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The Medium is the Message

Friday Aug 21 2009

By Jim Selman | Bio

Forty-five years ago Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase “the medium is the message”. I wonder what he would have made of today’s media-on-steroids. Someone sent me a fascinating YouTube piece called “Social Media in Plain English” , which was followed up with a dramatic piece on the extraordinary impact of all that is going on in the Social Media Revolution. It includes a new term I had never seen before: socialnomics. It’s getting easier and easier to feel ignorant and out of touch. The general consensus is that the phenomenon of social networking/social media is as potentially revolutionary as the Industrial Revolution.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Learning

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Social Networking for 50+

Thursday Nov 08 2007

UK-based Saga Group recently launched a social networking site called Saga Zone aimed at people over 50. In a BBC News report, experts indicate that the technology will help them retirees keep in touch with their families, but that face-to-face communication will still remain their preferred method of communication. Over 13,000 people signed up for the free service in a recent four-month trial. The US-based Eons has been playing in this arena for far longer. Their site now boasts its own age-relevant internet search engine, as well as a longevity calculator, online brain games, and an online tool for capturing your life story.[Read More]

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