Nicholas PfosiOn ad blockersRead this story today. From my perspective though, I'm seeing my peers (millenials) blocking ads not primarily motivated by the…Jan 17, 2016Jan 17, 2016
Nicholas PfosiinEXP50: Social MediaMemesUpdate on Nov 22, 2015: Read this from NPR on the French flag overlay on Facebook and how people reacted to it. Interesting reference in…Nov 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
Nicholas PfosiinEXP50: Social MediaDisconnected thoughts on readings and #ParisAttacksI have a couple disjointed thoughts in response to this week’s reading.Nov 15, 20152Nov 15, 20152
Nicholas PfosiinEXP50: Social MediaWe may not be the audience, but we are the productJay Rosen’s idea of the former audience is powerful and exciting. So is Shirky’s idea of the ‘amateurization’ of power in media. Pariser’s…Oct 31, 2015Oct 31, 2015
Nicholas PfosiinEXP50: Social MediaInternet ethics, racism and digital societyThe 4chan/Dylan Roof reading and doxxing Medium piece illustrated, for me, a profound framework for trolling. It’s fair to say that the…Oct 26, 2015Oct 26, 2015
Nicholas PfosiinEXP50: Social Media#BLM, social media and communityLike most news-conscious Millennials, I’ve followed (and covered) the #BlackLivesMatter movement since Michael Brown’s death mostly through…Oct 18, 20151Oct 18, 20151
Nicholas PfosiinEXP50: Social MediaAnonymity and the webAs someone who doesn’t regularly use Yik Yak (although admittedly it has its uses from a journalistic perspective and we’ve referenced it…Oct 12, 20151Oct 12, 20151
Nicholas PfosiinEXP50: Social MediaDigitally native — a microevolutionDanah Boyd’s Participating in the Always on Lifestyle strongly addressed what she characterized as the pathologizing of the “always-on”…Oct 4, 2015Oct 4, 2015
Nicholas PfosiinEXP50: Social MediaLicenses and rights grabsOliver Smith’s Telegraph piece horrified me. I’ve read about the rights grabs social media sites are using to claim our content but I had…Sep 28, 2015Sep 28, 2015
Nicholas PfosiinEXP50: Social MediaI think I’m more confused than before I read What is Code?The 38,000-word feat of strength is an impressive journalistic venture that continued to remind me just why my Computer Engineer / Computer…Sep 21, 2015Sep 21, 2015