"It is a cruel irony that Elsevier are to be paid to monitor the very system that they have historically fought against" theguardian.com/science/poli…
And this is how you do research....
Who wrote the poem at the end of “The Shape of Water”? | From the Catbird Seat: Poetry & Literature at the Library of Congress - blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2018/0…
If ICT's provide SM's w/ access to credible info, networks of ppl, the ability to raise $, a means to disseminate info through non-traditional media, not predisposed to ideologies & are harder for gov'ts to control, why is our democracy under threat? #cbe681
Because in this instance the technology doesn't discriminate, movement's grow despite moral and ethical grounding, as witnessed by white nationalism #cbe681
This research makes a strong case for regulation of digital political ads. Yes, the Russian trolls were running divisive, misleading ads without being detected, but...so lots of other groups we know nothing about wired.com/story/russian-face…
Facebook’s war on free will theguardian.com/technology/2…
This article speaks to the discussion we had last week about non-users & why they choose to opt out. I still find myself consumed by it. It's a good read. #cbe681
Social Media: Destroyer or Creator? nyti.ms/1R0Yh9h
"The Arab Spring revealed social media’s greatest potential, but it also exposed its greatest shortcomings. The same tool that united us to topple dictators eventually tore us apart.” #cbe681
.@zeynep: Mark Zuckerberg "keeps apologizing, but we have to address: 'Is this really how we want to run our digital economy?' And I think it's time to say, you know, we can do things differently." snpy.tv/2v54WfO
I Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me. Yikes. nytimes.com/2018/04/11/techn…
"Be warned: Once you see the vast amount of data that has been collected about you, you won't be able to unsee it." #cbe681
I very much fall in line with the non-users in Tufekci's SNS study. Gossip? Trifling. Use of the internet? Instrumental. Hermit? No. Privacy concerns? Absolutely. Need for self presentation? Very little. Am a female though. #cbe681
For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned. nyti.ms/2G14WiP
According to Pew, in 2017, 67% of adults get their news from social media. Manjoo's experience of unplugging: Less time wasted, better informed, less anxious & stressed. #cbe681
A Tough Task for Facebook: European-Type Privacy for All nyti.ms/2uStOau
A mega-corporation showing signs of humanness. Almost forgot to breathe. Invasion of self, one of many reasons I choose to opt out #cbe681
Not in the least surprised that stats from the Women's Media Center Speech Project express that women & the LGBTQ community are the biggest victims of online hate & harassment. An accurate reflection of the physical world.
womensmediacenter.com/speech… #cbe681
Big, If True wnycstudios.org/story/on-the… via @onthemedia Listen, just do it. Especially you 60% of people who are unaware of the existence of algorithms. Automate reason? Try delusional hubris. #cbe681
In particular, I appreciate Solomon's admonishment in garnering opinions to build social capital, "the more controversial the question, the more feedback it likely will get," making it all the more better. #cbe681
Laura Solomon's, "Doing Social Media So It Matters" has helped me contextualize and pinpoint what my organization, who for all intents and purposes appears to be doing social media right, could improve upon #cbe681
Social media sites are rampant with misinformation & fake news. The Sydney Observatory example shows the flip side, the role information professionals can play in dispelling misinformation through utilization of the same channels. #cbe681
This line spoke to me: Due to social media engagement, "Museums are now sites in which knowledge, memory and history are examined, rather than places where cultural authority is asserted." #cbe681
I tweeted this a few weeks ago, but retweeted, because its pertinent to our discussion on bots. #cbe681 xitter.cf/totalaslight/status/96…
How Russian Bots Invade Our Elections nyti.ms/2iQeCVO via @nytvideo
I think we can be justified in calling this phenomenon a brand of information warfare. #cbe681