http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/information-vertigo-citizen-media-and-the-south-ossetian-conflict/ thoughts on media, conflict, and development, with occasional pictures Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/information-vertigo-citizen-media-and-the-south-ossetian-conflict/#comment-133 Social Media in Gaza - The Content Makers Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:52:02 +0000 http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-133 [...] like Gaza, a state can gain significant strategic advantage. Ivan Sigal (a former colleague) has documented some similar strategies in Georgia; more states are catching up to social media’s potential [...] [...] like Gaza, a state can gain significant strategic advantage. Ivan Sigal (a former colleague) has documented some similar strategies in Georgia; more states are catching up to social media’s potential [...]

]]> http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/information-vertigo-citizen-media-and-the-south-ossetian-conflict/#comment-127 Citizen Propaganda in Contemporary Conflicts: The Case of Israel-Gaza, Russia-Georgia and China-Tibet | Gauravonomics Blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:15:01 +0000 http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-127 [...] a recent research trip to Georgia, Ivan Segal talks about the phenomenon of information vertigo – In an environment where primary sources [...] [...] a recent research trip to Georgia, Ivan Segal talks about the phenomenon of information vertigo – In an environment where primary sources [...]

]]> http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/information-vertigo-citizen-media-and-the-south-ossetian-conflict/#comment-125 Technology as an Instrument for Positive Social Change: From the Telephone to Twitter | Gauravonomics Blog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:39:14 +0000 http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-125 [...] in the case of the recent conflicts in Georgia and Palestine, we have also seen how citizen media can be used by both sides of a conflict as [...] [...] in the case of the recent conflicts in Georgia and Palestine, we have also seen how citizen media can be used by both sides of a conflict as [...]

]]> http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/information-vertigo-citizen-media-and-the-south-ossetian-conflict/#comment-124 El Oso » Archive » It’s not the technology, it’s what you do with it Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:16:23 +0000 http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-124 [...] in the case of the recent conflicts in Georgia and Palestine, we have also seen how citizen media can be used by both sides of a conflict as [...] [...] in the case of the recent conflicts in Georgia and Palestine, we have also seen how citizen media can be used by both sides of a conflict as [...]

]]> http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/information-vertigo-citizen-media-and-the-south-ossetian-conflict/#comment-123 Weekly Newsletter » Blog Archive » It’s not the technology, it’s what you do with it Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:07:15 +0000 http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-123 [...] in the case of the recent conflicts in Georgia and Palestine, we have also seen how citizen media can be used by both sides of a conflict as [...] [...] in the case of the recent conflicts in Georgia and Palestine, we have also seen how citizen media can be used by both sides of a conflict as [...]

]]> http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/information-vertigo-citizen-media-and-the-south-ossetian-conflict/#comment-117 humanitarian.info » Numbers Over Georgia Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:34:38 +0000 http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-117 [...] means that timely / reliable / accurate information is hard to come by in Georgia, as Ivan points out and Ethan overviews (is that a verb?). I find it hard to get too worked up about the lack of [...] [...] means that timely / reliable / accurate information is hard to come by in Georgia, as Ivan points out and Ethan overviews (is that a verb?). I find it hard to get too worked up about the lack of [...]

]]> http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/information-vertigo-citizen-media-and-the-south-ossetian-conflict/#comment-116 Paul C Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:14:07 +0000 http://ivonotes.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-116 There's a good reason why the phrase "the fog of war" was coined; it's hardly surprising that the fog rolls over the web as well, surely? The most useful response is to incorporate ambiguities into our planning (and reporting), and not downplay the lack of clarity for our audience. Attempting to locate "facts" when there are none to be found is likely to be a grand waste of time. There’s a good reason why the phrase “the fog of war” was coined; it’s hardly surprising that the fog rolls over the web as well, surely? The most useful response is to incorporate ambiguities into our planning (and reporting), and not downplay the lack of clarity for our audience. Attempting to locate “facts” when there are none to be found is likely to be a grand waste of time.

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