Comments on: Breaking Out of the Echo Chamber http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:38:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: PICNIC 08 – “Homophily Can Make You Stupid” by Ethan Zuckerman « New Media. What Next? http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1229585 PICNIC 08 – “Homophily Can Make You Stupid” by Ethan Zuckerman « New Media. What Next? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:01:22 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1599#comment-1229585 [...] to feeds through these websites. And Zuckerman draws attention on this aspect in one of his interviews by raising a question: “If you look at sites like Digg and Reddit, these are sites that promised [...] [...] to feeds through these websites. And Zuckerman draws attention on this aspect in one of his interviews by raising a question: “If you look at sites like Digg and Reddit, these are sites that promised [...]

]]> By: PICNIC 08 - “Homophily Can Make You Stupid” by Ethan Zuckerman « Smart House and New Media Research Blog http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1226338 PICNIC 08 - “Homophily Can Make You Stupid” by Ethan Zuckerman « Smart House and New Media Research Blog Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:30:37 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1599#comment-1226338 [...] to feeds through these websites. And Zuckerman draws attention on this aspect in one of his interviews by raising a question: “If you look at sites like Digg and Reddit, these are sites that promised [...] [...] to feeds through these websites. And Zuckerman draws attention on this aspect in one of his interviews by raising a question: “If you look at sites like Digg and Reddit, these are sites that promised [...]

]]> By: Blogroll » PICNIC 08 - “Homophily can make you stupid” by Ethan Zuckerman http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1223832 Blogroll » PICNIC 08 - “Homophily can make you stupid” by Ethan Zuckerman Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:36:03 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1599#comment-1223832 [...] to feeds through these websites. And Zuckerman draws attention on this aspect in one of his interviews by raising a question: “If you look at sites like Digg and Reddit, these are sites that promised [...] [...] to feeds through these websites. And Zuckerman draws attention on this aspect in one of his interviews by raising a question: “If you look at sites like Digg and Reddit, these are sites that promised [...]

]]> By: Masters of Media, New Media MA Amsterdam » PICNIC 08: “Homophily can make you stupid” by Ethan Zuckerman http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1223817 Masters of Media, New Media MA Amsterdam » PICNIC 08: “Homophily can make you stupid” by Ethan Zuckerman Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:05:42 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1599#comment-1223817 [...] to feeds through these websites. And Zuckerman draws attention on this aspect in one of his interviews by raising a question:  “If you look at sites like Digg and Reddit, these are sites that [...] [...] to feeds through these websites. And Zuckerman draws attention on this aspect in one of his interviews by raising a question:  “If you look at sites like Digg and Reddit, these are sites that [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Homophily, serendipity, xenophilia http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1219128 …My heart’s in Accra » Homophily, serendipity, xenophilia Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:33:58 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1599#comment-1219128 [...] I and Solana Larsen gave with Chris Lydon of Radio Open Source and explored the concept in an extended riff and a set of bookmarks. Tom, an educator living and working in Ankara, weighed in with a moving [...] [...] I and Solana Larsen gave with Chris Lydon of Radio Open Source and explored the concept in an extended riff and a set of bookmarks. Tom, an educator living and working in Ankara, weighed in with a moving [...]

]]> By: David Sasaki http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1218994 David Sasaki Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:50:17 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1599#comment-1218994 That's a very good question. Unfortunately, web stats don't tell us much, if anything, about what motivated readers to reach out and make those connections. <a href="http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2008/04/23/really-breaking-outside-of-the-echo-chamber/" rel="nofollow">This</a> is my latest initiative to help encourage people to connect with others. That’s a very good question. Unfortunately, web stats don’t tell us much, if anything, about what motivated readers to reach out and make those connections. This is my latest initiative to help encourage people to connect with others.

]]> By: El Oso » Blog Archive » (Really) Breaking Outside of the Echo Chamber http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1218993 El Oso » Blog Archive » (Really) Breaking Outside of the Echo Chamber Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:34:52 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1599#comment-1218993 [...] as I commented on a thoughtful post by Amy Gahran about breaking through the echo chamber: I feel like we’ve reached a hybrid stage of [...] [...] as I commented on a thoughtful post by Amy Gahran about breaking through the echo chamber: I feel like we’ve reached a hybrid stage of [...]

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1218987 Amy Gahran Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:14:46 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1599#comment-1218987 Great points, David! From your perspective on GVO, what does seem to encourage people to click through to bloggers in other countries? Maybe there are some patterns there that might offer clues about how to encourage people to expand beyond their homophilic comfort zone. - Amy Gahran Great points, David!

From your perspective on GVO, what does seem to encourage people to click through to bloggers in other countries? Maybe there are some patterns there that might offer clues about how to encourage people to expand beyond their homophilic comfort zone.

- Amy Gahran

]]> By: David Sasaki http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1218961 David Sasaki Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:37:00 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1599#comment-1218961 I feel like we've reached a hybrid stage of overcoming homophily, which is intellectualizing it. Lots and lots of people link to and agree with Ethan's astute thoughts about how citizen media can help us make meaningful connections with those outside of our geography/class/ethnicity. But far fewer do I see people clicking through the links on Global Voices and actually making those connections. I hope it's just a matter of time; that we do all feel like we're in the same village and that we're just waiting to feel comfortable enough to walk over and say hello. I feel like we’ve reached a hybrid stage of overcoming homophily, which is intellectualizing it. Lots and lots of people link to and agree with Ethan’s astute thoughts about how citizen media can help us make meaningful connections with those outside of our geography/class/ethnicity. But far fewer do I see people clicking through the links on Global Voices and actually making those connections. I hope it’s just a matter of time; that we do all feel like we’re in the same village and that we’re just waiting to feel comfortable enough to walk over and say hello.

]]> By: links for 2008-04-22 « andrew golis http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/20/breaking-out-of-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1218955 links for 2008-04-22 « andrew golis Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:56:32 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1599#comment-1218955 [...] contentious.com - Breaking Out of the Echo Chamber A lit review on homophily, otherwise known as the tendency for like minds to group together, in the context of social web. (tags: homophily ethan.zuckerman new.media social.networking) [...] [...] contentious.com – Breaking Out of the Echo Chamber A lit review on homophily, otherwise known as the tendency for like minds to group together, in the context of social web. (tags: homophily ethan.zuckerman new.media social.networking) [...]

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