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The Egyptian Blogosphere: A Counter-Narrative of the Revolution
"... In this paper we investigate the role blogs played within the context of the Egyptian revolution of early 2011 using blog data authored between 2004-2011. We conducted topic modeling analysis to gain a longitudinal view of the interaction of societal, personal and revolutionary blog topics over this ..."
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In this paper we investigate the role blogs played within the context of the Egyptian revolution of early 2011 using blog data authored between 2004-2011. We conducted topic modeling analysis to gain a longitudinal view of the interaction of societal, personal and revolutionary blog topics over this period. Furthermore, a qualitative analysis of blog posts during the period that bracketed the political uprising revealed Egyptian bloggers ’ concerns. Reporting events and supplying commentary provided bloggers with a means to voice dissent against institutionalized power represented by the government-controlled media. In short, blogs reveal a counter-narrative to the government-supplied version of events in Egypt during the 18-day uprising. These narratives offer rich documentation of how blogs, and perhaps social media more generally, can be utilized by individuals operating under repressive conditions. Author Keywords Blogs, topic modeling, counter-power, counter-narrative,
Expanding a Country’s Borders During War: The Internet War Diary
"... Citizen journalism has changed the nature of how news is disseminated about local and global events. We conducted an ethnographic study of a particular kind of citizen journalism: the use of war diaries on the Internet. These diaries were targeted to an audience outside of the informants ’ countries ..."
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Citizen journalism has changed the nature of how news is disseminated about local and global events. We conducted an ethnographic study of a particular kind of citizen journalism: the use of war diaries on the Internet. These diaries were targeted to an audience outside of the informants ’ countries and cultures. We found that people wrote war diaries to reach out to people who were in environments not in a war as a way of sensemaking, for impression management, and to be participants in the social production of news and opinions about the war. We discuss how the use of a “war diary ” as a public narrative empowered our informants and how they contributed to the social interpretation of their culture during war. Through the Internet war diary, people can communicate news beyond the physical boundaries of their country providing benefits to producers of the information as well as the consumers.
Elections” or “selections”? Blogging and Twittering the Nigerian 2007 general elections (Vol
, 2010
"... This article examines the linguistic construction of textual messages in the use of blogs and Twitter in the Nigerian 2007 ..."
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This article examines the linguistic construction of textual messages in the use of blogs and Twitter in the Nigerian 2007
2011) Power and resistance: A case study of satire on the Internet
- Sociological Research Online
"... Abstract Past studies on print and TV satire have revealed that satire can be seen as a site of resistance to power. In light of this, interesting questions can be raised regarding Internet satire: what does the Internet contribute to the resistance and what kind of power relation is played out on ..."
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Abstract Past studies on print and TV satire have revealed that satire can be seen as a site of resistance to power. In light of this, interesting questions can be raised regarding Internet satire: what does the Internet contribute to the resistance and what kind of power relation is played out on this site? Using an example from China, this paper reveals that like its print and TV counterparts, Internet satire reflects a widespread feeling of powerlessness, rather than offering the general public any political power. However, the Internet helps to push the symbolic power of satire to a higher level. This is because it makes satire a tool for the grassroots which facilitates the creation and spread of satirical ideas, and also helps to release and stimulate the enormous reserve of public wit and wisdom. As a result, satire on the Internet has the potential to generate a chain of related satirical work, which can create a satire movement and subject power to sustained shame and ridicule.
Transforming Data: An Ethnography of Scientific Data from the Brazilian Amazon
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Crowdsourcing as an Activity System: Online Platforms as Mediating Artifacts A Conceptual Framework for the Comparative Analysis of Crowdsourcing in Emergencies
"... Abstract. This paper explores a number of challenges in the analysis of crowdsourcing platforms, relying on major theoretical approaches. In order to address these challenges, it suggests applying cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) to the analysis of crowdsourcing projects. Accordingly, it s ..."
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Abstract. This paper explores a number of challenges in the analysis of crowdsourcing platforms, relying on major theoretical approaches. In order to address these challenges, it suggests applying cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) to the analysis of crowdsourcing projects. Accordingly, it suggests that crowdsourcing projects can be analyzed as tools that contribute to the construc-tion of activity systems. Applying CHAT allows addressing a number of central questions, including the relationship between subjects and objects as well the dynamics of the power relationship around crowdsourcing deployments. It also allows the conducting of a comparative investigation of crowdsourcing pro-jects, while “activity ” is considered as the major level of analysis. The paper al-so introduces a number of methods that can be used to investigate crowdsourc-ing applications as a manifestation of an activity system. 1
Riding the Web 2.0 wave: Candidates on YouTube in the 2007 Finnish national elections
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics
, 2008
"... Throughout history, election campaigns have constantly responded to new modes of communication and utilized the latest in communications in order to achieve the goal of vote maximization on the electoral arena (e.g. Esaiasson, 1991; Jamieson, 1984; ..."
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Throughout history, election campaigns have constantly responded to new modes of communication and utilized the latest in communications in order to achieve the goal of vote maximization on the electoral arena (e.g. Esaiasson, 1991; Jamieson, 1984;
3D virtual environments: businesses are ready but are our „digital natives‟ prepared
- Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE
, 2008
"... Futurists anticipate that within just three years, 70-80% of businesses and Internet users will have a 3D virtual presence. This should be welcome news to our current 'digital native' undergraduates who have grown up in a digital era, and who are said to prefer environments that are highl ..."
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Futurists anticipate that within just three years, 70-80% of businesses and Internet users will have a 3D virtual presence. This should be welcome news to our current 'digital native' undergraduates who have grown up in a digital era, and who are said to prefer environments that are highly interactive, immersive, multi-modal and connected. 3D virtual learning environments not only fulfil these criteria, but also provide increased flexibility for students who are not on campus. It is perhaps not surprising, therefore, that 3D virtual worlds such as Second Life
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"... Latent homology and convergent regulatory evolution underlies the repeated emergence of yeasts ..."
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Political participation of teenagers in the information era
- Social Science Computer Review
, 2011
"... This study intends to examine the environments and the characteristics of political participation of teenage political participation. The 2008 Candlelight Protests of Korea is used as the case of this study. Traditionally, teenagers in Korea have been known to disengage from political affairs becaus ..."
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This study intends to examine the environments and the characteristics of political participation of teenage political participation. The 2008 Candlelight Protests of Korea is used as the case of this study. Traditionally, teenagers in Korea have been known to disengage from political affairs because they are usually worn by intense academic challenge and competition. In that sense, participation of teenagers at such a large scale shown in the 2008 Candlelight Protests of Korea can only be explained as a huge shift in political preference of teenagers and conventional social norms. In that sense, the case of 2008 Candlelight Protests of Korea has shown great implications for the political potential of new media, which is capable of revolutionizing the political socialization patterns of youth. Survey results demonstrated that the Internet had become an important tool from which the teenagers collected political information and channels which they used to organize and mobilize. Numbers also showed that the degree of the youth’s sociopolitical interests were higher than the adult’s. Another notable fact found was that female students showed more aggressive involvement than male students and this could be explained by the difference in the Internet usage pattern between male and female students. In using media, adolescent girls displayed more relationship and objective-oriented behaviors than the boys.
