Justin Chan

[Terrible Maps @TerribleMaps]

The majority of Americans can’t locate Venezuela on this map

[Hafu @itshafu]

:( I can’t believe this is happening in my country - I’m truly terrified. That could be my mom getting beat up on the street for no reason.

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@chuggaaconroy I noticed that every Abra you defeat drops a Max Ether (it's why you found so many in your first run of Western Cave). Do you understand why Abra does this? It seems kinda random to me.

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

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[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

I think this class helped me understand how necessary it is for us to be on social media. I used to keep things I did online and offline separate, but now I realize that they're interconnected and that it's important to maintain weak ties #digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@SeanIlg I think this class has changed my opinion about Twitter in education a bit, too! I was initially skeptical about how useful it would be, but now I see how it facilitates and extends conversations. #Digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

This made me think of our class! Reminds us that machines and algorithms are neither unbiased nor free from human influence #Digitech296 https://t.co/NJ24yN1TAi

[Alex Shams @alexshams_]

Turkish is a gender neutral language. There is no "he" or "she" - everything is just "o". But look what happens when Google translates to English. Thread:

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@barrywellman Well I suppose their culture is different. Paying via WeChat is convenient for people and there might not be much they can or want to do about government surveillance? I thought you were expressing skepticism about adopting mobile payments in U.S.

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@RayCMe @archanak97 For example, the story of Dr. Ben Carson attempting to stab someone when he was 14 came up during his presidential campaign. Stuff like this is probably relevant and important to know.

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@RayCMe @archanak97 People do change, but would these things be recorded and accessible online? I suppose there are some things children do that shouldn't be held against them later on, but I think we've already seen things from people's pasts resurface and give them trouble #Digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@barrywellman I'm curious as to what way you mean. In the sense that they can keep track of your purchases? Aren't Amazon and credit card companies and banks already able to do that? #Digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@RayCMe @archanak97 Probably anything someone can find is fair... what people say in heated moments reflects who they are, too. #Chan #Digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@kajalpatel11798 @paladino_noah This is a great example of social constructivism! This type of technology allows us to influence society (such as our networks) while we are also influenced by its structure (the technology and norms we've created) #Chan #Digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@barrywellman @lrainie Thanks for writing Networked! It helped me understand the impacts of the technology we use. I think your suggestions for how to thrive as a networked individual and examples of how other people benefited are particularly helpful. #Chan #digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@KarenDuBusiness @SurabhiD595 @nathanjurgenson I think the format of this class has made us more connected! In large lectures, I barely know the other people in my class are since I don't see them outside of class, but here I can recognize people's names #Chan #Digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@KarenDuBusiness @archanak97 @LanceBennett1 True, but I guess we also have to keep in mind the criticisms of "hashtag activism"... in-person activities are still important since solely retweeting or liking posts is unlikely to bring about permanent change #Chan #Digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@JonDbusiness @SurabhiD595 It's interesting how an audience developed for this kind of thing; if I told my parents to give money to a person on the internet to fund a project we barely knew about, they would think I'm crazy! #Chan #Digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

@archanak97 A few years ago we wouldn't have imagined entire news stories written about the president's tweets; they were usually boring. Just goes to show that change will reach all institutions, even government! #Chan #Digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

Social media could potentially disrupt education since it provides a large wealth of free and open information. It takes the effects of open access even further, though, with so much content, some is bound to be "junk" #Chan #digitech296

[Justin Chan @JustinLChan]

Digital technology could potentially give people more power through @LanceBennett1's idea of connective action. If large groups organize more effectively, they have more power to effect change... we already see the power of big groups with crowdsourcing #Chan #digitech296