Sunday, November 15, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
More Research about Facebook
Martha Rose Woodward, the writer on this blog is working on a project for a graduate class at the University of Tennessee, the JEM 560 class, "Writing for the Web". The following is the first few pages of her research project.
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Why should journalists care about Facebook?
“The job of journalism is to deliver globally while connecting locally, nationally, and internationally to help the information flow everywhere, to anyone, without the slightest setback.” Christina Pomoni
Abstract
This research paper defines Facebook by giving its history and features. It discusses some of the ways in which journalists are using Facebook. It also discusses some of the changes in journalism as the profession moves away from being distributed primarily by newspapers, radio, and television to being dominated by on-line and portable methods. It presents and briefly discusses several problems with the use of Facebook and looks at the Facebook of the future.___
Introduction
Uncle David had oatmeal for breakfast. Rebecca wrote she was out all night with the guy she met at the bar on Saturday night. Byron contacted the high school classmate who helped him pass senior English 43 years ago. Does anyone care about these kinds of things? Actually yes, and social networks are full to the brim with this kind of data. The largest social network is Facebook. (Facebook Statistics)
As the many uses of Facebook are becoming more well-known as well as being better understood, the importance and changes brought about by Facebook cannot and should not be ignored. But is Facebook just a place for lonely, desperate people to interact with others who are just as lonely and desperate?
Woodward 2
Having 316 million plus users makes Facebook the most used social-networking site, not just in the USA, but around the world. (Facebook statistics) Considering the world population as 6.6 billion, (Census Data) if Facebook was a country, it would be the 5th largest on the planet. (Facebook Statistics) Facebook contains as many as 35,000 features that have spurred this large amount of use. Those features are: connections to friends, personal information, wall posts, messages—similar to e-mail, photos, and notes. (Facebook Statistics). As of this date, 850+ billion photos have been posted on Facebook. (Facebook Statistics) It has had profound effects on the use of social-networks in general as well as in the ways in which journalists are using it in their daily jobs. Because of the popularity of Facebook, its platforms and applications, the ways journalists report and distribute news have been changed forever and cannot be ignored. (Facebook for Dummies 2008)
Facebook Me:
Why should journalists care about Facebook?
“The job of journalism is to deliver globally while connecting locally, nationally, and internationally to help the information flow everywhere, to anyone, without the slightest setback.” Christina Pomoni
Abstract
This research paper defines Facebook by giving its history and features. It discusses some of the ways in which journalists are using Facebook. It also discusses some of the changes in journalism as the profession moves away from being distributed primarily by newspapers, radio, and television to being dominated by on-line and portable methods. It presents and briefly discusses several problems with the use of Facebook and looks at the Facebook of the future.___
Introduction
Uncle David had oatmeal for breakfast. Rebecca wrote she was out all night with the guy she met at the bar on Saturday night. Byron contacted the high school classmate who helped him pass senior English 43 years ago. Does anyone care about these kinds of things? Actually yes, and social networks are full to the brim with this kind of data. The largest social network is Facebook. (Facebook Statistics)
As the many uses of Facebook are becoming more well-known as well as being better understood, the importance and changes brought about by Facebook cannot and should not be ignored. But is Facebook just a place for lonely, desperate people to interact with others who are just as lonely and desperate?
Woodward 2
Having 316 million plus users makes Facebook the most used social-networking site, not just in the USA, but around the world. (Facebook statistics) Considering the world population as 6.6 billion, (Census Data) if Facebook was a country, it would be the 5th largest on the planet. (Facebook Statistics) Facebook contains as many as 35,000 features that have spurred this large amount of use. Those features are: connections to friends, personal information, wall posts, messages—similar to e-mail, photos, and notes. (Facebook Statistics). As of this date, 850+ billion photos have been posted on Facebook. (Facebook Statistics) It has had profound effects on the use of social-networks in general as well as in the ways in which journalists are using it in their daily jobs. Because of the popularity of Facebook, its platforms and applications, the ways journalists report and distribute news have been changed forever and cannot be ignored. (Facebook for Dummies 2008)
Research Paper about Facebook
50 Things You Should Know About Facebook
Martha Rose Woodward
Facebook began in 2004, since that time it has gained 300 million users.
Facebook has two types of accounts: professional and personal.
Journalists should use the professional side for business and keep a personal side for family and close friends.
Each user has to be his or her real self on Facebook.
You must be at least 13 years old to use Facebook.
If a user is caught telling lies, he/she is thrown off the site.
Each user can accept or not accept people who want to be friends.
“Apps” means the applications of software that produce the various items on the site.
RSS is the constant stream of posts shown on the screen—it constantly moves forward.
Each user can contact friends on the wall—a public place, or in private with e-mails between friends.
Facebook instantly feeds topics of interests to users as these are discussed.
Facebook keeps a record of everything each user does on the site forever.
Facebook “owns” all information on each site and can use it as they please.
All major news agencies, political organizations, clubs, and businesses have a Facebook presence.
Facebook is free to users.
The CEO of Facebook is Mark Zuckerberg—currently 24 years old.
Zuckerberg has been accused of “stealing” the ideas behind the web site. He has paid nearly $100 million dollars to settle lawsuits about the ownership of Facebook.
Facebook’s headquarters is located in Palo Alto, California.
There are only 900 employees at Facebook.
Facebook “pulse” watches/monitors all postings per second per day. They know what is being “said” and “done” every second of the day all around the world by the 300 million uers.
Facebook users get to decide who to allow as friends.
Each person is allowed 5,000 friends.
An individual can create a “page” on Facebook which can be displayed to more than 5,000 people.
At one point Facebook lost data of users and could not find it.
