by Ali Johnson | May 14, 2010 | Blog, Connection, Digital Environment, Facebook
I saw this today on Mashable and loved it. Wonder if we truly realize what impact Facebook has had on communication and on the way we do...
by Ali Johnson | Feb 16, 2010 | Blog, Facebook
This is an interview in Seed Magazine all about Networks. THE PHYSICIST AND THE POLITICAL SCIENTIST DISCUSS CONTAGION AND THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN, DEBATE THE NATURAL SELECTION OF ROBUSTNESS AND ASK WHETHER SOCIETY IS TURNING INWARD. ALBERT-LÁSZLÓ BARABÁSI: It is becoming a...
by Ali Johnson | Feb 12, 2010 | Blog, Church, Connection, Culture, Facebook, Hyperconnection
The hyperconnection we are seeing creates for us a massive amount of choice, which, in turn, has an impact on our relationships. How many of us have been frustrated in a conversation with someone who’s picked up their phone to check a text or an email that has just...
by Ali Johnson | Feb 11, 2010 | Blog, Church, Connection, Culture, Facebook
A college student, when I asked her how she was, responded by saying “check my Facebook status”. We live in a ‘hyperconnected’ world, a world in which many different means of communication are used; more specifically social networking sites. You are never more than...
by Ali Johnson | Feb 3, 2010 | Blog, Facebook, Good News, Second Life
I have been re-watching the video again and am really struck by the raging debate that still continues about Virtual Community. We are a society that is moving into a new generation that will have lived throughout with the Social Networking Era. They will have been...
by Ali Johnson | Jan 19, 2010 | Blog, Connection, Culture, Facebook, Friendship, Good News
Five minutes goes by and I get out my Iphone, open up my Facebook app and check if I have any new wall posts, hoping that someone has sent me a message or ‘liked’ my status. What did I do before Facebook? How did I stay in contact with my friends before I had them all...
