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The Social Media Contradiction: Data Mining and Digital Death 6 May 2013 | 04:22 am
I’ve got a new article in the most recent issue of the M/C Journal entitled ‘The Social Media Contradiction: Data Mining and Digital Death’. Here’s the abstract: Many social media tools and services a...
Joss Whedon, Dr. Horrible, and the Future of Web Media? 30 Apr 2013 | 07:38 am
I’m pleased to announce that my article Joss Whedon, Dr. Horrible, and the Future of Web Media? is finally available. Here’s the abstract: In the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike, one of the areas...
Digital Culture Links: April 25th 25 Apr 2013 | 04:33 am
Links through to April 22nd (catching up!): Siri secrets stored for up to 2 years [WA Today] – “Siri isn’t just a pretty voice with the answers. It’s also been recording and keeping all the questions ...
Digital Culture Links: February 23rd 24 Feb 2013 | 06:47 am
Links through February 23rd: Nielsen Agrees to Expand Definition of TV Viewing [The Hollywood Reporter] – Nielsen ratings reflect that online TV ratings are growing and matter: “The Nielsen Co. is exp...
RIOT gear: your online trail just got way more visible 18 Feb 2013 | 10:05 pm
By Tama Leaver, Curtin University The recent publication of a leaked video demonstrating American security firm Raytheon’s social media mining tool RIOT (Rapid Information Overlay Technology) has righ...
Digital Culture Links: January 29th 29 Jan 2013 | 05:26 am
Links for January 29th: Vines Map Mashup – See where Vines are being posted in real-time on a map – And now there is a mashup, showing where Vine video snippets are being posted in realtime across the...
Facebook’s Graph Search, privacy and the social media contradiction 20 Jan 2013 | 11:00 pm
[Last week I wrote the article below for The Conversation. It’s reproduced here mainly for my records …] Initial responses to Facebook’s newly announced Graph Search (a name only a software engineer...
Digital Culture Links: January 16th 16 Jan 2013 | 02:22 pm
Links through to January 16th: Beatles’ First Single Enters Public Domain — In Europe [Techdirt] – The Beatles remain the iconic pop group, so news on VVN/Music that their very first single has now en...
A reminder about academics giving comments to journalists (and sex, and the web, too!) 6 Jan 2013 | 05:44 am
My Sunday began with a twinge of disappointment as I found out that an interview I’d given to a local reporter had been used to give credence to an awfully sensationalist moral panic piece about young...
Digital Culture Links: Last Links for 2012. 31 Dec 2012 | 04:08 am
Happy New Year, originally uploaded by Tama Leaver. End of year links: Best Memes of 2012: Editorial Choices [Know Your Meme] – The best memes of 2012, according to Know Your Meme: #10: Sh*t People Sa...
