English 372 Spring 2013 (UWEC)

Decide for yourself: cool or creepy apps

I never thought I would take a class where I would be encouraged to be on various social media sites. Now I guess it is even possible to major in social media! It looks like we've come a long way from our high school teachers snatching our cell phones in the hallways.

I don't have to sit at my computer anymore to shop?

Product placement and an ADHD culture come together so nicely...

Time to change your relationship status

Douglas Rushkoff explains why he's quitting FB

This is an interesting article from the NY Times. It shows advertisements that actually favor paper over electronics and face-to-face interactions over "lol's". Also shows how companies are increasingly using words such as "like", "status update", and "friend request" in their ads.

Popular Today in Social: Everyone has an opinion on social media these days. It is funny when people make a comment on a medium which they themselves haven't explored extensively. The new name to feature in the list of literates who think that social media should be regulated is External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.

Article talks about how police now also keep on social media, finding people through social media.

I'm not too familiar with these so this is good to take note.

"Donglegate: Why the Tech Community Hates Feminists"

A discussion of the recent backlash against google for some of its decisions (shutting down google reader, kicking adblock plus out of the app store)

This will be funny to look back on in the future. It may also add humor to papers I'm writing to cite this.

An article addressing the ways protesting was done in the past (sit-ins, press involvement, etc) and how it has changed with social media (Twitter, ect). Essentially, Malcolm Gladwell argues that activism through social media does not have the strength that social change requires because the strategies are built around people who are weakly tied to others through social networks

I liked this article because in the past people would protest with signs and today we can use social media and it gets a lot more people involoved. I think this is a postive side to social media.

Source for my final project

Looking for the latest on new technology and social media updates? TechCrunch's CrunchBase database has become a leading resource of statistical information on technology, companies and interactions. May be useful for some research!

Mmm. Chipotle.

Super easy-to-use way of capturing video/audio on your computer. You know those tutorials you see on youtube, where they show you how to use photoshop or other programs? This allows you to create those. Maybe useful for final projects?