This is a frightening but logical extension of social media such as Facebook and Twitter. This story is about Social Intelligence Corporation.

An Idea for Use of Google +

Today I got an invitation to G+ Google Plus. This is google's answer to facebook and facebook is not liking it!. I hope this social network takes off, because I plan to use it with my students. Facebook the giant in social networking shares your post with all of your friends. Google + allows you to break down your friends into "circles" or groups. When posting you have to decide which circle (group) you wish to share the information with. This gives you the teacher one place to go and share with family, friends and your classes while keeping your private life private. Also I can imagine using different circles for different sections of the same class.  I have to play around with the system a little more to see what I can do with this new gadget of google

Google + breaks down your friends into circles which allows you to use it for sharing with students online.

Here is a video that I found on how to set up a Google + and what it does.

Generation Gap and Privacy

I heard this on NPR. It is an excellent discussion on how technology is changing the psychology of the next generation. Click on the title and listen to the following section:
"Digital Culture:Life-Logging and the Generation Gap over Privacy
Daily documentation has become routine as the tech-savvy to connect with everyone, anyone, anytime. Guests on the program talks about "life-logging," a system that documents every conversation, movement, and idea through a series of recording gadgets like GPS trackers and even brain scanners."