CIS Chapter 3

List the elements that constitute an online identity.

-our email address -date of birth -bank details -purchasing habits on online stores

Summarize the events associated with the emergence of content communities, including significant dates.

A group of people with common interests who come together for the purpose of creating, sharing, and consuming content. Began to emerge in early 2000's.

Define crowdsourcing and provide three examples of crowdsourcing efforts.

A practice that involves obtaining input, services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people.

Define the term "social media profile" and list the three elements of a social media profile.

An account or profile about a person, company, or group. Gives characteristics about the account and lets people know about the profile.

Explain the concept of viral media.

An image, video or post is being shared by a large population of people and is becoming very popular. This can be spread through multiple social media platforms.

List and describe the purpose of each Wikipedia tab.

Article: Main tab, content of article Talk: can discuss improvements here Edit: edit content directly History: view revision history Watch: watchlist of changes Read: view in PDF form

Explain the five rights that can be granted under a Creative Commons license.

Attribution: gives original creator credit ShareAlike: requires work (i.e. remix) to be released under same license NonCommercial: allows users too add to work w/ no commercial use NoDerivatives: allows user to distribute work in original form Public Domain Dedication: allows creator to waive copyright rights

Explain how Wikipedia articles are written and edited.

Classic editing: Uses Source Editor through wiki text & new VisualEditor use the Edit source tab at the top of page

Describe the characteristics of a wiki.

Collaborative Anyone can edit or share info

List two types of intellectual property that are typically encountered in content communities.

Copyrights: protect the rights of the original creator of original works of intellectual property. Trademarks: protects logos, sounds, words, colors, symbols used by a company to distinguish service or product

State the difference between a derivative work and a transformative work.

Derivative work: modifying or adapting existing copyrighted work while retaining substantial elements of the original (need permission) Transformative work: fundamentally alters the original work, can be protected under fair use doctrine

Summarize three situations in which the use of an online pseudonym is justified if allowed by a social media service.

For privacy/security concerns For creative expression/artistic purposes For online communities/role playing

Explain the difference between an impersonator and a doppelganger.

Impersonator: one who pretends to be someone else/assumes their identity Doppelganger: One who bears a strong resemblance to someone else, but not an exact look alike

Describe the evolution of online chat.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC, 1980s-90s): could connect to a server and join channels in real time. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) + ICQ (Mid-late 1990s): pioneers of instant messaging. ICQ had unique id numbers for users MSN and Yahoo Messengers (late 90s-early 2000s) Web-based chat services (Early 2000s): chat from web browsers Social Media Chat (Mid-2000s to present) Mobile Messaging apps (Mid-2000s to present): i.e. WhatsApp Chatbots and AI chats (2010s-present) Voice Assistants/Smart Devices (Present)

List at least five reputation management practices.

Know, nothing is temporary online Mark your profiles as private Safeguard your passwords/change often Don't post inappropriate or sexually provocative pictures or comments Don't respond to inappropriate requests.

Explain why using a generic profile image should be avoided.

Lack of Personalization Trust and Credibility Professionalism Recognition/Branding Visibility in searches Social Interaction Community Avoiding Suspicion

Give examples of ways in which Twitter has expanded its focus to go beyond personal status updates.

Live Events/Moments: global events in real time Twitter Threads: string multiple tweets together Twitter Spaces: host live audio conversations Fleets: disappear after 24 hrs Audio Tweets, Polls, Shopping, Subscriptions

Differentiate between an online identity and an online reputation, and list five factors that contribute to or ruin an online reputation.

Online Identity: your presence on the service Online reputation: what you have liked, shared, commented on, what others have shared about you form your reputation What you share is permanent and is public

Summarize the four factors that characterize fair use.

Purpose + Character of use: how the party uses work and claims it as fair use (i.e. nonprofit, educational) Nature of copyrighted work: how the used work correlates to copyright's purpose of supporting creativity Amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the work as a whole Effect of "fair use" upon potential market for or value of work

List at least four questions/criteria that help to evaluate the quality of information presented in a blog.

