SOPA: Information Controlled Society?
The origins of what we know today as "the Internet" are still hotly debated.When computers first became operational around the 1950's, they were connected to terminals in a form of point-to-point...
View ArticleThe propaganda of social networks
"What!?! you're not on facebook ?!?" Why is that question so surprising? Whenever I encounter someone who doesn't have a profile on facebook I find myself wondering why. It seems to be such a trivial...
View ArticleTalkbacks in the age of Facebook: Public Sphere 2.0?
I must admit I place far too much importance on anonymous comments in news websites than they should get. Comments left by visitors on news websites, to my opinion, do not represent thoughts of a...
View ArticleWe love to share – it’s what makes us human
Much can be learned from observing our closest living relatives -- chimpanzees, apes, and even baboons. Researchers are trying to map out behavioral similarities and differences among the great apes...
View ArticleThird-Person Effect in Social Media Marketing
Third-Person Effect (TPE) is a sociological term coined by Philip Davison in 1983. It hypothesizes that media consumers in general tend to believe that the media has more influence on other people than...
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