Sharing [draft] [#digitalkeywords]
“For the next few pages, we shall not be concerned with whether this or that activity is really sharing. What is important is that it is called sharing. “Sharing” is an important digital keyword...
View ArticlePolitical Facebook unfriending
The academic way to introduce the topic of politically-motivated unfriending on Facebook would be to talk about the gap in the literature that the study of it fills. And it does fill a gap: despite an...
View ArticleFacebook unfriending after the Orlando mass shooting
Major events of national importance reverberate throughout many levels of social life. They are discussed in the corridors of formal power, and in conversations by the water cooler. They also inspire...
View ArticleSpanish Translation- Cancelando Amistades en Facebook por Razones Politicas
Tranlated by Andrea Alarcon and Hector Postigo La forma académica, en los estudios de medios, de abordar el tema de terminar amistades en Facebook por motivos políticos sería comenzar la conversación...
View ArticleThe Age of Sharing by Nicholas John – an excerpt
I’m delighted to post an excerpt from my new book, The Age of Sharing, which is published by Polity today. (Actually, it’s published today in the UK and most of the world, and on December 19 in the US...
View ArticleReflecting on Chapter 1 of The Age of Sharing, by Nicholas John
Last month, Culture Digitally shared a excerpt from The Age of Sharing, the new book from Nicholas John. Below, several CD contributors reflect on the aims of the book, and its resonance with related...
View ArticleSharing [draft] [#digitalkeywords]
“For the next few pages, we shall not be concerned with whether this or that activity is really sharing. What is important is that it is called sharing. “Sharing” is an important digital keyword...
View ArticlePolitical Facebook unfriending
The academic way to introduce the topic of politically-motivated unfriending on Facebook would be to talk about the gap in the literature that the study of it fills. And it does fill a gap: despite an...
View ArticleFacebook unfriending after the Orlando mass shooting
Major events of national importance reverberate throughout many levels of social life. They are discussed in the corridors of formal power, and in conversations by the water cooler. They also inspire...
View ArticleSpanish Translation- Cancelando Amistades en Facebook por Razones Politicas
Tranlated by Andrea Alarcon and Hector Postigo La forma académica, en los estudios de medios, de abordar el tema de terminar amistades en Facebook por motivos políticos sería comenzar la conversación...
View ArticleThe Age of Sharing, by Nicholas John – an excerpt
I’m delighted to post an excerpt from my new book, The Age of Sharing, which is published by Polity today. (Actually, it’s published today in the UK and most of the world, and on December 19 in the US...
View ArticleReflecting on Chapter 1 of The Age of Sharing, by Nicholas John
Last month, Culture Digitally shared an excerpt from The Age of Sharing, the new book from Nicholas John. Below, several CD contributors reflect on the aims of the book, and its resonance with related...
View Article