Comments on: Why “Power or Powerless”?

By: Jacqui Smith

Jacqui Smith — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:35:06 +0000

Hi Stef- just wondering if we are related? I had an Uncle Mario Lewando (previously Lewandoski)sadly he dies a couple of years ago, leaving Auntie Georgina and her two sons Jon and Robin. I know Uncle mario was related in some way to the opera singer Caruso. My fatehr leslie Godfrey is Georgina’s brother- now both mid 70-s. i recall Mario telling me his true name was Lewandoski-of Polish Jewish orogin, I saw you on TV this evening on a documentary about enrepreneurs and there is a resembalnce between you and my cousin Jon- mario’s eldest son. I would love to know if there is a link!
Please let me knoe either way if you have time. Jacqui

By: Dave Harte

Dave Harte — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:41:27 +0000

Thanks for the hat-tip here Nick and on your won blog. The useless/useful thing wasn’t quite the thing I thought would be picked up actually. It was literally about what’s not being revealed by our use of social media. And when something’s not revealing itself that makes one think about how power relationships work and as we’re at the start of the whole social media thing we have a real chance to examine those power relationships.

How power works through the media is of course a rich area of study for media academics. I’m kinda surprising myself that I find it so interesting (having stepped sideways from the academic stuff for a while).

Few further thoughts in the comments of my own blog.

By: Nick Booth

Nick Booth — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:49:32 +0000

Thanks for the mention. I was quoting the useful and useless idea from the ever incite-ful Dave Harte:

http://blogs.birminghampost.net/business/2008/06/social-medias-hidden-legacy.html

The Big Debate got me thinking about where the digital divide really sits. It is not about access to the internet or equipment. I was blogging that those who will find themselves on the right side of the divide are those rich in social capital. It is essentially the same as other economic divides.

Congrats on last nights webby award.

By: Craig Holmes

Craig Holmes — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:23:52 +0000

Interesting - and spot on. For our digital stock photography business I don’t want to hear from ‘digital media industry professionals’ about cool tools that can be added to our web site, I want to hear from customers about how they would like things improved. Are they going to want to see the business on Facebook - no - are they going to want new photographic updates to the library sent to their desktop via RSS feeds - yes.
We do really need to ask ‘why?’ would we want some of these new tools. OK, that is just my business perspective. Rant over.

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