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amanda brennan

Searching for Safety Online: Managing "Trolling" in a Feminist Forum - 3 views

scholarworks.iu.edu/...WP02-03B.html

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shared by amanda brennan on 08 Jun 11 - No Cached
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  • amanda brennan on 08 Jun 11
     
    Really great working paper on trolling in a feminist forum -- what do communities do when outsiders attempt to derail conversation by intentionally trying to start arguements and cause rifts in the community.  A case study of two incidents within the same message board.
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  • Mary Beth Davis on 08 Jun 11
     
    I first came across this "trolling" term when I had to sign up for Second Life for one of the first classes I took. What an introduction to Social Media that was!
  • Jeanine Finn on 08 Jun 11
     
    Thanks -- this is good. It's interesting that they seem to recommend a more pro-active stance towards trolling. It feels somewhat counter-intuitive to me, but some of the best forums I participate in are pretty seriously moderated with little tolerance for the inane or offensive.
  • Daniel Huang on 08 Jun 11
     
    I should note that this isn't necessarily done to be inflammatory or to attack someone, but some people do this "for fun." I think it's "fun" when you're a younger teen trying to be snarky (in his eyes at least). From what I gather the "fun" is in making people jump through hoops for you. Kind of like poking the glass of the fishbowl and making the goldfish freak out.
  • Melissa Mijares on 09 Jun 11
     
    Thank you for this, Amanda! I'm thinking about doing my project on interactions in niche online communities (like Reddit, fitness forums, and the mommyblog world), and trolling is a phenomenon that I definitely want to explore.
  • amanda brennan on 09 Jun 11
     
    Oh rad! I was thinking about focusing on trolling specifically for my project. I've actually done a little research on Anonymous/4chan too if you ever want to share sources!
  • Amanda Riegel on 16 Jun 11
     
    Started laughing when I saw that they did a study on trolling, so I had to read the article. Really interesting piece on technology and gender.
Melissa Mijares

The Extinction of Mass Media - 0 views

money.cnn.com/...index.htm

Media culture niche

shared by Melissa Mijares on 08 Jun 11 - Cached
  • Melissa Mijares on 08 Jun 11
     
    I swear I just posted this to the group but it didn't show up, so apologies for a potential duplicate. This blogger observes the fact that a traditional mass media (think Nightly News with Walter Cronkite) doesn't really exist anymore, thanks to social news sites, YouTube, and the explosion of TV channels.
  • Suzanne W. on 08 Jun 11
     
    i always wonder about this...if the nightly news will ever "die out." i think about how older people (like my parents and grandparents) still turn the tv on to watch the news every single night, no matter what. personally i hope the nightly news sticks around. i find myself overwhelmed by online content. the news program gives me a summary of some issues...and if i want to do addition research on my own online, i can (don't have to trust them as the only 'authority'). maybe it's lazy that i want them to choose for me. but i like watching regular news programs...especially because i know those stories will come up on the daily show/colbert report :)
  • Jeanine Finn on 08 Jun 11
     
    I took a class called "Internet and Democracy" at the UT school of journalism last year. It was fascinating to see how the journalism folks are getting used to social media. A lot of the same questions as LIS, but really working from a different model.
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