Comments on: Did someone say new? http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new Science, Engineering and Technology news and reviews, for women, girls, students and teachers! Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maz Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new#comment-336 Maz Hardey Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:41:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2007/10/26/did-someone-say-new/#comment-336 Anon, 'social media-scape', yep thats a 'maz hardey' original and refers to something else that i have had published at the M/C (media and culture) journal <br/><br/>http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0703/09-hardey.php<br/><br/>you might enjoy, its more about the identification of a specific user group who i refer to as the 'iGeneration'-but wikipedia now have an entry on 'them' too, so they must be 'real'! or at least socially significant! <br/><br/>glad you enjoyed the posting! Anon, ‘social media-scape’, yep thats a ‘maz hardey’ original and refers to something else that i have had published at the M/C (media and culture) journal

http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0703/09-hardey.php

you might enjoy, its more about the identification of a specific user group who i refer to as the ‘iGeneration’-but wikipedia now have an entry on ‘them’ too, so they must be ‘real’! or at least socially significant!

glad you enjoyed the posting!

]]> By: Anonymous http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new#comment-335 Anonymous Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:49:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2007/10/26/did-someone-say-new/#comment-335 A thought rather than a comment - but we do have a very USA/West view of new. For example, does Facebook work in languages other than US English? A thought rather than a comment – but we do have a very USA/West view of new. For example, does Facebook work in languages other than US English?

]]> By: Anonymous http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new#comment-334 Anonymous Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:08:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2007/10/26/did-someone-say-new/#comment-334 'Social mediascape' love the term. Not heard it before is that an original? ‘Social mediascape’ love the term. Not heard it before is that an original?

]]> By: Maz Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new#comment-333 Maz Hardey Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:47:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2007/10/26/did-someone-say-new/#comment-333 Haha Katie, sounds like youre trying to handle life in a digitally immersive social-scape ! manging those relationships that are part of the same digital social mileu against those that are not... <br/><br/>dont be afraid! your group of networked 'friends' and relative is going to get bigger, BUT so their saviness shall become better too, so less stress on your own time in terms of how to and when to stay connected, one day we shall all be a part of the same social media -scape... of course in the meantime its still quite nice htat not all your family are on Facebook! phew! <br/><br/>:) Haha Katie, sounds like youre trying to handle life in a digitally immersive social-scape ! manging those relationships that are part of the same digital social mileu against those that are not…

dont be afraid! your group of networked ‘friends’ and relative is going to get bigger, BUT so their saviness shall become better too, so less stress on your own time in terms of how to and when to stay connected, one day we shall all be a part of the same social media -scape… of course in the meantime its still quite nice htat not all your family are on Facebook! phew!

:)

]]> By: KatieW2 http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new#comment-332 KatieW2 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:51:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2007/10/26/did-someone-say-new/#comment-332 I got into things web at Warwick Uni in 1989. I remember my housemate who was doing a computing course showing me this new (as it then was) thing and saying even I should be able to use it. Implication being a girl can’t handle DOS (which was right!) and had a tricky relationship with Windows. Remember the modem and that whirring noise that indicated ‘something down the wire’ ? Netscape (whatever happened to that) was new (that word) and shiny. This was a limitation as once on a Uni workstation things flowed and clicking away made sense – unlike the slow crawl of the modem. Think where this is going is that techie things have speeded up the digital flows to a torrent so the graphical user interfaces make sense and we can use it at home as well. Then there is a new generation of phones. The ‘killer app’ then might be the ‘speed of the wire’ over which everything flows. I also remember the struggles with good old style BT and the slow path to the adoption of digital exchanges and broadband in the UK compared with e.g. the US or come to that OZ (thou this had its own odd telecoms set up). Does this make my life better? Well the PC does not crash and I know what my brother is up to on his Gap year as he logs into MySpace. Email move across the screen instead of the desk and people know if you have not looked at one. Oh love my new Nokia…So yes but the obligation to feedback takes up more time and I fear to think what would happen if I had a bigger group of wired up relatives! I got into things web at Warwick Uni in 1989. I remember my housemate who was doing a computing course showing me this new (as it then was) thing and saying even I should be able to use it. Implication being a girl can’t handle DOS (which was right!) and had a tricky relationship with Windows. Remember the modem and that whirring noise that indicated ‘something down the wire’ ? Netscape (whatever happened to that) was new (that word) and shiny. This was a limitation as once on a Uni workstation things flowed and clicking away made sense – unlike the slow crawl of the modem. Think where this is going is that techie things have speeded up the digital flows to a torrent so the graphical user interfaces make sense and we can use it at home as well. Then there is a new generation of phones. The ‘killer app’ then might be the ‘speed of the wire’ over which everything flows. I also remember the struggles with good old style BT and the slow path to the adoption of digital exchanges and broadband in the UK compared with e.g. the US or come to that OZ (thou this had its own odd telecoms set up). Does this make my life better? Well the PC does not crash and I know what my brother is up to on his Gap year as he logs into MySpace. Email move across the screen instead of the desk and people know if you have not looked at one. Oh love my new Nokia…So yes but the obligation to feedback takes up more time and I fear to think what would happen if I had a bigger group of wired up relatives!

]]> By: Maz Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new#comment-331 Maz Hardey Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:37:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2007/10/26/did-someone-say-new/#comment-331 dear 'anon' <br/><br/>'detached analytical view' haha i do try! i'll get posting on the next one in such a detached vain for you too! <br/><br/>:) dear ‘anon’

‘detached analytical view’ haha i do try! i’ll get posting on the next one in such a detached vain for you too!

:)

]]> By: Anonymous http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new#comment-330 Anonymous Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:07:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2007/10/26/did-someone-say-new/#comment-330 Great post. An aspect of the whole W2.0 thing is 'spin'. Like the 1990s with the dot.com thing everything 'new' got hyped regardless of quality. Why I like your take is that you have a detached - analytical - view. Looking forward to the next... Great post. An aspect of the whole W2.0 thing is ‘spin’. Like the 1990s with the dot.com thing everything ‘new’ got hyped regardless of quality. Why I like your take is that you have a detached – analytical – view. Looking forward to the next…

]]> By: Maz Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new#comment-329 Maz Hardey Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:28:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2007/10/26/did-someone-say-new/#comment-329 Anon, 'New Rav' i'm having bad 80s and early 90s flash backs now - not good for a sunday morning! haha Anon, ‘New Rav’ i’m having bad 80s and early 90s flash backs now – not good for a sunday morning! haha

]]> By: Maz Hardey http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new#comment-328 Maz Hardey Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:40:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2007/10/26/did-someone-say-new/#comment-328 Great comment Improbulus!, if only 'new' were really 'new' in such cases as far as politics goes!<br/><br/>Perhaps 'new ' really means 'old' in such contexts, or 'we're trying to hoodwink you and sound snazzy'... <br/><br/>oh 'new' how old you sound suddenly... <br/><br/>*sigh* Great comment Improbulus!, if only ‘new’ were really ‘new’ in such cases as far as politics goes!

Perhaps ‘new ‘ really means ‘old’ in such contexts, or ‘we’re trying to hoodwink you and sound snazzy’…

oh ‘new’ how old you sound suddenly…

*sigh*

]]> By: Anonymous http://girlygeekdom.com/news/research/did-someone-say-new#comment-327 Anonymous Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:15:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2007/10/26/did-someone-say-new/#comment-327 Weren't the Boomtown Rats new wave? Geldof new ? There's a thought! Weren’t the Boomtown Rats new wave? Geldof new ? There’s a thought!

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