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Television Interview about Harassement in Gaming - 0 views

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Anita Sarkeesian reports about the insults, threats of death and rape she is getting for *planning* a series about the representation of women in video games. The video focuses on the women owned game studio Silicon Sisters and the blogger of the harassment collecting website Fat, Ugly or Slutty too.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Anita Sarkeesian reports about the insults, threats of death and rape she is getting for *planning* a series about the representation of women in video games. The video focuses on the women owned game studio Silicon Sisters and the blogger of the harassment collecting website Fat, Ugly or Slutty too.</div>

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Jovan Maud on 05 Nov 12

Thanks for the link Luise. Yes, this is the case that came to mind for me when you mentioned sexism and harrassment amongst gamers. I was particularly shocked by the "game" that one lad created in which users could beat Sarkeesian's face bloody. When called on this he seemed unable to see the violence inherent in the act.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thanks for the link Luise. Yes, this is the case that came to mind for me when you mentioned sexism and harrassment amongst gamers. I was particularly shocked by the "game" that one lad created in which users could beat Sarkeesian's face bloody. When called on this he seemed unable to see the violence inherent in the act.</div>

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So Far, So Good: League of Legends Takes An Honorable Approach To Improving Player Beha... - 0 views

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The upshot of this article seems to be that if there is a visible sign of people's good behaviour in an MMO they will make more of an effort to cultivate good behaviour and protect their reputation. This reminds me of a line from Dibbel's article, when he talks about online socialisation: people "move from anonymity to pseudonymity" when they begin to care about and protect their reputation with fellow gamers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The upshot of this article seems to be that if there is a visible sign of people's good behaviour in an MMO they will make more of an effort to cultivate good behaviour and protect their reputation. This reminds me of a line from Dibbel's article, when he talks about online socialisation: people "move from anonymity to pseudonymity" when they begin to care about and protect their reputation with fellow gamers.</div>

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End software patent wars by making it always legal to run code on a general-purpose com... - 0 views

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software open access copyright

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Another commentary on the "correct" way to manage copyright in relationship to code.

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The Web We Lost - Anil Dash - 0 views

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Do online courses spell the end for the traditional university? | Education | The Observer - 0 views

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Serfing the web - 0 views

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Distinction between "extractive" and "exclusive" states -- and how this logic could be applied to entities such as Twitter.

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Feminist video game hacking - 0 views

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The Lying Disease by Cienna Madrid - Seattle Features - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Ne... - 0 views

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social media honesty

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Interesting take on the performance of self in online contexts.

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Racism after election | Anthropology of the Media - 0 views

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Connections between expressing racism and social media?

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World of Warcraft: What Happened? - Gather Your Party - 0 views

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Jovan Maud on 26 Nov 12

One point of view on WoW regarding the way introductions of tools that reduce sociality have been responsible for the decline in the number of players.

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Saudi Arabian women tracked at the border with system that SMSes their husbands when th... - 0 views

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Texas student suspended for refusing RFID tracker - Boing Boing - 0 views

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technology privacy ubicomp

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Something on the ubicomp issue -- and in this case the way that tracking technologies intersect with religion.

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The Memory Bank » Blog Archive » In Rousseau's footsteps: David Graeber and t... - 0 views

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Jovan Maud on 15 Nov 12

If you're interested in issues of social equality, debt, finance, etc -- AND the internet, you might like to read this long review of David Graeber's book "Debt: The Last 5,000 years". If you follow Hart here, the internet offers something much greater than just a means of communication -- it could offer a necessary element in creating new, more "human" forms of social interaction.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">If you're interested in issues of social equality, debt, finance, etc -- AND the internet, you might like to read this long review of David Graeber's book "Debt: The Last 5,000 years". If you follow Hart here, the internet offers something much greater than just a means of communication -- it could offer a necessary element in creating new, more "human" forms of social interaction.</div>

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How the ITU could put the Internet behind closed doors. - 0 views

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One of the current struggles going on in relationship to internet freedoms.

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Open Source Ecology's "Build Yourself" - Boing Boing - 0 views

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It's not just about software.

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Gamers Have the Skills to Make Great Politicians… « Cyber Anthropology : Anth... - 0 views

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Jovan Maud on 08 Nov 12

WoW player as US Congresswoman? Wow! ;-)

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Route 66, 2.0: A Gorgeous Glow-in-the-Dark Smart Highway | Living on GOOD - 0 views

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Here is something on "smart environments" and the role of design in developing these.

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The Real Struggle Begins: Europe Descends into Fascism | STIR - 0 views

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Here's an article from an anthropologist in Holland which touches on the role of social media in recent protests, but is much more about the "mainstreaming" of Fascist politics and ideologies in Spain and Greece.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Here's an article from an anthropologist in Holland which touches on the role of social media in recent protests, but is much more about the "mainstreaming" of Fascist politics and ideologies in Spain and Greece.</div>

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Times Higher Education - How publishers feather their nests on open access to public money - 0 views

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Another article focusing on the problem of profiteering and tax avoidance by academic publishing companies. Although this might be seen as a UK issue, this affects our ability to do research in Germany too. I can't count the number of times that I've looked for articles and found that the SUB does not subscribe to the journal in question. No doubt the reason for this is the pricing models that the publishing houses are employing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Another article focusing on the problem of profiteering and tax avoidance by academic publishing companies. Although this might be seen as a UK issue, this affects our ability to do research in Germany too. I can't count the number of times that I've looked for articles and found that the SUB does not subscribe to the journal in question. No doubt the reason for this is the pricing models that the publishing houses are employing.</div>

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On Reddit, We're Private Perverts! | The Awl - 0 views

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Are you on the internet now?

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Television Interview about Harassement in Gaming - 0 views

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