The Web Ecology Project recently completed a two-week social experiment where Twitter bots tried to pass as human. This reminded me of a couple other projects related to fakery on Twitter, Truthy and Cyc AI.
A Brief Cartoon History of Social Networking
Eight-one years of social networking are summed up in 26 illustrations by Australian artist Adam Long, courtesy work commissioned by social analytics company PeopleBrowsr.
Kids and Technology
I am a big fan of transparency and the ability for sharing to enhance your life, but I am not comfortable gambling with my son’s identity. A balance needs to be struck.