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Re: How I use Social Media

Judi Piggott — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:38:01 -0000

I don't have a problem with exchange if we do it knowing what the real currency is. I find it odd that so many people who seem worried about "Big Brother' knowing their business, whether government or corporations, can feign ignorance when using these 'free' services. There's open source and shareware, and becoming part of an online community that supports the 'commons', but that ain't Facebook!

I say more power to the entrepreneur in all of us, as we ride the wave of transition from the world of Milton Friedman's Chicago School of Economics (please!) to something that is emerging as more complex and dynamic and interactive and, perhaps, self-organizing and inclusive of local as well as global.

I just hope that people don't stop developing their critical thinking 'muscles', as they spend their energy turning a blind eye....

Re: How I use Social Media

Guest — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:14:06 -0000

You nailed it on this, Judy. I'm particularly intrigued by how services like Facebook are using the info we put up and most of the time, we aren't even thinking about it. We're just little cogs happily giving things away.

Re: Why

suz — Tue, 17 May 2011 23:59:57 -0000

Hi Judy,
What you say resonates with me. This is a time for creativity and you are certainly contributing to that.
I suspect that your kind of digging is kind of thing we need to do more of to help us get our planet, our power and our lives back from the wrong hands.