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 Designing for the Social: Avoiding Anti-Social Networks [ABSTRACT]
Sunday, 2nd November 2008
By
Miles Rochford
Abstract:
With the connective and sharing powers of social networks comes great risk, as information some might consider private can be easily discovered and shared. Miles Rochford discusses how the ubiquity, eternity and serendipity found in social networks places unique demands on information architects to help promote order.
Article:
With the connective and sharing powers of social networks comes great risk, as information some might consider private can be easily discovered and shared. Miles Rochford discusses how the ubiquity, eternity and serendipity found in social networks places unique demands on information architects to help promote order.
What's Inside:
Essentially, we have created our own version of The Truman Show. A world which is simultaneously painful and seductive, with relentless honesty, where it is impossible to hide. (Or, as I suggested at the IA Summit with just a hint of hyperbole, "a prison for humanity").
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By Miles Rochford
 Miles Rochford has been designing interactive experiences for more than fifteen years. As an information architect, he has worked on projects for government, non-profit, corporate and startup clients based in the United States, Europe and Australia. He specialises in service design, spatial data and mobile delivery - from systems to map toilets across Australia to keeping track of scientific vessels in the Antarctic.
He is currently working for Nokia Design, based in London, where he is a Design Specialist in the Service and UI Design team, developing service and interface concepts for future Nokia products and services.
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