Information Ethics: Video and Blog entry
In today's class (March 28th 2012) we will be watching a talk given by Douglas Rushkoff at the Google campus. He describes his book Program or be Programmed: 10 Commandments for the Digital Age.
As you watch, please take notes in a blog entry and try to capture at least one ethical issue that information users face today. Try to identify something that has a range of possible responses and isn't just a simple binary good/evil distinction.
Tagging Lab
Delicious Lab
This lab is part of the Delicious assignment. The second part is the tagging essay.
March 07: Class Lecture on SEO
How Search Works:
How Search Can Work For You:
Search is too important to leave to one Company
Examples of Black Hat SEO:
Extra Credit Options
If you are finding yourself concerned about your grade in the class, I’d like to offer an opportunity to do a project and pick up a few extra points.
Here is how it works. You will need to read one of the following two items:
More credit will be given to students who also read the responses to the essay and comment on the conversation.
A podcast of this lecture is also available, but you will want to use the original link to see the images he refers to while talking.