Some Links Relating To London Rioting and Social Media

Rioters’ use of social media throws telecoms firms into spotlight

BBC News – English riots: Social media were ‘force for good’

Tory MP Louise Mensch backs social network blackouts during civil unrest

London riots: police could get powers over social media

Twitter blocking: the technical and legal issues

If we’re turning off social media, I want news channels turned off too

Six social media ‘celebrities’ emerge from the riots

The Truth About MPs on Twitter

MPs fail to get onboard with social media

Former British Telecom CTO: U.K. Plans to Control Social Media ‘All Bluff’

Today’s emergency riots debate in the House of Commons told us one thing: MPs don’t understand social media

Social Media Friend Guides To Twitter and the Dark Side of the Internet Launch on Android

More Android Apps have just been released from the Social Media Friend stable.

Social Media Friend Twitter Guide

The Social Media Friend Twitter Guide runs on Android 2.2 and helps you understand how to use it, show you the differences between Tweets, Retweets and Direct Messages and introduces you to the mystic art of URL shortening:

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Social Media Friend Dark Internet Guide

This Social Media Friend Dark Side of the Internet Guide runs on Android 2.2 and includes information on Cyberbullying, helpful ways to maintain your Online Security, how to cope with Trolls and Flamers and how to spot and avoid Spoofers, Hackers, Phishers and Viruses:

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Both apps also provide immediate access to the latest Social Media news via the Social Media Friend Twitter feed.

Social Media Friend – Version 1.7 Updates for iTunes and Android

Version 1.7 of the Social Media Friend is now available to buy from the iTunes App Store and the Amazon App Store.

New for July 2011:

This month we focus on the the Dark Side of the Internet. There is information on Cyberbullying, helpful ways to maintain your Online Security, how to cope with Trolls and Flamers and how to spot and avoid Spoofers, Hackers, Phishers and Viruses.

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Social Media Friend Guide To Dark Side of the Internet Launched

Social Media Friend Dark Internet Guide

A third guide has just been added to the Social Media friend stable. Priced at 69p, it’s cheaper than buying the whole Social Media Friend App (which is still on sale at £1.49p with the 1.7 update also including this information along with lots of other guides) and focuses on a particular thorny social media area.

This  guide focuses on the the Dark Side of the Internet. It’s not meant to scare you but offers some common sense advice on avoiding some of the pitfalls and virtual problems you might come across in your online life.

It includes information on Cyberbullying, helpful ways to maintain your Online Security, how to cope with Trolls and Flamers and how to spot and avoid Spoofers, Hackers, Phishers and Viruses.

The app also provides you with immediate access to the latest Social Media news (including interesting digital citizenship information) via the Social Media Friend Twitter feed.

Social Media Friend – Version 1.6 Update for iTunes

Version 1.6 of the Social Media Friend is now available to buy from the iTunes store.

It is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (requiring iOS 3.0 or later).

New for June 2011:

There’s an all new handcrafted complete guide to Wikis. Glean some useful business tips for your corporate Wiki or brush up on your Wikiquette.

Wikipedia is put under the magnifying glass – how to use it properly, how to contribute and how not to contribute to it (vandalism and bias). You can also find out why NPOV is such an important word.

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Social Media Friend – Version 1.6 arrives on Android

Social Media Friend

The version 1.6 update of the Social Media Friend for Android has now arrived (running Android 2.2).  Social Media Friend is a quick and easy to use application designed to give you brief and informative information and tips on a range of Social Media and how you can get the best out of using it.

This version rolls up all of the interim updates between versions 1.4 and 1.6 so now includes all of the features available on the latest iPhone version. Currently it’s only available to buy from the Amazon App Store but will hopefully soon be appearing in  the Android Marketplace in the near future.

April Update:
A guide to help you understand Social Bookmarking.
Social Media Phenomena – find out about Rick Rolling and the Streisand Effect.
More updates to the comprehensive Social Media Glossary.

May Update:
A fresh, improved look and feel.
Health related Social Media Phenomena are examined: Cyberchondria, Divided Attention Disorder and Munchausen by Internet.
Immediate access to the latest Social Media information via the Social Media Friend Twitter feed.

June Update:
There’s an all new handcrafted complete guide to Wikis. Glean some useful business tips for your corporate Wiki or brush up on your Wikiquette. Wikipedia is put under the magnifying glass – how to use it properly, how to contribute and how not to contribute to it (vandalism and bias). You can also find out why NPOV is such an important word.

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Social Media Friend – Version 1.4 arrives on Android

The Social Media Friend has arrived for Android. For this version I’ve been using the Eclipse IDE for Mac and Phonegap. At present this version is available to buy From Amazon. A newer version for Android incorporating the jQuery Mobile update to the look and feel is currently in the works and should be available soon.

Social Media Friend is a quick and easy guide with informative information on a range of social media topics, including tips on how you can get the best out of using social media. Think of it as your friendly guide to helping you get the most out of this new interactive world.

Topics include:
1. An introduction to the world of Web 2.0
2. Handy tips on how to best use Twitter
3. A Social Media Glossary that provides you with the key terms in easy-to-understand language.

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Zadie Smith on Generation Why

Just come across a really interesting essay on Facebook by Zadie Smith based around a review of the Social Network from last year – the film is just out on DVD here in the UK. If you haven’t read it it’s a really interesting, well argued critique on the world and ideas of Web 2.0 and quite thought provoking – definitely worth reading……

Generation Why? by Zadie Smith | The New York Review of Books

 

Integrating Web 2.0 with Mental Health Care

My article “Integrating Web 2.0 with Mental Health Care” written for the Connect Newsletter (Autumn 2010 issue) is now available to view online. Connect is the newsletter of the Mental Health Informatics Special Interest Group (MHSIG) of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

The article covers the current and potential use of some Web 2.0 applications and the emergence of mobile technology which offer an exciting future for developing a wide variety of mental health and social care resources both for practitioners and clients (as well as other areas of health).

View Connect Newsletter (MHISIG) – Autumn 2010

Cyberchondria

Cyberchondria – the unfounded escalation of concerns about common symptomatology, based on the review of search results and literature on the Web – is a term I only recently came across when researching some information for a forthcoming paper (better late than never I suppose!).  Lots of interesting articles and links on it here are some:

• Cyberchondria: Studies of the Escalation of Medical Concerns in Web Search / Ryen White and Eric Horvitz /November 2008
• The Future Use of the Internet in 4 Countries in Relation to Prescriptions,  Physician Communication and Health Information – Harris Interactive
• Wikipedia Entry
• How the internet ruined my health – confessions of a cyberchondriac – Independent 1 Feb 2004