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We will be refining this over the first weeks of class, but from past semesters, projects have included work along the following lines. This semester, we anticipate a more narrow menu of options, focused on gathering data/observing online phenomenon, especially where it intersects with theoretical frameworks we will discuss in class. So, while preliminary, here are some ideas to get you started thinking:  
* Blogging and citizen media sites - [http://globalvoicesonline.org Global Voices], reddit, spot.us, digg or slashdot, or a hyperlocal news organization
 
* Facebook groups
- Explore music payment aggregation schemes
* Flickr groups
 
* Some aspect of microblogging: Twitter, Tumblr, etc.
- Compare US broadband policies with that of another country
* Bulletin boards, usenet groups, forums, or 4chan
 
* Education and tech organizations: OLPC or Sugarlabs or [http://openeducation.ideascale.com/a/panel.do?id=7030 OpenEducation]
- Write a case study on a selected online organization
* E-government and public engagement; e.g., FCC, open gov
 
* A government transparency organization
- Study an emerging online media organization (e.g. Spot.us; Transparency Initiative; Reuters-Politico deal)
* An online political movement - moveon.org, online versions of the tea party
 
* A gaming site, eg World of Warcraft, Farmville, etc.
- Review a nation's Internet regulation policy (e.g. Australia's new Internet filtering policy; website rating systems)
* A community exchange site such as couchsurfing.com or airbnb.com
 
* A music sharing site - Grooveshark, Soundcloud, MySpace
- Track and document an online political campaign
* A review and recommendation site such as Yelp
 
* Location services/games: FourSquare, Scvngr, etc.
- Monitor the evolution of change.gov after the inauguration
* Question services: Aardvark, Quora
 
* Open knowledge consortium
- Evaluate and compare online knowledge aggregators (Mahalo Answers, Yahoo Answers)
* Different language communities on Wikipedia
--[[User:Cmac|Cmac]] 17:49, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
* Conservapedia -- lots of nice normative/governance questions here

Latest revision as of 13:30, 26 January 2012

  • Blogging and citizen media sites - Global Voices, reddit, spot.us, digg or slashdot, or a hyperlocal news organization
  • Facebook groups
  • Flickr groups
  • Some aspect of microblogging: Twitter, Tumblr, etc.
  • Bulletin boards, usenet groups, forums, or 4chan
  • Education and tech organizations: OLPC or Sugarlabs or OpenEducation
  • E-government and public engagement; e.g., FCC, open gov
  • A government transparency organization
  • An online political movement - moveon.org, online versions of the tea party
  • A gaming site, eg World of Warcraft, Farmville, etc.
  • A community exchange site such as couchsurfing.com or airbnb.com
  • A music sharing site - Grooveshark, Soundcloud, MySpace
  • A review and recommendation site such as Yelp
  • Location services/games: FourSquare, Scvngr, etc.
  • Question services: Aardvark, Quora
  • Open knowledge consortium
  • Different language communities on Wikipedia
  • Conservapedia -- lots of nice normative/governance questions here
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