Tag Archives: social media

Media Review – Andrew Keen: What is Social Media Really Doing to our Society?

Posted on November 12, 2013 by wendyjstewart

Andrew Keen is described as a supreme cyber grumpy and the anti-Christ of Silicon Valley, due to his negative views on the digital age. He recently wrote a book entitled Digital Vertigo: How Today’s Online Social Revolution is Dividing, Diminishing … Continue reading →

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How television brings us together as a nation

Posted on October 10, 2013 by lindsayfalt

During class on October 1, 2013, we discussed Bociurkiw’s (2011) interest in analyzing the role of television in cultivating feelings of nationalism. She sought to examine this relationship through Affect Theory and we sought to relate this to our personal … Continue reading →

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We are what we consume or we consume what we are? Maybe neither.

Posted on March 21, 2013 by fabvond

It is typically assumed that we have our identity, our personality, what makes us ourselves, and we interact within society and certain social spheres, adapting to each of them (i.e. school, home, parties). Each scope of action for a social … Continue reading →

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The Medium is the Message

Posted on January 30, 2013 by elizabethccross

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In today’s mediated society, you cannot watch the evening news, surf the net, or engage in a news-related conversation without the term ‘citizen journalism’ popping up along the way. Blogs, forums, and uploading of photographs or videos to the Internet … Continue reading →