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Dinner@Dana: Social Surveillance

 

event

Wednesday
13 May 2009

18:30 - 20:30

Ever find yourself worrying about ‘getting it wrong’ on social networking sites? Do you ban family from your electronic social circles? And are we in danger of losing our privacy as we excitedly divulge personal information?

Navigating the explosion of ‘new media’ can be an exhausting business. As soon as we log on we have the opportunity to join in a cacophony of different social interactions. But do you present yourself online in the same way you would in person? And how can we make ourselves heard through the din?

From the Facebook faux pas to the corporations playing fast and loose with our personal data, we explore the new age of interaction with Mariann Hardey.

Speaker:

Dr Mariann Hardey, social media analyst, University of York


This event is organised by: The Science Museum



Has the rise of social networking sites really improved your social life?

comments

Heidi said:

No it hasn't at all. It's lots of hoy air and not much improvemnt to teh quality of my real world life

Heidi said:

No not at all. It's just a lot of hot air, my information is trreated with no respect and it hasn't improved the quality of my real world life in any way.

Moyah said:

Yes and No:
Yes: I have managed to locate and get back intouch with a few friends from school, after I have left over 10 years ago. To my surprise some have even lived as close as around the corner from me without ither of us knowing. So thanks to the social network site.

No: Information collected is then mistreated and basically taken over. Some instances have even seen where you are more peered into by people whome you would not have wanted to have a level of detail on you as they have been presented by the site, as if you are not too carefull on how to set certain security measears, by default all your information is open to the entire site. Thus leading to unwanted guest..

salysp said:

Very interesting and very pertinent. Doubtless, companies are utilising the information we choose to upload to our online to profile, to pigeon hole and to persuade us.

But that's just it - we choose to put that information online. Thus our online self is different to our offline self, so the part of this discussion that I look forward to most will question 'who is the real me?'

Fran said:

Yes - I now know that all my history is out there and this may not be great if anyone wants to trace my student life...

Jess Strangward said:

Definitely! old friends who I haven't seen for years. Although feel like I know loads about people I would never actively search out because their facebook activity is so high!

Imran Ali said:

Definitely worth it - if only to see Mighty Maz again :)

George said:

Salysp - I think you have to be real on SNS as there is no point is being something else - save that for 2nd Life

said:

Dr Mariann Hardey said:

Ask yourself this; Could you live without Facebook? Without your mobile phone? Without any form of mediated contact?...

Secretly we all (want) thrive on our own surveillance of others...

This is why Wossy (jonothan Ross) has followers on Twitter!

don said:

Great talk will take care of what I put out

david d said:

could not have asked for a better speaker and night. Great insights all round! Thanks

May said:

I am checking privacy settings now. Really good speaker. Would like more events like this one. But food was crap!

May said:

I am checking privacy settings now. Really good speaker. Would like more events like this one. But food was crap!

Thom said:

Wanted more time to ask questions and test Marianøs knowledge - she made some neat points.

Nice speaker. Good engagement with audience. Slow down though!