I think your strategy is useful and you had already identified your social network.
However, I have some questions. What specific points of Japanese Educational system should be reformed? What is the Liberal Educational system? That is, what factors does the Liberal Educational system have? What are many educational problems in Japan?
I hope my reply will be helpful for you!
I think Kota's summary is well-organized and he parphrased so well. Thus, I want to refer to his style of the summary to my next summary.
In his reaction, he claimed "Barabasi seemed to ignore the influence on human interrelationship by technology". I think it's agood point and agree with his opinion because he suggests his own example. His example is also believable for me. Thank you for your good reaction.
Discussion Question
What do you think about that "the dream of Tim Berners-Lee in 1980" (30)? Do you think his dream come true? In addition, why?
Your message.
1. What is your sticky message? (Barabasi 3) What is the idea you wish to promote or issue/problem you want to try to 'solve'?
I want to try to solve the issue of Asian diplomacy and terrorism.
'Yasukuni Shrine should be non-religious.'
'Japanese should pray for the victims of WWⅡ at Tidorigafuti instead of Yasukuni Shrine.'
'The countermeasures in U.S. against recent terrorism may provoke (pick) with terrorists.'
Knowledge of social network.
2. Who is your strategic social group? Can you identify and define the organizational base you will need to develop and/or tap into?
Civilian
Japanese
Asian people
U.N.
NGO
Goverments
Religious people
Strategy for network building.
3. How will work to create your organizational base? How will you spread and encourage others to take up your message?
I will spread my message by propaganda (advertisement) in the famous search engine and H.P. or Blog (Web log). In addition, I make my blog or H.P. and ask them to attach my link to other Webpages. Utilizing Pop-up system and Affiliate Program. SNS is also useful.
Barabasi emphasizes that the world is very small by "the highly interconnected nature of these networks" (34). This reality is so different with their impression, so it's amazingly. It can be stated that the explanation of the author is mistaken at least one point, that is, utilizing the statistical mechanics. The reason why utilizing them is unuseful for the explanation is that statisitics are after all within the supposition. Social psychology states that the statistical hypothesis often occurs mistakes, for example, the judgements of DNA for identifying the identical person. In addition, it cannot be the evidence for ninteen degrees of separation in all Web even if "all other networks studied so far display a separation between two and fourteen" (34). The reason why people think so is only caused by human impression, that is, people are apt to believe the examples and apply one result to another case. However, social psychology also shows that the reality and truth is usually very different from human impression. For example, people believe that crimes have been increasing since before, but they have been decreasing since 1950 in the real in Japan. Moreover, other explanations of the author are believable. Thus, after all, it could be claimed that the assertion of the author is the right.
Barabasi asserts that people "live in a small world because society is a very dense web" (30) by using many examples of the very small number of links that can connect two randomly selected nodes in a network. There are his examples. First example is so-called “six degrees of separation”. It originates from "Karinthy's 1929 insight that people are linked by at most five links" (27) and this concept was rediscovered by Staley Milgram's experoment in 1967. The result of his experiment showed people that the distance between two randomly selected persons are only 5.5 on average in the United States. Originally, Milgram's study was confined to the United States, however, John Guare spreaded his vision that "six degrees applied to the whole world" (29) by his play. Next example is in a network of Webpages within Notre Dame University. This experiment was conducted by Barabasi and two other people and the result of this is eleven clicks away from each other, so "there are eleven degrees of separation at Notre Dame". In addition, final example is also Barabasi's experiment. As a result, he estimated that the number of links that people need to connect two documents in World Wide Web is 18.59 on average by utilizing the statistical mechanics. Thus, there are "ninteen degrees of separation" (34) in the full Web. In short, Barabasi emphasizes that the world is very small because of "the highly interconnected nature of these networks" (34).
I think her summary is well-organized, too.
Moreover, I think Takako is very thoughtful and critical person because of her reaction.
I think Emi's summary is well-organized and easy to understand, in addition, her final sentense that "The aim of this book is getting you to think networks, and step out the box of reductionism and explore" clearly shows a main idea of the author. However, her summary may be shortened because her summary is a bit long.
I think her summary is easy to read and understand. In additon, the final paragraph of "Nothing can happen individually. Everything is connected to everything else. Network exists everywhere. We must cast an eye for them" shows main ideas effectively.
In her reaction, I agree that "the author uses examples effectively to describe that networks exists everywhere and everything is linked to everything to else".
I think that Seiji's summary is so abstract, but contains the author's purpose of that paper. Thus, I could get some information about that paper.
I think Hiroko's summary was clearly written and her last part of summary is especially well-organized. I could not summarize well about the last part of that paper, but she summarized so well and I could make sense about ideas of the last part.
Hiroko stated that "the idea is trend of today. It is useful to see the world, but it is also temporal view like the way in the past. I am interested in until when the paradigm is valid or dominant", so I could understand her interest and it is a curious point.
I think that Taketei's summary is easy to read, so I can understand immediately. In addition, Taketei pointed out same contents with me and also Taketei refered to the damage occured by MafiaBoy. I did not refer that point.
Moreover, Taketei's reaction is completely different with me. Taketei stated "It is interesting to compare MafiaBoy and Paul even though one is a destroyer and the other is a builder. MafiaBoy became the master of the network taking only one day, whereas Paul accomplished the network taking his whole life" in her reaction. I could not find this point and this point is also interesting for me.
I think Kota's summary was well-organized and I can understand main ideas of this paper.
In addition, Kota stated that "Barabasi seemes to unconsciously assume that people in the whole world do not realize the importance of network, but his perception is nearsighted because such people are actually limited to modern Western people, and before the modernization of the world, relationism was not hidden, but very popular" in his reaction. This is so interested for me because I thought his perception shows an important message to people in the world. Even I still think his perception is not uncorrect, however, I become to think his opinion has ceratainly some mistakes after reading Kota's reaction. Thus, I think Kota's reaction is so well and critical.
Barabasi told very interested story of two different people who are masters of the networks. In additon, the author emphasize his anticipation to the importance of networks. It can be agreed that his expectation to networks will be recognized by ordinary people. The reason why it can be agreed is that two successful people utilized the structure of this world, that is, people live in an interrelated world at all the time. Thus, all people have their own networks because people cannot be alive without the relationships to human beings. Therefore, the network is an indispensable factor for people. By the way, it cannot agree and make sense about why they became very contrary people. Thus, it can be suggested that the author should focus on that point as additional point.
Albert-Laszlo Barabasi wrote "Linked" which claims "How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life".
In the first link, Barabasi introduces with two contrary people. The one was named the MafiaBoy who is a fifteen years old boy and attacked Yahoo's computer system in 2000. The other was named Paul who spreaded the Christianity around the World by using theology and social networks effectively two thousand years ago from the MafiaBoy. These two men were certainly "masters of the network", but so different at the point of using their skills. MafiaBoy destroyed the network of computers and Paul utilized the social and religious links of that time. The reason why they were successful is that people live in an interrelateded world.
My name is Kenta Iuchi. I have experienced many movements for my farther's business. My hobbies are reading novels, comic books and so on and watching TV, playing the video games and Net surfing. My characteristics are maybe shy and earnest.
When I was twelve years old, I met the personal computer for the first time in my elementary school. Now, I mainly use my personal computer for shopping, Netsurfing, playing the games and watching the movies. In addition, I have used the mapping tool in the ELP class by Owen, it is an useful tool for my studies and also a good experience for me. Finally, I am joining the SNS called mixi and utilize some free mail services for each purpose.
Please talk with me without constrait!
