Howard Rheingold

@hrheingold
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Mostly complete digital works at http://rheingold.com and https://patreon.com/howardrheingold -- I wrote books about tools for thought, virtual communities, virtual reality, smart mobs, taught classes at UC Berkeley & Stanford on digital journalism, social media issues, social media literacies. Now I make art. I'm interested in all of the above & like to follow knowledgeable ppl about current events, science, humor, community. #technology #onlinecommunities #art #socialmedia #learning #edutech
Blurb Books

Now available. $31 including shipping. I take no profit.

How to learn to #think independently, critically, creatively, in the age of AI. For 5-7 year old

https://www.blurb.com/b/12900560-kas-thinking-system

Blurb Books

Now available. $31 including shipping. I take no profit.

How to learn to #think independently, critically, creatively, in the age of AI. For 5-7 year old

https://www.blurb.com/b/12900560-kas-thinking-system

Blurb Books

10 posts about #metacognition -- a vital skill in the age of social media and #ai

#thinking

https://www.patreon.com/collection/2124752?view=expanded

Teaching #metacognition techniques to 4-6 year olds leads to better learning outcomes (and may immunize against cognitive decline caused by #ai use)

#llm #learning #education

https://www.patreon.com/posts/159662223

In the olden days, we curated the Web for each other, sharing our bookmarks with identifying tags. I wrote about social bookmarking in 2017. I just looked over it for the first time in years.. A few of the tags that lead to hundreds of bookmarks each:

#Onlinecommunity

Online Facilitation

#Collaboration

#Attention

#Cooperation

Educational_Technology

#Knowledge

#Thinking

#Collective_Intelligence

https://www.patreon.com/posts/159423485?pr=true

Teaching #metacognition techniques to 4-6 year olds leads to better learning outcomes (and may immunize against cognitive decline caused by #ai use)

#llm #learning #education

https://www.patreon.com/posts/159662223

This is a very interesting talk that makes the point that “The era of a single feed for billions is ending.” The opportunity now lies in building a world where thousands of high trust micro communities can federate and thrive.

This is EXACTLY what Commonshub was built to empower:

Concept -> Branded / Hosted Community (on your own domain) with built in funding/payment service in less than 15 min and no technical skills required!

That is helping bring #Mastodon and the #Fediverse to a much wider audience at a time when #AI infested #algroritmic centralized #socialmedia era is passing.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z5KiIEeQetnF7kJBYihCYoSWr3S0Mj1qK3LVuifIsqU/mobilepresent?slide=id.g3dc125b4d19_0_369

After the Feed: Trust, connection, and the next era of social technology | New_ Public | May 2026

After the Feed: Trust, connection, and the next era of social technology By Eli Pariser, Co-Director, Angelica Quicksey, Managing Director, Arnobio Morelix, AI Fellow May 2026 Newpublic.org

Google Docs

In the olden days, we curated the Web for each other, sharing our bookmarks with identifying tags. I wrote about social bookmarking in 2017. I just looked over it for the first time in years.. A few of the tags that lead to hundreds of bookmarks each:

#Onlinecommunity

Online Facilitation

#Collaboration

#Attention

#Cooperation

Educational_Technology

#Knowledge

#Thinking

#Collective_Intelligence

https://www.patreon.com/posts/159423485?pr=true