcissism in social media. The self promoting social network are the perfect stage for narcissist to thrive in their disorder. So much that many of the most active users of social network present strong trait of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
The source of the narcissism epidemic is therefor rooted in our parenting habits and social standards with children.
A growing body of evidence point to an epidemic of narcissism in social media. The self promoting social network are the perfect stage for narcissist to thrive in their disorder. So much that many of the most active users of social network present strong trait of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
While it is possible to make correlation between overactive users and NDP, it is very difficult to determine if the social networks are causing NDP. Considering that the disorder is likely to develop before the age of 7 it seems more probable that social media attract narcissistic people because the structure of the network feed their need of shallow love and self promotion.
The source of the narcissism epidemic is therefor rooted in our parenting habits and social standards with children.
RE: 8 Ways Facebook Changed the World
In February 2014, Kurt Wagner posted an article on the ways Facebook changed the world. The article was interesting even 2 years later.
8 ways Facebook changed the World.
1. Facebook Changed How We Keep in Touch
Facebook is definitely a milestone in the history of human relations. In little more than 10 years, it has become more than a mean of communication but a relation catalyst. People connect and relate to each other through the service. It is part of the life of its user in a way that goes beyond one on one communication. It is the main way of getting news and information on people and organizations.2. Facebook Changed the Way We Share Our Lives
With Facebook came the gratification of being popular, of speaking to an audience. As it takes everything to make the world there is an audience for any kind of posting. Be it your favourite food or your weird hobby, someone somewhere will be interested and will probably comment...3. Facebook Changed the Way We Consume Content
Facebook is working endlessly to present its user with the news and content it would want to see. The more this art is perfecting the less user are exposed to new ideas. In this respect, it's a drawback of Facebook in regard to the widening of everyone horizon. You like baseball, we'll present you more baseball...4. Facebook Changed the Way We View Privacy
This one is tricky... In fact, Facebook did not changed the way we see privacy, it blurred the lines. No one knows what privacy is anymore. Even someone who don't publish specific information on himself can be profiled just by looking at the pages he views and likes.5. Facebook Changed American Politics
While it is still very true that Facebook changed the American politics, the sole influence of Facebook has faded. Other social networks are gaining importance in politics especially Twitter. Still Facebook was a game changer and paved the way to the use of social media to share political views/agenda.6. Facebook Changed the Middle East
The kind of change that came to the Middle East using Facebook is not likely to be seen again because most of controlling regime learned from that and now censors and or monitors the use of social media.7. Facebook Changed the Way People Are Bullied
Because of this new reality, rules have been adjusted to limit the possibility of cyberbullying. Police have more power and tools to manage those crime but the pseudo anonymity of the Internet keeps things sometimes tricky.8. Facebook Changed the Way Businesses Interact With Customers
In 2017 a business (mainly retail and services to the population) cannot exist without a presence on Facebook. It is a privileged way to interact with clients. To manage complaint as well as promoting services of goods.mardi 21 mars 2017
Wikileaks
In the turmoils of fake news and media blaming, one site still keeps bringing the truth.
Wikileaks was build to unveil the the truth about back office deals and hidden agenda of political groups around the world.
It is paradoxical that one of the most respected site and awarded for its transparency and openness about the source is aiming to make state secrets public. In this case, the credibility of the site is its main characteristic. All document posted on the site are thoroughly authenticate by multiple sources. Without this process, the site would lose the trust of its readers and its main goal.Still, it proves that even in an era of misinformation there is a way to promote truth and inspire trust.
Wikileaks was build to unveil the the truth about back office deals and hidden agenda of political groups around the world.
It is paradoxical that one of the most respected site and awarded for its transparency and openness about the source is aiming to make state secrets public. In this case, the credibility of the site is its main characteristic. All document posted on the site are thoroughly authenticate by multiple sources. Without this process, the site would lose the trust of its readers and its main goal.Still, it proves that even in an era of misinformation there is a way to promote truth and inspire trust.
lundi 20 mars 2017
"WireTrump"
More and more the use of social media to promote political agenda is eroding the trust in the online information.
