by Roxanne Darling on July 25, 2011
Tomorrow I am working with an esteemed group of coral reef scientists here in Hawaii to illustrate various ways to use social media. I will be using a version of The Social Media Game, an interactive learning process originally developed by my darling colleague Beth Kantor a few years ago. I’ve updated it and added [...]
by Roxanne Darling on March 16, 2011
As a direct result of the U.S. Navy’s outreach to bloggers here in Hawaii, I have been fortunate to both participate in some outstanding programs (like an overnight embark on the USS Nimitz) and also developed enormous respect for their adoption of social media (video interview) and their orderly and standardized approach. They are among [...]
by Roxanne Darling on May 6, 2010
Here is the next installment in my web cam conversations with you. I am experimenting with the new uStream Producer “desktop application.” It allows me to record and live stream at the same time, while mixing in graphics, etc. You’ll see a small attempt at that at the end. Over time you will see many [...]
by Roxanne Darling on March 20, 2010
We had an open forum on Facebook at the March meeting of Social Media Club Hawaii, held free of charge courtesy of ING Direct Cafe in Waikīkī. People were invited to submit questions and tips in advance. We shared these at the meeting, while my colleague Rob Bertholf and I moderated the meeting and added [...]
by Roxanne Darling on August 6, 2009
Twitter and Facebook were down some today due to “Denial of Service” (DoS) attacks. Here’s some information on what they are, how they occur, and what you can do as a netizen to help prevent them! A DoS occurs when a malicious programmer or programmers unleash commands across thousands computers that have been infected with [...]
by Roxanne Darling on December 2, 2007
Let me stipulate a few facts: I live my life online. I have gotten very used to a certain (large) lack of privacy in most traditional senses. I am in favor of business relationships with independent media creators. But the way that Facebook’s Beacon is setting cookies and sending my very specific online behavior (at [...]
by Roxanne Darling on November 6, 2007
Today Facebook announced that it will allow companies to create profiles inside the social networking web site. Individual users can then endorse or be “fan” of said company. Just like Facebook, independent media producers can serve as a very valuable filter for their audiences when it comes to products and services. In more crass terms, [...]