The New Work of Composing

31
May

the digital neighborhood

 

 

Picture of family walking meant to evoke the meaning of neighborhood
edittagidentity, terms

As a metaphor, neighborhood evokes community, familiarity, shared space and often an assumption of shared values. Due to how easily and quickly groups emerge and dissolve via the Internet and our increasingly mobile society, we have made the concept of neighborhood into an icon, a holder of shared values. In doing so, a sense of nostalgia regarding neighborhoods emerges as we yearn for a place to connect with those who have something in common with us. Place easily becomes the focus of this yearning.

08
June

defining hyperlocalism

 

 

Picture showing a basketful of social sharing sites such as facebook, youtube, and twitter
edittagexamples, featured, hyperlocal-in-practice, journalism, terms

In a reputation economy, information about other users’ reputations spreads quickly so that if you violate other users’ trust, it will affect your reputation throughout entire networks of people. Whether it is conscious or not, those providing advice and generating other content for social media are getting something out of the process as they construct their collective identities.