Earlier this month, president Trump accused the previous administration and president of wiretapping his phone line during the presidential campaign. While President Trump maintain the accusation, no proof have been presented. What would follow is a series of public exchanges and requests aiming at discrediting the other party. While it is common place in politics to claim and disclaim all sorts of pseudo fact, in the social world things are generally more subtle.
Don't get this wrong, there is plenty of false statements on social network but they don't affect a nation security nor they are officially framed to attack the previous president. By using the social network to manipulate the public opinion, President Trump, bypass the traditional news outlet and flood the public with posts that are both entertaining and political. The negative impact of this strategy is a diminished trust in information in the social network.
We live in a society where information is front and centre of everything. If we cannot trust the news media or our social network (friends, colleague, family, etc.) how to find the truth? It is necessarily somewhere hidden behind some lies.
A survey by Environics found last year that less than 30% of respondents trust the information on social network which not far behind the less than 50% for broadcasting news. Even if we know the information may be false, the message stick if it is repeated. A poll by the news channel WJHL hint at a 25% believing the president. This poll is on a voluntary base and may not well reflect the general opinion. Still 25% is a lot of people backing the president on an accusation for which he has provided no proof.
Earlier this month, president Trump accused the previous administration and president of wiretapping his phone line during the presidential campaign. While President Trump maintain the accusation, no proof have been presented. What would follow is a series of public exchanges and requests aiming at discrediting the other party. While it is common place in politics to claim and disclaim all sorts of pseudo fact, in the social world things are generally more subtle.
Don't get this wrong, there is plenty of false statements on social network but they don't affect a nation security nor they are officially framed to attack the previous president. By using the social network to manipulate the public opinion, President Trump, bypass the traditional news outlet and flood the public with posts that are both entertaining and political. The negative impact of this strategy is a diminished trust in information in the social network.
We live in a society where information is front and centre of everything. If we cannot trust the news media or our social network (friends, colleague, family, etc.) how to find the truth? It is necessarily somewhere hidden behind some lies.
A survey by Environics found last year that less than 30% of respondents trust the information on social network which not far behind the less than 50% for broadcasting news. Even if we know the information may be false, the message stick if it is repeated. A poll by the news channel WJHL hint at a 25% believing the president. This poll is on a voluntary base and may not well reflect the general opinion. Still 25% is a lot of people backing the president on an accusation for which he has provided no proof.
vendredi 17 mars 2017
Most popular media tools
Top 20 social media tool
Social media tools by geographic concentration
Facebook 1,9B active users world wide (social network)
Youtube 1B active users world wide (video)
Whatsapp 1B active users world wide (messaging)
Facebook Messenger 1B active users world wide (social network)
QQ 900M users mainly in Asia (messaging)
Wechat 800M users mainly in Asia (messaging)
Qzone 650M users mainly in Asia (social network)
Google Plus 540M users world wide (social network)
Instagram 500M users world wide (picture)
Kugou 450M users in Asia (music)
Twitter 300M users world wide (microblogging)
Snapchat 300M users mainly in western world (messaging)
Skype with 300M users worldwide (messaging and multimedia communication)
Sina Weibo 300M users mainly in asia (microblogging)
Viber 250M users world wide (Messeging and communication)
Line 200M users in Asia (communication)
YY 150M users in Asia
LinkedIn 100M users world wide (professional social network)
Pinterest 100M users in western world (pictures)
Spotify100M users mainly in western world (music)
Telegram100M users mainly in western world (messaging)
VK100M users mainly in Russia (social network)
mardi 7 mars 2017
A thousand words…
In the fast pace universe, we live in,
every second of attention is important. You want to convey a message to an
audience that is exposed to thousands of words every day. You must catch the
attention of the reader and keep until your message is deliver.
Unfortunately, writing short text is a long
process. Mark Twain once said: “I didn't have time to write a short letter, so
I wrote a long one instead.” But a blog is not a novel, it’s a bunch of ideas
put together without formalism or predefined structure. Yet, it must be
effective.
Here comes the infographic
One way to “jam pack” a blog without the
use of lengthy sentences and explanation is using those nice infographics we
see a lot. There are many tools to help creating very nice picture exposing
visually concept. Most of these tools are online and available freely or at low
cost. Some of the coolest I found are:
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Visualization tools
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Word cloud tools
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Infographics
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Royalty free pictures
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