Relevance Different Visual Elements Uses headings/subheadings Is well-researched

Define six types of social media data and provide examples.

Shares: If you share a post you see with someone else Likes: What posts you like on a platform Mentions: When you tag someone else's username in a comment on a post Comments: When you respond to someone's post by leaving a public comment Hashtag usage: A hashtag is used to include your post in a collection of all posts using the same hashtag. Could be related to a location, event, or to help someone find info on a topic.

List the elements of the social media honeycomb and summarize each of the elements.

Sharing - The act of exchanging and receiving content on social media. Presence - This has to do with when you know if someone else is accessible on social media, or if you are accessible to others on social media. Relationships - This has to do with who you interact with on social media. Identity - Identity on social media means what the social media site allows you to share, and also what you share on your profile. Conversations - This relates to how much you communicate with others in a social media setting. Reputation - Reputation is explained as "a tool to predict behavior based on past actions and characteristics". Groups - This refers to your social network as a whole. The more followers and friends you have online, the bigger your network is.

Use the Social Media Honeycomb to identify the primary characteristics of content communities.

Sharing, because content communities allow users to share files and information about the similar interests they have. Groups and Conversations, because users are able to join groups and have conversations

Provide at least two examples of social networking, geosocial networking, content communities, and online communication.

Social networking- Facebook and LinkedIn. Geosocial Networking- geocentric applications that can help you find what you are looking for in a specific location such as Yelp, or dating apps like Tinder. Content Communities- A place where people come together to share. Ex. YouTube Online Communications- E-mail and Skype readily allow for online communications.

Describe four ways in which sockpuppets are used for purposes of deception.

Spamming Trolling Promoting a POV Harass or bully Create fake reviews

Explain where social media content is stored and how that may affect privacy.

Stored on servers which are encrypted for your safety. The data is collected and stored on databases through servers to provide corporations with accurate information about you to enhance the reach and push precise advertising to you through their platforms.

Explain what the terms synchronous, asynchronous, public, and private mean in the context of classifying social media communications technologies, and provide an example of each, using well-known social media services.

Synchronous: exchange of info between 2+ ppl in real time Asynchronous: back-and-forth exchanges with a delay between messages or one-way communications Public: people can access and share a lot of personal information Private: only people who follow you can see and engage with your content

Explain the difference between formal tagging and informal tagging.

Tagging: allows you to formally link to another user, page, or business when you post something. Formal tagging: when you officially attach the username to your post so people can directly be led to the other page. Informal tagging: would be done by name without linking to that person or place.

Describe the financial model for most content communities and how that model may impact the future of these communities (e.g. what happens to a content community AND its content if the financial model fails?).

The financial model for most content communities is advertisements, fueled by user's engagement. If this financial model fails, where platforms are no longer able to tailor and target audiences with ads then the content and services available will no longer be "free".

Explain the meaning of NPOV, NOP, and V in the context of Wikipedia.

Wikipedia Content Policies- NPOV: Neutral Point of View NOR: No Original Research V: Verifiability

Explain how an online presence can become a threat to an individual's privacy.

Your info public, subject to data breaches, stolen bank info, emails hacked into, identity theft.

Define the term "sociogram" and explain how a sociogram works.

a graph database that depicts the relationship amongst individuals, in order to map the group's social network

Describe the purpose of RSS readers and blog aggregators.

allow a user to keep track of many different websites in a single news aggregator, which constantly monitor sites for new content

Explain why blogs are considered a disruptive technology.

cheaper, simpler, smaller, more convenient to use

Explain what a blog is and list the six major elements of a blog page.

like an online diary. 1. Main content area, where blog posts are displayed 2. The reader comments area 3. The archive of older posts 4. Links to related sites/blogs 5. Feeds - e.g. provisioning of RSS 6. A "bookmarks" or "add to favorites" feature