Weekly Reflection: 9/5-9/11

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In this video I talk about and show off Twitcaps, which is a site that compiles images posted to Twitter, in real time. There are various things you can do with it, which are better explained in the video.

My weekend was sort of an odd illustration of the geolocation privacy issues we've discussed this week.  I was at a music festival here in Raleigh, and many of the festival attendees, including myself and my friends, as well as the festival's organizers and artists, were all posting on Twitter and Facebook about where we were and what band we were seeing, and what venue we were headed to next, as well as uploading tons of tagged photos and videos (you can explore the fun on Twitter by searching for the tag #hopscotch11).  If you were robber looking to score, Raleigh was ripe for the picking this weekend.  At the same time, the instant exchange of information made the festival more enjoyable and downright easier -- multiple bands were playing in multiple venues all night, so coordinating where to go and what to see was a breeze with social media.