Category Archives: sharing

Two falses do not make a right

Posted on October 1, 2009 by vanelsas

If a woman is raped, do you feel it’s her fault because she was dressed sexy and flirting a bit? If a tourist gets mugged on the streets of New York, would you agree that it’s his own fault because … Continue reading →

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Design of an Open Social Interaction Network: Human needs

Posted on October 3, 2007 by vanelsas

After I posted some of my observations about flaws in web 2.0, I received a lot of positive and smart reactions. Becoming a bit overconfident I suggested that we might be able to aid future service design by exploring with … Continue reading →

Posted in advertisement, Facebook, friends, internet evolves around you (not), Mobile Internet, Open Social Interaction Networks, OpenID, sharing, social networks, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

The flaws in web 2.0 and how to correct them part 2

Posted on October 2, 2007 by vanelsas

After I wrote my earlier post called “The flaws in web 2.0 and how to correct them” I was surprised by the really positive replies and also the quality of the discussion that seems to have been triggered by it. … Continue reading →

Posted in emotions, Facebook, friends, future of advertisement, on-line advertisement, OpenID, sharing, social capital, social networks, true interaction | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Internet doesn’t evolve around you (part 2)

Posted on September 17, 2007 by vanelsas

I was a little in a hurry in my previous post. In this post I argue that, despite what we are meant to believe, the Internet does not evolve around you. Perhaps services like Facebook, MySpace, but also the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, internet evolves around you (not), sharing, social networks, true interaction, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

A new social networking generation rises

Posted on September 14, 2007 by vanelsas

Have you ever noticed how fast young children pick up new trends on the Internet at elementary school? It is amazing really. My children come back from school and as soon as they get the chance they fire up the … Continue reading →

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The myth of social networks?

Posted on September 13, 2007 by vanelsas

Just saw a nice article by Carl Mangold in which he proposes to drop the term social network as research shows that the main reasons for users to generate content are fame and fun. Furthermore there are only few of … Continue reading →

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