Mental Health and Social media
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Mental Health and Social media

Byrichard

Reading Time: 4 minutes There is a lot of discussion about Mental Health and social media because most people are not social media natives. They are either Luddites who do not appreciate playing with technology. They see themselves as users rather than participants and then there are extroverts and other people who see Social Media as a threat to…

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On the rise of disinformation through the dumbing down of Social Media

Byrichard

Reading Time: 2 minutes For years I have been complaining that social media has shifted away from conversations towards marketing. It has shifted away from peer to peer conversations towards a broadcast model where crowds listen to and share individual sources rather than interact within a social network. As a result of this communication shift people re-share content rather…

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Steep – A Snowboarding, skiing, Parapente and Base Jumping game

Byrichard

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winter is coming and snow has fallen on the local peaks and then melted again. The temptation to go snowboarding in real life is back. While waiting to go and do sports in the real world Ubisoft give us the opportunity to simulate the experiences of snowboarding, skiing, base jumping and paragldiding. I know three…

Strava Now Has Rock Climbing, Hiking And More
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Strava Now Has Rock Climbing, Hiking And More

Byrichard

Reading Time: 2 minutes Strava now has rock climbing, hiking and many more sports. Sports tracker, movescount and other applications already allowed you to do this but it is nice to see one more network provide us with this option. Up until now I had to make sure to go for a bike ride or three per week to…

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Thoughts on Youtube Backstage

Byrichard

Reading Time: 2 minutes Youtube backstage is a consequence of Youtube comments not playing nicely within Google+. Google+ is a pleasant social network where people who want to have conversations and share pictures can meet and broaden their horizons. It is a place where you can write comments that are as long or as short as you want. Misunderstandings,…

Online communities and socialising in person
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Online communities and socialising in person

Byrichard

Reading Time: 2 minutes Online communities and socialising in person can be a challenge for people. Either they are shy, lacking the courage to meet with strangers and start a conversation or they are introverts, interested in being in a group but not necessarily to participate in the conversations. The question was “how to go to a glocals meeting when you are really…

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Playing Ingress and Pokemon Go in parallel

Byrichard

Reading Time: 2 minutes People are playing Ingress and Pokemon Go in Parallel. Both games use the same geo-located points and walk the same routes. They have the same places to farm and combat. I started playing Ingress again, but only a few minutes here and there. As I play I see new faces and new people at Ingress…