A Model of Consistency in Communication - JD Schramm - The Conversation.
Students-centric. Edu Tech-tools. Douglas Rushkoff: Why Johnny Can't Program: A New Medium Requires A New Literacy. Ask any kid what Facebook is for and he'll tell you it's there to help him make friends. What else could he think? It's how he *does* make friends. He has no idea the real purpose of the software, and the people coding it, is to monetize his relationships. He isn't even aware of those people, the program, or their purpose. The kids I celebrated in my early books as "digital natives" capable of seeing through all efforts of big media and marketing have actually proven *less* capable of discerning the integrity of the sources they read and the intentions of the programs they use. Amazingly, America - the birthplace of the Internet - is the only developed nation that does not teach programming in its public schools. Just last year, while researching a book on America's digital illiteracy, I met with the Air Force General then in charge of America's cybercommand.
When human beings acquired language, we learned not just how to listen but how to speak. All systems have embedded purposes. Qwiki. How to Cite Twitter and Facebook, Part II: Reference List Entries and In-Text Citations. [Note 10/18/2013: Please view an updated and expanded version of this post at by Chelsea Lee Previously I talked about how to cite Twitter and Facebook posts or feeds in general, which you can do quite easily by mentioning the URLs in text (with no reference list entries required).
Today I address some of the issues pertaining to citing particular posts, which require both reference list entries and in-text citations. As you may have noticed, the Publication Manual does not give specific guidance on how to do this. What to do in the meantime? First, here are screenshots of my examples from Twitter and Facebook (click to enlarge): The suggested reference list entries below generally follow the format for citation of online sources (see pp. 214–215): Here’s the rationale I used for presenting each element in the reference: For in-text citations, parenthetical citation may be easiest: What’s Next. William Gibson - Official Website. Some Business Skills to Go With the Passion. ActuVisu. Visualisation de l'information. Faites parler les données.