December 2011
13 posts
Joga Bonito Storify
gusbruggeman: I had never really thought about there being different styles to playing soccer. I thought it was interesting how you traced this cultural aspect. I was surprised by its widespread impact.
Dec 13th
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Uniting the Chinese
A study titled: “The Political Consequences of the Rise of the Internet: Political Beliefs and Practices of Chinese Netizens” done by Ya-Wen Lei has come to my attention recently. It provides evidence that “netizens,” as Lei calls the Chinese who are active online, “[…] are more likely to embrace the norms of democracy, be more critical of of political...
Dec 13th
Dec 9th
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WatchWatch
ltulgren: Storify Presentation-DIS Boards I thought it was intriguing all of the different things spawning from this one forum. Choosing to focus on just one social media page is an interesting choice and it was really neat to hear about all of your different observations about this one forum.
Dec 8th
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The Big Bang Theory
malloryfyw: <script src=”http://storify.com/MUndestad/big-bang-theory.js?template=slideshow”></script><noscript><a href=”http://storify.com/MUndestad/big-bang-theory” target=”_blank”>View the story “The Big Bang Theory” on Storify</a>]</noscript> Did you know that The Big Bang Theory is actually very popular in China. Your presentation made me wonder what...
Dec 8th
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The Office Storify
dkirkhoff: I thought it was really neat that you went after specific characteristics of a community in your presentation. It was an idea I had never thought of, what defines a community.
Dec 8th
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9 Social Media Uprisings That Sought to Change the... →
Social media has not only been at the core of major protest stories, but drove some of 2011’s biggest news, from Occupy Wall Street to the Arab Spring. Digital tools such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook have defined this year’s social movements by giving rise to a new generation of activism. … I’ll just go ahead and add some of my thoughts here, but it’s really...
Dec 8th
Science and Google
I read one of the articles that Professor Westerman posted, here’s the link: http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2011/06/23/cant-skepticism-be-cool-anymore/ So anyway I thought it was really interesting how he pointed out that the internet could be causing depression or vice versa. It seems like a “Which came first the chicken or the egg?”-type question.  I also thought it was...
Dec 7th
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Sabermetrics Storify
lampert19: It was really interesting to see how people use social media to self-promote in the Sabermetrics field. Most projects don’t look at this idea of self-promotion through social media.
Dec 6th
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Etsy Storify
erinnk: I thought it was really interesting how Etsy is its own type of social media. I thought it was neat how you brought up how other social media/websites/organisations use Etsy.
Dec 6th
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The Sing Off →
andersdh88: I really liked your presentation. I think that this live-tweeting phenomenon is interesting to study. Your project focuses a lot on live tweeting.
Dec 6th
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Erinn Komschlies 111O: "The Twelve Major Problems... →
erinnk: http://socialmediatoday.com/index.php?q=SMC/72690 The author of this article clearly has a negative view of Twitter. He does have some good points that I agree with. I especially like “Nobody is listening, even fewer people care” and “It feels like a two-way connection but it’s not.” I don’t… Okay, first I have to say it’s pretty funny that the title boasts 12, and yet...
Dec 6th
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annie's blog: Storify Final Presentation →
polyglotincarnate: <script src=”http://storify.com/arscano/twitter-in-china.js?template=slideshow”></script><noscript><a href=”http://storify.com/arscano/twitter-in-china” target=”_blank”>View the story “Twitter in China” on Storify</a>]</noscript> I am ending with a question mark, so you… My interest in China stems from my interest in languages. I...
Dec 1st
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