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Having been born and bred in Tottenham, I am very weary of the area that I have been brought up in, a local event on Tottenham high road at the pub 'The Elbow Room' was the perfect event for me to attend and meet other locals.

The event was all about raising money for families that have suffered from the riots, the night was filled with raffles, music and games. It was nice to see the community all together as one and helping one another.

Network effects: Social media’s role in the London riots

When the riots happened everyone were looking for a culprit, with some blaming Twitter and Facebook, and others pinning the violence on BlackBerry and its instant messaging abilities.

Malcolm Gladwell has pointed out these kinds of riots and uprisings have been happening for centuries, without the need for Twitter or Facebook or BlackBerry’s BBM. But while they may not cause revolutions, there’s no question that these kinds of mobile, real-time networks and technologies can help to fuel them when they occur. social media tools may not be a trigger for such events, but they can clearly act as “an accelerant.”

 The difference with Twitter and Facebook is that they are always on,

 and real-time in a way that even television often isn’t.

http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/08/08/how-blackberry-not-twitter-fuelled-the-fire-under-londons-riots/

"There needs to be a transparent and thorough investigation into the death of Mark Duggan. The IPCC needs to explain why more was not done to reach out to Duggan’s family. And the police must explain how minor skirmishes could spiral out of control so quickly." - David Lammy

Reasons to why the Riots happened?

The Death of Mark Duggen, a local man from the area, who was shot dead by police on 4 August 2011. --- Poor relations with police - The riots in Tottenham after the death of Mark Duggan were initially blamed on poor relations between the police and the black community. --- Social exclusion - Links were made to high youth unemployment and general disenfranchisement. --- Family breakdown - Christina Odone writing in the Daily Telegraph links the riots to a lack of male role models and argues that "Like the overwhelming majority of youth offenders behind bars, these gang members have one thing in common: no father at home. --- Government cuts - The spending cuts of the coalition government in the United Kingdom has also been cited as a cause. Ken Livingstone, the Labour Candidate for Mayor of London in 2012 has argued that the "The economic stagnation and cuts being imposed by the Tory government inevitably create social division."[244] Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats political party, made it clear that the government's planned cuts to police budgets will go ahead. The local government budget had been cut in the past year so Haringey Council, which includes Tottenham and Tottenham Hale, decided to close eight of its 13 youth clubs in 2011, rather than save money through increased efficiency or make cuts in other areas. Scrapping of the Education Maintenance Allowance, removing of funding for courses where the student already has an equal or lower level qualification and trebling of university tuition fees, combined with high youth unemployment has placed the British youth 'between a rock and a hard place' alienating and angering the youth population.[247] Proponents of this argument say that Scottish youth did not riot partly because Scottish students do not have to pay tuition fees.[248] Cuts in public services. --- Unemployment - David Lammy MP has said that Tottenham has the highest unemployment rate in London and the eighth highest in the United Kingdom. --- Gang culture - In a Newsnight discussion on 12 August, historian David Starkey blamed black gangster culture, saying that it had influenced youths of all races. --- Moral decay at the top - Daily Telegraph columnist Peter Oborne suggested that moral decay is just as bad at the top of society as it is at the bottom, with the rich and powerful generating anger among the British population. He cited the MPs' expenses scandal, bankers' bonuses, and the phone hacking scandal as setting poor examples.

The London Riots, and Why they happened?

I want to find out what exactly happened? Why these riots occurred, and what can we learn from the disturbances last summer? Also get in touch with people who are trying to make a change to our society.

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Network Techniques to follow...

Martin Raymond, 2010. The Trend Forecasters Handbook. [paperback] Laurence King Publishing Ltd. Available at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/reader/1856697029?_encoding=UTF8&query=networks%20connectivity#reader_1856697029 [11th February 2012]

Inner Innovations!

The Internet for Dummies - What is a Network?

John R Levine, Margaret Levine Young, Carol Baroudi, 2003. Internet for Dummies. Wiley Publishing Ltd. Available athttp://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4o4XdzcJkVgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false:  [11th February 2012]

What is a Network? How do we connect?

Martin Raymond, 2010. The Trend Forecasters Handbook. [paperback] Laurence King Publishing Ltd. Available at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/reader/1856697029?_encoding=UTF8&query=networks%20connectivity#reader_1856697029 [11th February 2012]

The Virtual Revolution - Master Shortie

Master Shortie is a UK urban rapper who I have seen from the days of Myspace blow up to a huge mainstream artist. I found this video of him with Aleks Krotoski talking about social networking and music piracy, explaining why it's wrong to crack down on fans for downloading music, and suggesting other ways for musicians to make money in the digital age, such as touring and merchandise. He is one artist that has used the social media from Myspace, Twitter, Bebo and Facebook to connect with producers, fashion houses and video directors to brand himself professionally.

 Click here to watch the Interview.


 Digital Revolution Rushes Sequence - Master Shortie, 2009. The Virtual Revolution. [online] Available at: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005brp3> [Accessed 31st January 2012 ].

Networks and Connectivity Module Goals

This module I have set myself five goals that I must follow in order to help me be and stay motivated to pass this course.

1. Be more organised.

2. Manage my time properly.

3. Be more confident in class.

4. Ask for help.

5. ATTEND ALL SESSIONS!