Comments on: If no one Tweets about it… did it make a sound?

By: Rodrick Williams

Rodrick Williams — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:46:26 +0000

totally agree. I guess thats why people have bad encounters with others and think that it is cool to post it all over facebook…. not saying that it is not cool, but there are other ways to vent.

By: op204

op204 — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:43:37 +0000

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/technology/15twitter.html?th&emc=th

By: Mihai A.

Mihai A. — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:20:08 +0000

“People need to have a record of their experience to validate it, to remember it, to understand it. Why else did we start writing?”

“Can we just have an experience without having to broadcast it? Is the experience any less valuable or memorable if we don’t take note electronically?”

This may interest you. It is a short talk about the perception of happiness by people, and the way we memorize happy moments.

http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memory.html

Your fan, Mike

By: op204

op204 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:17:57 +0000

Just in case the above link doesn’t work.

Clay Shirky: How social media can make history
http://on.ted.com/88k6

Muy Interesante.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:49:17 +0000

Ok, I’ve done it – I’ve gone and joined the bloggosphere, too.
(You’re such a bad influence

With hat duly tipped to the Monty Python gang, it’s called ‘the Ministry of Silly Thoughts’. I’m still trying to work out some bugs (like posting my own cover photo), but at least it’s up and running. Here’s the site:

http://theministryofsillythoughts.wordpress.com

Don’t forget to check out the ‘About’ page, share a silly thought of your own, and remember: be on the lookout for the Thought Police – they’re out there, and they don’t like bloggers, ’cause we’re full of silly thoughts!

Have a great Christmas, Julia!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:58:24 +0000

I just wanted to say that as a 60 year old grandmother I think you are a doll. I haven’t seen you in anything lately and I am hoping you have something out soon. I have tried to find online all the movies you have been it so I could rent them but I keep going in circles! (This modern technology and the old dog new trick thing)
Grandma Carolyn from Oregon

By: Making Connections « Venn Librarygram

Making Connections « Venn Librarygram — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:09:20 +0000

[...] in Ethics, Metablogging, Privacy at 2:49 pm by lpearle Julia Stiles’ post about Twittering in a forest struck a nerve. People need to have a record of their experience to validate it, to remember it, to [...]

By: Van

Van — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:58:53 +0000

Perhaps Carol does not properly weight the importance of the professor’s career and family because as a college student she does not have the experience or knowledge to have any real idea how hard those are to obtain. Therefore, it could be a folly of youth that she is unable to let go, regardless of the cost. John is also unwilling to let go. Perhaps even more than Carol. After all, he initiates the final meeting. His inability to let go may come either from a desperate need for approval and understanding from everyone, including from Carol, or his mistaken belief that every problem can be fixed through further communication. I guess those both contribute to his being a tragic figure. Being older, perhaps he should have known better about some of this, but it really is tricky to escape one’s past or the events that shape at a young age.

Also, how do you think people would react if the actress playing Carol was only average looking or even below average? (As opposed to a beauty like you). It’s an honest question, and I think it might affect people’s reactions.I can’t decide if it would make people believe John more about his intentions or blame him even more as being a hopeless lecher.

FInally, I once hated Facebook and now like it. I still hate Twitter but may change. I think technology can be incredibly useful for maintaining long distance friendships and relationships. I greatly prefer face-to-face interactions (I don’t even really like phones), but it hurts me even more to think about losing all my friends and family whenever I move, and moving a lot is also an unfortunate but present part of some of our modern lives. Technology can actually be one way to help compensate that for that. Also, like all technology, it’s mostly about the people using it, and I think people have decided to use these communication technologies in crazy ways. Luckily, I can tune most of it out.

By: Jameson

Jameson — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:51:37 +0000

It’s interesting, having both read and seen the show a number of times (sadly, not this production yet – it’s a bit of a hike from Toronto) I feel that with each new interpretation, Carol’s case does grow stronger. Honestly, I think it’s probably always been a strong case. Once the initial shock of how these events unfold wore off on me, my perspective began to change. John’s ignorance and mistakes, if you can even call some of them mistakes, become much more prominent with each viewing. (I’m curious if you experience something similar to this as an actor throughout your run?) Eventually you get the pleasure of a whole new viewing experience by watching this train wreck unfurl from very early on and it is just as cringe worthy! Carol’s desperation to learn and John’s unwillingness to = pretty fascinating drama.

It’s kind of funny how these types of forums also provide a LOT of room for miscommunication, as the posts from November 12 suggest. Yet without it, discussions like this would likely never be had amongst strangers without the fear of pepper spray. Context – such a pain in the arse! Best not to write anything at all I say… wait… crap.

By: e

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:14:30 +0000

I think that all the current electronic communication options (twitter, fb, etc.) allow people to believe they can say whatever they want “anonymously.” It seems to give people courage that they might not otherwise possess if done face to face. Perhaps to reveal the mundane and know that many, many other participants are reading and following what you say makes everyone “a star.” Too anonymous for me…I like to see the face of the person I am talking to…the look in their eyes, the subtle movements in body that often reveal a thought and what is not said in response. I don’t think we should lose that…