@McGillLib@mcgillu@Concordia any updates? I am really struggling with writing my paper without the search engine google scholars doesn’t seems as extensive
For me recently the consequences of the "always-on lifestyle" out-weight the benefits. I am always receiving e-mails from school or work and I feel obligated to answer everything in a timely manner. #315slides
Catfish (2010) exposes a dark vision of writing the internet. The reality show exposes the affordances of different platforms which facilitate adopting a false identity. The show features some funny but also very scary consequences. #315slides
@MelodieFortin8 I love the example you gave of bringing you phone every where you go. I do that too and I think it is not so much our need to use it but just the assurance that we are available if something were to happen and I think that adds a certain anxiety to our lives.
Boyd's notion of the "always-on lifestyle" really resonated with me. There is so much information we can access and so many people we can interact with. Breaks from participation often make us feel uneasy. I think one way we have adapted to the overwhelming (...) #315slides
(...) need to participate is multitasking and in response application developers have adapted the affordances of their platforms. An example is the way Iphone streaming applications can be minimized as to permit you to watch the video in a smaller version while also doing (...)
@iCarla2021 I love that you brought that up!! In a way even if writers become more diverse the editors will still have the last say on what is and isn’t allowed
since it seems like a really hard process to get something to stay on the page but then again they have to protect themselves from false information! Also I don’t know how people upload pictures they only allow pictures you’ve taken yourself..
well.... after all that work my edits were removed by another wiki editor and the page was reverted to it’s older version. I though I added some interesting information. But I guess it’s a part of the process! It’s kind of hard to want to edit again, #ccom315#315wikichallenge
While editing the Wikipedia page of Claire Saffitz I found out the queen of pastries went to Mcgill and has a Master in History 😭 we may have walked the same hallways.