A power point presentation for the Kurs "New new media" at Linköpings university. The topic is "Virtual communities - How the internet age chagend our lives" and is three parted. The first part is a short overview over the history of virtual communities, the second part consitst of some usibility ruels in the internet age I developt with the help of Jeff JArvis Book "What would google do?" and the last part tries to start a discussion about virtual communities and democracy.
4. Short history of socialnetworks
Personal computer (PC)
• Development of
databasedcomputerstartedafterthe 2nd
world war
• First costumercomputer Xerox Altro
(1973), Apple II (1977) and IBM PC (1981)
• The IBM PC clonesmadetheideapopular in
the 80s
5. Short history of socialnetworks
PLATO
• created1960 bytheUnivesity of Illinois
• A projectto openeducation
• Chat-rooms in usesince 1974
6. Short history of socialnetworks
Bulletin boardsystem (BBS)
• madetwo way
disscussionusepossibleforeverybody
• connectedpeoplefrom all overtheworld
• Frist private BBS around 1970
7. Short history of socialnetworks
Internet
• build 1969 fortheUS-armee
• Open 1988 forthepublic
• First web browseraround 1993
8. Short history of socialnetworks
Chat-rooms
• First chat-room in thePLATO-System
• Famoussincethe www development in
the 90s
9. Short history of socialnetworks
Instantmessenger
• Technologicalbackgrounddevelopedin the
60s
• Becamepopulararound 2003
• Famousmessenger: MSN, ICQ and Skype
10. Short history of socialnetworks
Socialnetworkcommunities
• First platform „The Well“ started 1985
• „Classmates.com“ developed 1995
• Web 2.0-hype letthemgrow
• Facebookstarted 2004 in the USA
11. Short history of socialnetworks
Micro bloggin
• Process just started
• TwitterinventedbyEvan Williams, Biz
Stone, Jack Dorsey in 2006
• Monthly55 millionvisits
12. Short history of socialnetworks
Technologicalinventions
• Fast and cheephardware
• Fast and cheepsoftware
• Fast and cheepconnection
13. Short history of socialnetworks
Mobile web
• First ideaswithGMS-net in the 90s
• W@p2.0 created in 2002
• Real internet on mobilesbyUMTS
technology
• iPhonefirstmanageblymobile-websince
2007
17. Hownetworkswork
No oronly a lowhierarchy!
• People wantto beautonomous
• It‘sthereleisure time
• No observer
18. Hownetworkswork
Freedom, cooperation and interaction!
• People want to beinvolved in
theprocess – e.g. per opensource
• People what to showtherepersonality
– presentand shareinformations
20. Hownetworkswork
Theymustbefree of easy to pay!
• Paysituationscoast time
• A expensivecommunityissmal – a good
communityishuge
• Thepayprocessmustbepossibleeverywhere
24. Networks, publicsphere and society
Main changes
• Transparent humans
• Individualisedhumans
• Areal distance shrinks
• Reachabilityand accesserverywere
25. Networks, publicsphere and society
Questions
1. Do youthink a morecomplexnetworksystem will
makesthesocietybetter?
2. Socialcapitalorsocialskillsbecomemoreimportant. Do
youthinktheycanreplacetheoldcurrencysystem andhow
do youfeelaboutthisprocess?
3. Do yousee a problemforoursocietywhenitispartedin
smaleindependent
groupswhichusethereowninteractionways?