Facebook recently made a policy concerning what to do about the accounts of individuals who die—there were some problems concerning Facebook sites of people who died.
Facebook staff responds to ideas and suggestions from users. Many of these ideas actually help the company do a better job.
Facebook gathers large amounts of data that could not legally be discovered without a search warrant—users give it away freely.
All government sites have a Facebook presence and have developed guidelines and policies for use by employees.
If Facebook were a country it would be the 6th largest in the world.
Users form groups on Facebook.
Any type of group you can imagine has a presence on Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will become more readily used than the telephone.
Facebook has been called “the Internet within the Internet”.
Foul language, bad behavior, illegal behavior, all get reported by users and are not tolerated.
Facebook has pages of “help” about hundreds of topics, i.e. How to use each application, terms of service, statistics, etiquette, data about the company and staff, and much, much more.
If you type Facebook and almost any name or topic, you will find a posting about it.
Facebook provides a steady stream of ideas for stories for journalists.
Facebook is interactive---writers “talk and listen” to sources.
Facebook has not gone public yet.
Facebook is privately owned and makes money through selling ads ad through having rich people make investments in the site.
"Facebook Statistics" is an excellent resource for information about the company.
Some experts on Facebook are: Muhammad Yaoob; Paul Bradshaw, Mezrich,Jessi Hempel, and Barbara Ortuay. _________________________________________
Martha Rose Woodward
Facebook began in 2004, since that time it has gained 300 million users.
Facebook has two types of accounts: professional and personal.
Journalists should use the professional side for business and keep a personal side for family and close friends.
Each user has to be his or her real self on Facebook.
You must be at least 13 years old to use Facebook.
If a user is caught telling lies, he/she is thrown off the site.
Each user can accept or not accept people who want to be friends.
“Apps” means the applications of software that produce the various items on the site.
RSS is the constant stream of posts shown on the screen—it constantly moves forward.
Each user can contact friends on the wall—a public place, or in private with e-mails between friends.
Facebook instantly feeds topics of interests to users as these are discussed.
Facebook keeps a record of everything each user does on the site forever.
Facebook “owns” all information on each site and can use it as they please.
All major news agencies, political organizations, clubs, and businesses have a Facebook presence.
Facebook is free to users.
The CEO of Facebook is Mark Zuckerberg—currently 24 years old.
Zuckerberg has been accused of “stealing” the ideas behind the web site. He has paid nearly $100 million dollars to settle lawsuits about the ownership of Facebook.
Facebook’s headquarters is located in Palo Alto, California.
There are only 900 employees at Facebook.
Facebook “pulse” watches/monitors all postings per second per day. They know what is being “said” and “done” every second of the day all around the world by the 300 million uers.
Facebook users get to decide who to allow as friends.
Each person is allowed 5,000 friends.
An individual can create a “page” on Facebook which can be displayed to more than 5,000 people.
At one point Facebook lost data of users and could not find it.
Facebook recently made a policy concerning what to do about the accounts of individuals who die—there were some problems concerning Facebook sites of people who died.
Facebook staff responds to ideas and suggestions from users. Many of these ideas actually help the company do a better job.
Facebook gathers large amounts of data that could not legally be discovered without a search warrant—users give it away freely.
All government sites have a Facebook presence and have developed guidelines and policies for use by employees.
If Facebook were a country it would be the 6th largest in the world.
Users form groups on Facebook.
Any type of group you can imagine has a presence on Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will become more readily used than the telephone.
Facebook has been called “the Internet within the Internet”.
Foul language, bad behavior, illegal behavior, all get reported by users and are not tolerated.
Facebook has pages of “help” about hundreds of topics, i.e. How to use each application, terms of service, statistics, etiquette, data about the company and staff, and much, much more.
If you type Facebook and almost any name or topic, you will find a posting about it.
Facebook provides a steady stream of ideas for stories for journalists.
Facebook is interactive---writers “talk and listen” to sources.
Facebook has not gone public yet.
Facebook is privately owned and makes money through selling ads ad through having rich people make investments in the site.
"Facebook Statistics" is an excellent resource for information about the company.
Some experts on Facebook are: Muhammad Yaoob; Paul Bradshaw, Mezrich,Jessi Hempel, and Barbara Ortuay. _________________________________________
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
My latest book is "live".
My latest book, my first true crime book, is "live" at the publisher, meaning it is ready for sale. It went live on Tuesday.
Area stores will be getting orders soon. You may always buy the book on line by going to www.authorhouse.com and searching at the Bookstore. It is also available at www.amazon.com, but you will pay more.
The book covers the 2 years I spent covering and writing about the McLean Case. Did he get away with cold-bloodied murder? Was it all Erin's fault? Is Eric dating again? How much did it cost for Attorney, Bruce Poston, to work as Eric's lawyer? Who is paying that bill?
There are things in this book you have not heard anywhere else.
Buy a copy and let me know what you think.
Area stores will be getting orders soon. You may always buy the book on line by going to www.authorhouse.com and searching at the Bookstore. It is also available at www.amazon.com, but you will pay more.
The book covers the 2 years I spent covering and writing about the McLean Case. Did he get away with cold-bloodied murder? Was it all Erin's fault? Is Eric dating again? How much did it cost for Attorney, Bruce Poston, to work as Eric's lawyer? Who is paying that bill?
There are things in this book you have not heard anywhere else.
Buy a copy and let me know what you think.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Dragnet Schools Obama
9/7 “Dragnet” Gives A Lesson To President Obama : Glenn Beck – The 912 Project
go to www.the912Project.com and watch the video from Dragnet...it is priceless.
go to www.the912Project.com and watch the video from Dragnet...it is priceless.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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