How the five web literacies are becoming essential survival skills

Nieman Journalism Lab by Justin Ellis | May. 13, 2012 (News Report)

Howard Rheingold isn’t too concerned about whether Google is making us stupid or if Facebook is making us lonely. Those kind of criticisms, Rheingold says, miscalculate the ability humans have to change their behavior, particularly when it comes to how we use social media and the Internet more broadly.

“If, like many others, you are concerned social media is making people and cultures shallow, I propose we teach more people how to swim and ... Full Story »

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by Sirajul Islam - May. 20, 2012

it's a story about how Haward Rheingold, who 'has a longer online history than most, going back to The WELL, one of the first online forums back in the 1980s' perceives the Net, and how the Net users should do. His book 'Net smart: How to Thrive Online' is interesting (so far I've got going through the link), but I think, most of the Net using is common sense, a sense that is uncommon to common people.

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by Alex Frias - May. 13, 2012

The content seemed interesting. It would help if he would share more about the book. I do agree with his main premise that we need to become more literate with social media in general.

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by Fabrice Florin - May. 13, 2012

“The proliferation of media has not stopped — if anything it has gone into hyperdrive,” he said. “If you want to keep up with anything, it’s not about keeping up ... More »

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by lilyhan - May. 15, 2012

so good

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The Art of Getting Net Smart

Forbes by Shel Israel, Howard Rheingold | Apr. 29, 2012 (Opinion)

Howard Rheingold is a teacher, thinker, futurist and grower of the tallest sunflowers I have ever seen. He’s one the most profound thinkers of what happens online and how it ...

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Howard Rheingold: Knowing How to Collaborate Is Essential

PBS by Roland Legrand | Mar. 17, 2012 (Interview)

I just read the Kindle edition of "Net Smart," written by writer and critic Howard Rheingold. The book provides a thoughtful analysis of some major theories and discourses ...

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How to Use the Internet Wisely, for Your Health and Your Country's

Atlantic Monthly by Howard Rheingold | May. 13, 2012 (Opinion)

Use the following methods and tools to protect yourself from toxic bad info. Use them and then pass them along to others. Promote the notion that more info literacy is a ...

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