YULI AHMADA: CyberJournalist.net

Rabu, 24 Agustus 2011

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Celebrities react to East Coast earthquake

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:44 PM PDT

As soon as a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the East Coast today, Twitter users jumped online. Web analytics company Chartbeat, which tracks traffic on hundreds of news sites, said it quickly broke previous records for web traffic across its sites, with more than 4.6 million visitors across them and 400,000 in about 15 minutes. BreakingNews.com set an all-time record for simultaneous visits in the moments after earthquake, according to The New York Times’ Brian Stelter.

Celebrities were among those posting reaction and prayers — here is what they had to say.

Know of other celebrities Tweets about today’s earthquake? Post in the comments below and we’ll add to the timeline.

The Three Elements of Social Design

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:36 AM PDT

Now that that social media has become an unavoidable part of digital life, product designs need to adjust the way they approach their jobs. Facebook has put together a few tips about how to think about social design, which it describes as “a way of thinking about product design that puts social experiences at the core.”

One way to model a social product is by working from the inside out: allow people to create an identity, let them share it and build a community over time. Facebook began this way. However, if community is already curated, as it is via Facebook Platform, you can instead work from the outside in: utilize the existing community users have built, define new conversations and let them continue to build their identities further.

Here is what Facebook considers the Three Elements of Social Design