Playing to the crowd and other social media mandates with Dr. Nancy Baym
Episode 41, September 12, 2018 - Dr. Nancy Baym shares her insights on a host of topics ranging from the arduous maintenance requirements of social media, to the dialectic tension between connection and privacy, to the funhouse mirror nature of…
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How Technology Has Transformed, And Complicated, Music Fandom: Interview With Nancy Baym
Principal Researcher Nancy Baym discusses why there is no one-size-fits-all solution to nailing fan engagement in the digital age.
Playing to the Crowd explores and explains how the rise of digital communication platforms has transformed artist-fan relationships into something closer to friendship or family.
A revealing and gripping investigation into how social media platforms police what we post online—and the large societal impact of these decisions.
Keeping an Eye on AI with Dr. Kate Crawford
Episode 14, February 28, 2018 - Today, Dr. Crawford talks about both the promises and the problems of AI; why— when it comes to data – bigger isn’t necessarily better; and how – even in an era of increasingly complex…
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The Humans Working Behind the AI Curtain
Just how artificial is Artificial Intelligence? Facebook created a PR firestorm last summer when reporters discovered a human “editorial team”...
A journey into an unexplored slice of life in rural America, Queering the Countryside offers a unique perspective on queer experience in the modern United States and Canada.
Participatory Culture in a Networked Era: A Conversation on Youth, Learning, Commerce, and Politics
Participatory Culture in a Networked Era will interest students and scholars of digital media and their impact on society and will engage readers in a broader dialogue and conversation about their own participatory practices in this digital age.
Counter the oversimplified versions you hear in the media with this one-stop-shop for everything you wanted to know about digital technologies in interpersonal relationships.