YouTube Readings

Read the following articles about YouTube. Will be posting the Powerpoint for Tuesday’s lecture after I get back on Monday (at this conference with the worst internet in the world!!).

YouTube – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Technology of HTML5 and Mobile YouTube (no flash)

Youtube Press Statistics on Usage

The future of closed captioning and internet video

The Digital Millennial: Will Hyper-connectivity Affect Teens and Young Adults

 

Don’t forget to get to work on your research papers!!!!!

Diffusion of Innovations

Ever wonder the process of how something goes from new & cool to your mom using it? 🙂

It’s called the diffusion of innovations, or the process of adoption.

Read the following:

Diffusion of Innovations by Everett Rogers

Diffusion of Innovations (Wikipedia)

Diffusion of Innovation: Customer Behavior

 

Download lecture notes

 

Sexting readings

Sexting – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

‘Sexting’ Teens Can Go Too Far – ABC News

Tony Parker, Brett Favre Sexting Scandals: What Has Gotten Into Athletes? | Bleacher Report

Falmouth man details son’s ‘sexting’ case in new book – BostonHerald.com

What is social media?

Social media is a phrase being tossed around a lot these days, but it can sometimes be difficult to answer the question of what is social media. If MySpace is a social media site, and Mag.nolia is a social media site, and Wikipedia is a social media site, then just what is social media?

Is it social networking?

Is it social bookmarking?

Is it wiki?

Read the rest here