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"What we choose to consume, how we vote, and what we believe in are woven into the integral structure of media as a whole," Somerhalder said. "Corporate bodies, governmental agencies and even individuals are encouraged to listen to the impassioned voices echoing online all around us."

"What we choose to consume, how we vote, and what we believe in are woven into the integral structure of media as a whole," Somerhalder said. "Corporate bodies, governmental agencies and even individuals are encouraged to listen to the impassioned voices echoing online all around us."

In other words, their sociopathic behaviour is as much about manipulation and control as causing offence and distress.

For you novice bloggers! You've been thinking about starting a new blog, but you're just not sure of one thing: what to name it. WordPressers around the world wrestle with this very important question and over at The Daily Post, we've been sharing the secrets behind how bloggers choose to name their online home. #emac6300

Social media is the world many of us live in....and die. NJM

Looky who I found...Ms. Ito herself! I'm totally using this for my paper!

Really smart and detailed analysis of the rise of the "not all men" meme in online discussions of sexism. The kind of analysis could be a model for an EMAC 6300 essay.

A friend of mine recently started a conversation with these words: "Don't take this the wrong way..." I wish I could tell you what she said next. But I wasn't listening-my brain had stalled. I was bracing for the sentence that would follow that phrase, which experience has taught me probably wouldn't be good.

This article relates directly to some of the readings we had this week about infrastructure, protocol, and net neutrality. North Korea has strict control over what its citizens can access, but it does allow the tiniest trickle of real internet into the country... will that inevitably lead to raising citizens' awareness? "Still, some experts believe that as more North Koreans become familiar with the benefits of going online - a trend that would seem inevitable if North Korea is to keep afloat in the information age - it will become increasingly difficult for the ruling regime to keep the IT dam from bursting."

Confused? Keep reading. We'll get to that. Black Twitter is part cultural force, cudgel, entertainment and refuge. It is its own society within Twitter, replete with inside jokes, slang and rules, centered on the interests of young blacks online - almost a quarter of all black Internet users are on Twitter.

Subscription e-reader services, such as Scribd, Oyster and Entitle, are tracking users reading behavior to make recommendations. Now the government has to obtain a warrant to get a list of what you check out at the public library, does this legal requirements change for private e-reader services?

To Build Websites and apps, adults (and kids) are flocking to coding classes

Tackling digital preservation....

One of the many reasons I am glad I don't live there. :) #emac6300