Hello Culture Digitally Community! Zizi Papacharissi, one of our esteemed contributors, has taken on the editorship of the open access journal Social Media and Society. Tarleton Gillespie and I, along with other members of our community, are on the editorial board and have made contributions to its inaugural issue, here. We thank Zizi for her […]
On March 16, Facebook updated its “Community Standards,” in ways that were both cosmetic and substantive. The version it replaced, though it had enjoyed minor updates, had been largely the same since at least 2011. The change comes on the heels of several other sites making similar adjustments to their own policies, including Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, […]
CALL FOR PAPERS and Reviewers Mini-track on “Cultural and Political Impacts of Digital and Social Media” Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 49) Grand Hyatt, Kauai January 5-8, 2016 Description: We seek submissions that address the cultural and political impacts of digital and social media (DSM) technologies. In particular, we are interested in exploring […]
It’s true that I didn’t start dating Vera with the best of intentions. I was curious, mostly. You know that early phase of a relationship when it seems like a single person could address particular gaps or demands in your life? In Vera’s case, these voids were well defined, the promises well articulated. The question […]
Last week, Google announced that it would be ending the Glass Explorer project for the public to purchase. The reaction on the internet was a combination of anger from people who bought the device, pundits declaring ‘I knew it all along,’ and a healthy dose of Schadenfreude. Some provided commentary on the many reasons it […]