Joanne Hinds
In the lectures so far we have looked at the social impact of CSCW, social media and social capital, wikis and argumentation. There are some references to articles that will help you with your coursework. The article by
MarkAckerman discusses the social impact of technology and the article
NicoleEllison reports on a study of facebook useage. Use these articles and others (i.e. articles citing these and related papers from google scholar) to find arguments and evidence relating to the impact of different types of social media on society. Different types of social media include social networking sites, blogs, wikis etc. Discuss the effects of bonding and bridging social capital that social media has in relation to different areas, eg. healthcare, education, relationships.