Comments on: Social Software Brain Dump: Blogging Now So I Don’t Regret It Later http://motespace.com/blog/2005/05/15/social-software-brain-dump-blogging-now-so-i-dont-regret-it-later/ Disclaimer: The following web space does not contain my own opinions, merely linguistic representations thereof. Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:12:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fruitbat http://motespace.com/blog/2005/05/15/social-software-brain-dump-blogging-now-so-i-dont-regret-it-later/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Fruitbat Thu, 19 May 2005 04:18:23 +0000 http://fairuz.isi.edu/blog/index.php/archives/2005/05/15/social-software-brain-dump-blogging-now-so-i-dont-regret-it-later/#comment-608 Yeah, I was thinking about how this whole social software thing might change the academia someday. I also wonder if the authority that's already there gets bigger and bigger. Althought there might be "lay people" professors, but my instinct is that people tend to look up to credits that are given by selective journals, conferences, etc., since internet resources have the reputation of having massive information of various qualities and credibility. I mean, broadening the channel of contributing to a knowledge doesn't necessary bring down the already established figures and authority. But in a way internet is totally good for spreading ideas when a field is being dominated by the same group of people and ideas (e.g. formal linguistics and Chomskish ideas about languages). Maybe you should help John Schumann to spread his ideas through these new technologies. Yeah, I was thinking about how this whole social software thing might change the academia someday. I also wonder if the authority that’s already there gets bigger and bigger. Althought there might be “lay people” professors, but my instinct is that people tend to look up to credits that are given by selective journals, conferences, etc., since internet resources have the reputation of having massive information of various qualities and credibility. I mean, broadening the channel of contributing to a knowledge doesn’t necessary bring down the already established figures and authority.

But in a way internet is totally good for spreading ideas when a field is being dominated by the same group of people and ideas (e.g. formal linguistics and Chomskish ideas about languages). Maybe you should help John Schumann to spread his ideas through these new technologies.

]]> By: Sarah http://motespace.com/blog/2005/05/15/social-software-brain-dump-blogging-now-so-i-dont-regret-it-later/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Sarah Tue, 17 May 2005 15:36:14 +0000 http://fairuz.isi.edu/blog/index.php/archives/2005/05/15/social-software-brain-dump-blogging-now-so-i-dont-regret-it-later/#comment-606 Ooo, good dump! (heh) Can you 'splain this one a little more: social software as a watershed technology that changes academics in a way that is COMPLETELY different than any technology-wrought change that even the tenured-generation professors have seen (this includes video, etc) Taking the long view, the printing press completely changed academics in that the professor was no longer the only source of info, students could also consult (gasp) books, which shifted some of the prof's power to the library. What feels completely different about ss to you? Ooo, good dump! (heh) Can you ‘splain this one a little more: social software as a watershed technology that changes academics in a way that is COMPLETELY different than any technology-wrought change that even the tenured-generation professors have seen (this includes video, etc)

Taking the long view, the printing press completely changed academics in that the professor was no longer the only source of info, students could also consult (gasp) books, which shifted some of the prof’s power to the library. What feels completely different about ss to you?

]]> By: Payshun http://motespace.com/blog/2005/05/15/social-software-brain-dump-blogging-now-so-i-dont-regret-it-later/comment-page-1/#comment-603 Payshun Mon, 16 May 2005 18:48:52 +0000 http://fairuz.isi.edu/blog/index.php/archives/2005/05/15/social-software-brain-dump-blogging-now-so-i-dont-regret-it-later/#comment-603 Nice, glad you had a good time. p Nice, glad you had a good time.

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