Chapter1 Flashcards
Ushahidi
Crisis-mapping tool that collects information from emails, text messages, blog posts, and Twitter tweets and then maps them, instantly making the information publicly available.
Social Networking
A means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information among their immediate friends and to meet and connect with others through common interests, experiences, and friends.
Digital Divide
Gaps between the level of Internet access and the availability of technical tools in different regions of the world.
Autonomy
The freedom to work without constant direction and control
Mastery
The feeling of confidence and excitement from seeing your own skills progress
Purpose
The understanding that you are working for something larger than yourself.
Crowdfunding
The style of generating capital to start a business..asking for small donations from a large number of people.
QR Codes
QR (quick response) - any piece of print host a link to online information and video content.
Crowdsourcing
Checking with the voice of the crowd
Collaborative consumption
Implies that we are joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently.
Data Mining
The process of searching huge amounts of satay with the hope of finding a pattern.
The art of translating huge volumes of raw data into presentations like charts and graphs that provide managers with info, such as buying trends that enable them to make better decisions.
Computer Fotensics
Analyses computer systems with specific techniques to gather potential legal evidence.
Affective computing
Computing that relates to emotion or that deliberately tries to influence emotion.
ESP - Emotional-Social Prothesis
Device developed to help people with autism.
Cognitive Surplus
The combination of leisure time and the tools to be creative.
