Hannah RossSpotify Teardown: Inside the Black Box of Streaming MusicAccording to an article published in Rolling Stone, Spotify Teardown: Inside the Black box of Streaming Music by Eriksson et al., was the…Dec 1, 2021Dec 1, 2021
Hannah RossThe Story of InstagramIn Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures, Leaver et al. elaborate on why Instagram is more than just a platform for posting pictures and…Nov 18, 20213Nov 18, 20213
Hannah RossDistributed Blackness: African American CyberculturesAndré Brock’s book, Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures, analyses how race and technology are combined in an in-depth…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Hannah RossMultitasking and Second ScreeningThis week’s readings focused specifically on second screening and the effectiveness of media multitasking. I could relate to these studies…Nov 4, 20215Nov 4, 20215
Hannah RossCritical Perspectives on New Media HabitsThis week’s readings focus on the use and understanding of new media. The different ways that people use social media and how certain…Oct 28, 2021Oct 28, 2021
Hannah RossEmerging Media PsychologyThe readings this week all generally focus on the effects of social media on the mentality and psychology of users. The study by McGregor…Oct 14, 20214Oct 14, 20214
Hannah RossSocial Networks and Social CapitalThe readings this week centered around how users spread information through Twitter and other social media networks and what effect this…Oct 7, 2021Oct 7, 2021
Hannah RossWe need to talk about filter bubblesIn his book, Are Filter Bubbles Real, Alex Bruns analyzes the flaws and myths about filter bubbles and echo chambers and how these concepts…Sep 30, 20216Sep 30, 20216
Hannah RossHyperlocal news and the pandemicIn his book, The Internet Trap, Hindman argues that large firms like Facebook and Google have pushed out the competition and that smaller…Sep 23, 2021Sep 23, 2021
Hannah RossPolitics, Education and the InternetThe internet has increasingly impacted the political environment in both positive and negative ways. It is hard to imagine a world before…Sep 16, 2021Sep 16, 2021
