mediastudies

mediastudies

a place to discuss the internet and the creation, distribution, and impact of new media

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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Internet 🎂 The Internet as an Infrastructure - Chaired by Sir David Payne, Professor of Photonics, University of Southampton The Internet as a Facilitator of Opportunity - Chaired by Mei Lin Fung, Chair and Co-founder of People-Centred Internet The Internet and Society - Chaired by Dame Wendy Hall, Regius Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton, Trustee of the Web Science Institute, and Director of the Web Science Trust https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2024/07/celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-internet/

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Media Studies issue 1/2024 has been published. FULL ISSUE is available as PDF at: https://medialnistudia.fsv.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/06/medialni_studia_1_2024_issue.pdf

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The universal social protocol will probably be more similar to reddit than Facebook or Twitter. As in not a single aggregated feed but a multiplicity of niche communities the user belongs to.

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This talk explores the Internet's history, technology, impact, and potential challenges for its future revolution. https://archive.org/details/scott_bradner_history_of_the_internet

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Kevin Munger on Vilém Flusser at Do Not Research https://donotresearch.substack.com/p/new-models-presents-kevin-munger

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What makes something go viral? Has this been studied? I'm guessing one common denominator is to be picked up by a large account with lots of followers, but I'm wondering if viral phenomena share some other proven trait.

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Make sure to join Dr. Martin Warnke's session from the University of Lüneburg to learn about the Social Credit System in the People's Republic of China; its origins, plans, and the state of affairs at this year's ETHPrague! 🗓 May 31 - June 2, 2024 🌱 ETHPrague.com

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The IERLab is comprised of an interdisciplinary and international group of social scientists who study the socio-cultural impact of Influencers. They have a podcast on K-Pop Fan, Climate Activism, Mukbang Influencers https://ierlab.com/media/ierlab-podcasts/

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The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age Thomas S Mullaney https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047517/the-chinese-computer/

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AI generated content infiltrates news, reviews, & hoaxes, raising the importance of media literacy. How can we equip users with the skills to spot falsehoods amidst the digital noise?

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Exploring Computer Mediated Communication: from media richness to social information processing, it encompasses constraints, interactions, and implications for individuals, groups, and communities. From Proteus effects to actor-networks. https://titles.cognella.com/computer-mediated-communication-9798823307987

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onchain media is a way for communities, collectives and scenes to document their culture

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