180 Notes
Day 18
3/16/99

1. One-minute papers
There is little (no?) privacy browsing the web
People cite for many different reasons
Privacy is a growing issue

questions
Can we establish expectations for behavior when we can't see each other?
Can an information specialist be unconnected?
What is (are) the physiological and psychological effects of the web?
What is the impact of the negative aspects of the web (e.g., incorrect info, bad design)

2. Review syllabus:
Next week: discuss universal email on Tue; speeches on Thur (Sukey, Simon, Beth, Richard)
Week of March 29: Group 5 presents Reeves & Nass Thur; MOO prep Thursday
Week of April 5: online debate in MOO Tue; speeches on Thur (Amy, Tiffany, Anh, Will)
Week of April 12: cyberspace; information design
Week of April 19: info design, ubiquitous comm
Week of April 26: Project Presentations

3. Advertising, propaganda, censorship
What are the pros (shared costs; informative) and cons (assault on senses, time) of advertising?
Getting attention vs affecting behavior (clickstreams vs product sales)
Propaganda (one's person's trash is another's treasure?)  Radio Free Europe; The Starr Report
Censorship  Ideas vs Technology (e.g., strong encryption); Free Speech vs Protection Comm Decency Act?Child Online Protection Act.
"The net treats censorship as damage and routes around it."

4.The one-minute paper
What was the big point you learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?