From the social media-based 2008 Obama election campaign to the civic protest and political revolutions of the 2011 Arab Spring, the past few years have been marked by a widespread and complex shift in the political landscape, as the rise of participatory platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and blogs have multiplied the venues for political communication and activism. This book explores the emergence of a permanent campaign the need for constant readiness on networked communication platforms, focusing on political moments, crises and elections in Canada, the U.S.A., and...
From the social media-based 2008 Obama election campaign to the civic protest and political revolutions of the 2011 Arab Spring, the past few years ha...
The search for meaning is an essential human activity. It is not just about agreeing on some definitions about the world, objects, and people; it is an ethical process of opening up to find new possibilities. Langlois uses case studies of social media platforms (including Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon) to revisit traditional conceptions of meaning.
The search for meaning is an essential human activity. It is not just about agreeing on some definitions about the world, objects, and people; it is a...
There has been a data rush in the past decade brought about by online communication and, in particular, social media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, among others), which promises a new age of digital enlightenment. But social data is compromised: it is being seized by specific economic interests, it leads to a fundamental shift in the relationship between research and the public good, and it fosters new forms of control and surveillance.
Compromised Data: From Social Media to Big Data explores how we perform critical research within a compromised social data framework. The...
There has been a data rush in the past decade brought about by online communication and, in particular, social media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, a...
The search for meaning is an essential human activity. It is not just about agreeing on some definitions about the world, objects, and people; it is an ethical process of opening up to find new possibilities. Langlois uses case studies of social media platforms (including Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon) to revisit traditional conceptions of meaning.
The search for meaning is an essential human activity. It is not just about agreeing on some definitions about the world, objects, and people; it is a...
