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[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

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[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

@OrofinoJack Despite the concerns for privacy and security, online payments are going to be the prominent form of payment. It’s the same idea where no matter what happens with Facebook it will still get used

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

This connects to our conversation about how Comm tech has impacted the political realm. This article shows how effective it can be! #CommOnTech311

[Ben Zimmer @bgzimmer]

Campaigning for the midterms featured "textavism," seen by advocates as more productive than "slacktivism" or "clicktivism." My latest for @WSJ. https://t.co/09pt0OrO8q

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

@SydneyScherer3 I have been getting so many fake job emails and even some about how with the new Net ID plus my account is unsafe. I usually just delete things from people I don’t know. For now, I’m not in a role where random people need to be emailing me

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

This is a really interesting article that has some technological deterministic tones. Pretty much, Facebook has become its own thing and no matter who is in charge, the platform is too big for any individual to have enough impact on it. #CommOnTech311 #CommOnTwitter311

[NYTimes Tech @nytimestech]

Either Mark Zuckerberg fixes Facebook, or no one does. That’s the choice we face, like it or not. https://t.co/VTOTmovM2x

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

A.I. is really interesting. This article mentions this program finishing sentences. Will this have an impact authors? Will we be giving credit to machines and be seeing them at book signings? #CommOnTwitter311 #CommOntech311

[NYTimes Tech @nytimestech]

Robin Sloan is using AI to help write his next novel. Will novelists become an endangered profession? https://t.co/2tE9mUDGQi

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

@avesthompson1 This was not what I was expecting! I was thinking it would say, “look at happy things and talk to people.” But these are great things to practice. Writing things down has always been a suggested therapy technique - using phones to do it makes sense!

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

This is an article about the hack of Facebook and millions of users on Friday. Is anyone really concerned? Honestly I’m not all that surprised. Facebook already sells most of the information I provide. What all could be hacked? #CommOnTwitter311 #CommonTech311

[NYTimes Tech @nytimestech]

Facebook engineers are working closely with the F.B.I. on the hack. F.B.I. officials have asked Facebook not to share details on the suspected identities of the attackers for fear of compromising the investigation. https://t.co/2Q9lOpEGLY

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

@victoria_uofaz @TheEllenShow @Ninja I have been using slack for other things outside of class. I work in admissions and they like to use it for communication during big events like graduation. The channels aspect is really convenient when multiple groups need to communicate

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

With the Instagram creators stepping away from the company, there is a bunch of stuff on how Instagram blew up. This goes back to our conversations of diffusion. Or even our convo of why wiki blew up. #CommOntech311 #CommOnTwitter311

[NYTimes Tech @nytimestech]

Instagram rode a simple concept and societal changes to become a cultural phenomenon https://t.co/mFHX6YpVIz

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

@Vincent_Franco5 Would this work if all the players had these in their helmets? I worry that it would be a flood of information. My little brother is a lineman and he just focuses on the play and tunes out everything else. I know he wouldn’t play well with someone in his ear

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

@ProfB10 Another concern I see arising are the cost for these devices. Are people going to be required to buy Fitbits and apple watches in order to get insurance? I can only see that furthering the disparities that are occurring with insurance.

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

I think this is an interesting idea. A big company, that has a lot of influence is asking for our “help”. They want people to submit examples of false news but all the say is they want to use this to “advance reporting” What does that mean? #CommOnTwitter311

[NYTimes Tech @nytimestech]

The New York Times needs your help. We’re looking for false information being spread deliberately to confuse, mislead, or influence voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
https://t.co/zAg0qweh6v

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

@AlexisGoyeneche There are some interesting points in this article. I can understand why someone would want something erased because it’s untrue. But I also see that it could be used for deception. I wonder if there could be a balance.

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

This reminds me about the privacy discussions but also a little of diffusion. The article reads that more and more people are getting drones but knowing how to use them properly isn’t. Maybe the idea of drones spread too quickly for understanding #CommOnTwitter311

[World Press Photo @WorldPressPhoto]

"Photographing strangers takes courage. It takes confidence. It also comes with a host of ethical questions about privacy, consent, and respect" - Savannah Dodd's latest article on ethics and regulations for camera drones. Read more on Witness: https://t.co/HUnH3PyMYq

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

@MadisonFriedman This is a tricky idea. It’s hard for me to think of a situation besides parent and child where tracking doesn’t seem creepy and invasive. But there’s the argument that it is invading and preventing the child from creating their own lives.

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

We’ve talked about scary ways monitoring is used. But what about in situations like school shooting? It seems like we’re stuck between a rock and a hard place with monitoring. There are some intersection arguments in this article #CommonTech311 #CommOnTwitter311

[NYTimes Tech @nytimestech]

Following school shootings, a question often arises: Why didn’t anybody spot the warning signs? These companies believe they have an answer: 24/7 monitoring of student activity on social media. https://t.co/cF4lPyOmOd

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

Here’s a pretty interesting example of how privacy and transparency have an effect on political information. We talked about both in class so it’s cool to see them happening together. Maybe there’s some changes happening to terms and conditions, for the better! #CommonTech311

[NYTimes Tech @nytimestech]

If tech companies make their moderation guidelines more transparent, it might help users understand how they police and organize the content on their platforms, our @kateconger writes https://t.co/dD7AOjwrIv

[Amanda @amanda_flexas]

@victoria_uofaz This is really frustrating. We grew up with more technology in the home. My home had a tv, dvd, radio, and computer before I was born. It makes sense for us to use technology more in our daily live because that’s what was encouraged. Now we just made some of our own to fit us.