Tagged with: Backstory • group-association • hop on hop off • Sites • social clues
The first thing I do when I visit a large foreign city is … take a Hop-on-hop-off bus. Easy and convenient way to get a guided tour through a new place. So, I wondered, why not do this for the web?
Stop 1: Pajama experiment results: 9/10 speakers surveyed sleep naked
How does the way you dress influence the people you meet? You know I am a fascinated by social markers and how it affects the creation of groups. So, that’s why I love this post about a woman that went to a convention wearing her pajamas …
Pajama experiment results: 9/10 speakers surveyed sleep naked
“It was not all love and sunshine. Some people avoided me like the plague. They would cross the room if they saw me, wouldn’t make eye contact. For one semi-uncomfortable session I sat in between 2 of these people. Not only would they not speak to me, they subtly turned their bodies away from me. I was officially shunned.”
Stop 2: The Machine is (Changing) Us: YouTube and the Politics of Authenticity
I have been making video blog posts for over a year now. It is really a special experience of self-awareness. In this video presentation Michael Welsch provides an anthropological introduction to YouTube. It is really an eye opener. If you are interested in how new communication channels are affecting us, you’ll enjoy this video.
I learned that with creating video blog posts you are creating real connections with other people, but without the commitment.
Stop 3: Dan Pontefract
Earlier this year I encountered this great blog by Dan Pontefract. The tagline of the blog is: “helping to lead the learning and enterprise 2.0 revolution.”
Posts I recommend:
Org Purgatory Defined: Being a GenX Leader with a 2.0 Millennial Mind
Is Your Company Culture Linked to Social Learning Success?
What’s Needed First? Culture Change or Enterprise 2.0 Adoption
