EXP50: Social Media

The Semantic Web

We talked a little about the idea of Web 3.0/The Semantic Web in class…for those interested, I’ve gathered some links that further explain the idea of a standardized framework for the web that will enable easier processing and use of data and information online.

Week 12 Quick Response

This week’s readings about branding made me think of all the different ways I brand myself online. Not only do I have a different identity (shown in the things I post) on Facebook vs. Instagram vs. Snapchat vs. Twitter, I also have different dimensions to my personal brand vs. my…

No names needed

“ The Politics of “Real Names”: Power, Context, and Control in Networked Publics” by Danah Boyd talks about how in the days of uncluttered social media landscape, the idea of choosing your username/ id’s was driven by social norms of a ‘real name culture’. I remember my own Facebook journey starting…

ISIS on Twitter

The article “How ISIS Games Twitter” was truly a dark reminder of all of the ways social media can be used in a manipulative way. Their strategy is impressive, as the utilization of social media is the best way to spread a message to millions of people instantaneously. As we discussed last week in…

What is Code?

This article was highly entertaining for me to read, especially as a computer science major. Ford delineates all of the intricacies of coding in a manner that seems approachable and easy to understand. For many, the concept of programming is daunting. The irony is that so many people I know are taking…

EXP50 Fall 2015: Lightning Talk Guide

Your guide to the required in-class presentations.

Quick Response Week 5

My favorite of the four readings was definitely “Paticipating in the Always-On Lifestyle.” Boyd takes a stance that I haven’t seen very often in writing. She describes my experience with technology, and the experience of most of my friends. It is not the choice to have technology, but…

Drumcowski argues that if both subreddits were to close, others with less moderation and more lenient rules would likely surface in their place.

This quotation from the Dark Side of Reddit article intrigued me the most. At first, it struck me as common sense to remove r/cringe and r/cringepics in order to stifle the bullying…

Lonely or not?

“The always-on lifestyle” addresses an argument that has become rather commonplace in our lifetimes. However, it looks at the debate from a new view. To say that we are always plugged in to enhance our experiences is something I personally have never heard before. It’s an interesting argument for…