http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/347/pdf2007_digital_handshakes_on_virtual_receiving_lines Comments for "PDF2007: Digital Handshakes on Virtual Receiving Lines" en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/347/pdf2007_digital_handshakes_on_virtual_receiving_lines#comment-656 <p>First, props to the editors for tracking this down. I've been looking for it.</p> <p>Second, snaps to Danah for giving one of the most impressive and important speeches of the Conference.</p> <p>Great work.</p> <p>________________________________________<br /> David All<br /> The David All Group<br /> <a href="http://davidallgroup.com" title="http://davidallgroup.com">http://davidallgroup.com</a><br /> ________________________________________</p> Mon, 21 May 2007 18:48:23 -0400 David All comment 656 at http://www.techpresident.com http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/347/pdf2007_digital_handshakes_on_virtual_receiving_lines <p><em>[This morning, danah boyd gave a great presentation on how politicians are failing to understand the social dynamics of online social networks. She's posted the "</em><em><a href="http://www.danah.org/papers/PDF2007.html">rough unedited crib of the actual talk</a></em><em>" on her website, and we're pleased that she's given us permission to post it here as well. The editors.] </em></p> <p>Think about the publics that you know, the publics where politics occur. Gatherings like this... conference halls, shopping malls, political rallies, etc. How do politics take place in these spaces? Obviously, speeches are a part of it, but there's more that happens in these publics. At the very simplest level, there's a lot of shaking hands with everyday people. Ideally, there's a lot of listening to people's stories... Always, there's presence. Presence has been a critical component of political discourse because it allows people to connect to and relate with politicians. Through shared presence, politicians are made "real."</p> <p><a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/347/pdf2007_digital_handshakes_on_virtual_receiving_lines">read more</a></p> http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/347/pdf2007_digital_handshakes_on_virtual_receiving_lines#comment danah boyd PdF2007 social networks Fri, 18 May 2007 15:10:12 -0400 danah boyd 347 at http://www.techpresident.com