Week 8
These next few blog posts ended up being bunched together due to me forgetting to post them :D
Sorry about that!
At the start of this class we discussed some of the readings set from the week before, one of which was a famous tweet that ended up causing the woman to loose her job. This led onto the discussion about how difficult it is to get across 'tone' via text and how it can incredibly difficult for others to read sarcasm. Many argued that it was either a bad joke or that the medium used to tell it really let it down. Emoji's can help with this but I feel like they come with a stigma sometimes, or they are seen as unprofessional so using one can be risky depending on again what tone you want to get across, whether it be professional or casual.
One of our lectures told us about an app called: Tone check app, that lets you check what tone is coming across in your emails before you send them off. I imagine this could be very useful especially if you are sending work emails etc.
This also leads onto the topic again about how nothing is every truly 'gone' and that the past can be dragged up at any moment if someone needs a bit of revenge. People need to start becoming more aware of this as they make post that could be used against them in the future. This is especially true when it comes to Snapchat, even though the images last a few seconds, there are many ways for people to save them and again use them against you.
Another topic that was brought up was how there was a picture of Mark Zukcerberg and in the background he had his webcam covered, even though he is an advocate for freedom and transparency especially with Facebook. I hadn't heard of this before but I find it kinda funny as well as scary, its funny to think that someone so powerful does something that many wouldn't think to. Its scary on the other hand because there must be a reason for it, the idea of someone watching you through your webcam is terrifying enough but knowing someone so technologically advanced as Zuckerberg feels the need to hide his, really tells us something.
I'm going to make a short post just after this on how the group project is going just so things don't get too messy!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/22/pr-exec-fired-racist-tweet-aids-africa-apology (Link to article and picture)
Sorry about that!
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"The Guardian", Justine Sacco's racist tweet, link at end of page.
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One of our lectures told us about an app called: Tone check app, that lets you check what tone is coming across in your emails before you send them off. I imagine this could be very useful especially if you are sending work emails etc.
This also leads onto the topic again about how nothing is every truly 'gone' and that the past can be dragged up at any moment if someone needs a bit of revenge. People need to start becoming more aware of this as they make post that could be used against them in the future. This is especially true when it comes to Snapchat, even though the images last a few seconds, there are many ways for people to save them and again use them against you.
Another topic that was brought up was how there was a picture of Mark Zukcerberg and in the background he had his webcam covered, even though he is an advocate for freedom and transparency especially with Facebook. I hadn't heard of this before but I find it kinda funny as well as scary, its funny to think that someone so powerful does something that many wouldn't think to. Its scary on the other hand because there must be a reason for it, the idea of someone watching you through your webcam is terrifying enough but knowing someone so technologically advanced as Zuckerberg feels the need to hide his, really tells us something.
I'm going to make a short post just after this on how the group project is going just so things don't get too messy!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/22/pr-exec-fired-racist-tweet-aids-africa-apology (Link to article and picture)
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