Adrian Lim

[Adrian Lim @alim2450]

@CUComm3200 Abidin distinguishes between micro-celebrities and traditional entertainment celebrities. The former rely on an interactive responsiveness from their audiences and different features (e.g. memes) whereas the latter perform feeling separated from their audience

[Adrian Lim @alim2450]

@CUComm3200 From the interviews I've learnt that one's age and occupation can strongly affect their perspective on privacy. Users tend to view privacy in relation to how much information they would like to withhold from individuals or parties of authority, e.g. employers, schools

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@CUComm3200 Papacharissi argues that social media can transform "more traditional understandings of friendship and the self." Social media allows us to digitally trace our relational connections and provides a space for both individual autonomy and relational support

[Adrian Lim @alim2450]

@CUComm3200 Jenkins clarifies the meaning of a "participatory culture." Individuals mentioned in his text view the term differently - some define it as a part of a shared practice and culture, while others argue that it should be interpreted under a broader historical context

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@CUComm3200 Boyd addresses the misconception of today's technologists and parents that teenagers are engaging in social media practices to eschew privacy, asserting that they in fact are doing so to maintain privacy in relation to those whom they view as people of authority

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@CuComm3200 O'Donovan speaks about the implications self-monitoring software Sapience has for both white and blue collar workers. Such software can be used to enhance worker productivity and help reduce paternalism in the workplace, allowing for systemwide tweaks

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@CUComm3200 Dewey raises an important question when discussing the usage and moderation of social and digital media platforms. Should content moderators be compensated for their work done for these platforms, even when they gain intrinsic satisfaction via "affective currency"?

[Adrian Lim @alim2450]

@CuComm3200 Gladwell makes a distinction between traditional activism and social media. Social media provides us networks - which, though "resilient and adaptable in low-risk situations," lack a centralised leadership structure, making consensus reaching difficult

[Adrian Lim @alim2450]

@CuComm3200 It's interesting that Papacharissi argues that the availability of info from digital media may lead to meaningful discussion online revolving political issues, though this discussion may not necessarily fall "under the deliberative model of the public sphere"

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@CuComm3200 Foer encourages us to take a deeper look into the ethical implications of algorithms employed by tech firms. Not only do algorithms pose a greater risk to users' privacy, they also erode our ability to make choices and are used often for the interests of corporations

[Adrian Lim @alim2450]

@CUComm3200 Hardy et al. speak about the effects of the "war on science" frame on scientists' credibility, arguing that political and scientific spheres in the U.S. are deeply interconnected and that an aggressive frame deepens the idealogical divide VS conservatives + liberals

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@CuComm3200 Pitcan asserts that due to the way context collapse works, one's professional success is becoming increasingly dependent on how one presents theirselves through the personal, i.e. social media, challenging the underlying notion of the American dream

[Adrian Lim @alim2450]

@CuComm3200 I was upset to see in Noble's 'Power of Algorithms' how some of Google's search engine algorithms are perpetuating racism and oppression. Digital media platforms must take accountability and should not merely brush these issues as "glitches" in their system

[Adrian Lim @alim2450]

@CUComm3200 Duguay sheds light on the relationship VS context collapsing on social media networks + sexual identity disclosure. Platforms like Facebook, by offering features like the option to post statuses to all your "friends," allows users to reach a more general audience

[Adrian Lim @alim2450]

@CUComm3200 I can see how Herring and Kapidzic's points about the difference between social media behaviors of males vs females correspond to what's seen in our social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, e.g. women are more likely to leave their IG profiles "private"

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@CUComm3200 Gillespie gives us a deeper understanding of the regulation of digital media platforms, describing how some online intermediaries are protected through safe harbors in case users post inappropriate/illicit content. (I'm learning about safe harbors too in INFO 1200!)

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@CUComm3200 Cohen discusses entrepreneurial journalism's potential as a solution to challenges the journalism industry has been facing. Journalism schools incorporating this new model are training students to become more business-minded, take risks and self-market themselves

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@CUComm3200 Napoli sheds light on the impact of algorithmically-driven automation on media production, suggesting the need for future research on algorithms' "organisational dynamics" in the media sector. Conversely, Evans reveals how social media is altering the music industry

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@CUComm3200 Anderson explains in his article how the digital revolution and advancements in software are lowering marginal costs for e-businesses, which in turn, result in lower (and nearly free) costs for the customer. I liked the example of Yahoo's unlimited storage being free

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@CUComm3200 Rheingold's "virtual community" (in Stevenson's text) serves as an example of a stimulus of "networked individualism," a process I learnt about in INFO 2450 whereby originally tightly knit groups become more connected to the outside world via tech/information media