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Networked Life:The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Barry Wellman
NetLabiSchool, University of Toronto
http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/netlab/[email protected]
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In a NutshellThe Bad:
Fixed belief that we are becoming more disconnected as our silos break down
The GoodRealization that the triple revolution is creating new,
less-silo’ed opportunities for connectivityThe Ugly
Doing the hard work of collecting systematic evidence to evaluate networked life
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Traditional Small Groups: Door-to-Door “Silos”
• Old workgroups (& communities) based on - proximity, bureaucratic hierarchy, kinship •All observe and interact with all• Deal with only one group• Knowledge comes only from within the group – and stays within the group
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The Bad: Recurrent Claims That Things Are Always Falling Apart
From urbanization, bureaucratization, industrialization, capitalism/socialism & technological change – to the internet and mobile
Thomas Jefferson: great constitutionalist, but loved silos"The mobs of great cities add just so much to the support of pure
government, as sores do to the strength of the human body” (1784) Ferdinand Tönnies (Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft, 1887)
thru Robert Putnam (Bowling Alone, 2000)to Sherry Turkle (Alone Together, 2010)
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The Good
The Turn From Groups
To Social Networks
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The Triple RevolutionThree Phenomena Intertwined1. Social Network: Reach Beyond Tight Groups:
More Multiplicity, Partial Attention, Less Boundaries2. Internet: Personalization, Weakened Distance3. Mobile-ization of Info & Communication
Hyper-Personal Body Appendages: Third SkinAccessible To YouAvailable To Others
Networked Individualism7
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18 Month Old Boys with their Favorite Toys: Mom’s Laptop & Dad’s iPhone
Source: Gina Neff + Phil Howard
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Person To Person: Networked Individualism
Mobile Phones, Portable ComputingIndividual, not work group or householdPersonalized networkingTailored media interactionsHyperconnectivityPrivate concerns replace publicOnline interactions linked with offlineGlocalization
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People Function as Networked IndividualsWith Partial Membership in Multiple Networks
.. and less as group or category membersSocial ties & events organized around the individual rather than a
social unit such as a family, neighborhood, school, or organizationThe person has become the individual unit of
social connectivity; and not the place, be it workplace, school, or household
Agency: Each person operates own networkMobile phones and internet allow person-to-person contact to
supplement place-to-place communicationThe social network revolution has provided the opportunities –
and stresses – for people to reach beyond the world of tight groups
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Networked Individualism:Person-to-Person
Structural ChangesLinked as IndividualsLess GroupinessMore AgencyLess Place BoundMore Achieved, Less Ascribed
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The New Media is The New Neighbourhood
Lines between info, communication have blurredGeographic location is real, but less importantIn addition to neighbours, workmates:
Most info-sharing transcends spatial & social boundariesNetworked individuals can exchange & create media
Projecting their voices to more extended audiences that become part of their social worlds
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MIT Press 358 pp $14 (Kindle $9)
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The Ugly: Actually Doing the ResearchFourth study of residents of East York, Toronto since 1968In-depth interviews with 101 residents. Transcribed, anonymizedResearch Issues
Nature of life in multiple teamsHow does digital fit into ordinary life
And what does mobile add?Home-work connectivityPrivacy concernsVariations by age, gender, SES, family situations
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Preliminary FindingsPeople value privacy – from each other, not institutions
(NSA, Google)Everyday use of digital media integrated with rest of life
– use whatever is handy and appropriateMultiple connectivityLots more this year as we analyze
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Networked Individual -- Nelu Handa @ Internet Café, Toronto