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Read to approximately 136 and bring the book with you (print or ebook). Have a great weekend! Advertisements

Sorry–I should have checked the syllabus before I made any pronouncements about what is due.  Please do a short blog post #9 as a preparation for class discussion on trolls. Blog post #10 is your midterm reflection. Feel free to … Continue reading →

An interesting author interview (including some thoughts on surveillance culture): LARB-Nick Harkaway Advertisements

More on the culture of surveillance: from The Atlantic Apple 1984 See you in class! Advertisements

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1A Podcast February 11, 2019 Advertisements

Hi Everyone, Here are some links that Professor Shaughnessy shared: Digital Assets: https://campusguides.stjohns.edu/OpenAssets  Citing images: http://campusguides.stjohns.edu/DigitalImages/citingimages  Changing GoogleScholar Settings: http://campusguides.stjohns.edu/GoogSchol/googscholprefs  Browser add-on to find free versions of articles:  http://unpaywall.org/ Stay safe and warm tomorrow!  See you on Thursday…     … Continue reading →

Your third blog post is due tomorrow.  Please watch and read all the materials under tomorrow’s date.  Here is an extra, if you are interested:   Uncreative Writing See you in class! Advertisements

Please email me with any questions or concerns. I will be on campus Thursday, May 3rd (projects are due May 4th), if you would like to meet with me.  We will not meet for a formal final exam.  May 4th … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to your finds and our discussion on Monday!  Don’t forget there is a lot of crowdsourced material in our syllabus (scroll down).  We’ll be signing up for presentations on Monday as well.  See you then! Advertisements

Follow your Twitter artist/writer and report on your blog.  We’ll discuss (along with the crowdsourced materials) on Monday.  Have a great weekend! Advertisements

Just a reminder: Send me any additional links for our crowdsourced week. Sign up for presentations will be on April 16th, Monday’s class. Final unessays are due on May 4th (Friday).  Please send me a link to your project.  Please … Continue reading →

Send any links for our crowdsourced week.   Email with any questions about the final project. See you on April 5th (Thursday)! Advertisements

Crowdsourced selections (what do YOU think we should talk about and read in class?) due tomorrow. Read handout on multimodal projects. See you tomorrow!   Advertisements

Please take time to read–the articles can’t be read quickly before class; they are scholarly criticism and employ some challenging concepts. If you missed class, I left a folder outside my office with copies of the two articles.  You can … Continue reading →

Secrets are Lies Sharing is Caring Privacy is Theft   All that is Must be Known   What do you think about the Circle’s mottos?  Where do we see their relevance today?   Apple Campus in Cupertino CA Google Headquarters … Continue reading →

We have a disaster area in CT; no power and downed trees everywhere! Please finish The Circle for Monday.  Sparkers on The Circle will spark on Monday. Please also complete your blog post “Midterm Reflection.” I will be online when … Continue reading →

When Privacy is Theft (New Yorker) About Dave Eggers Advertisements

Please read 1-159 over the weekend (approximately–page #s will be different depending on edition… 160 (or so) to start of Book II for Thursday Finish for the next Monday (3/12) Have a great weekend!   Advertisements

I hope everyone had a great spring break! I have a meeting tomorrow morning that ends at 12:15 (in DAC), so I may be a few minutes late. Please look through the list of digital archives (and your blog posts … Continue reading →

Fake News Apocalypse Online Harassment

For your interest if you have time: The #MeToo backlash (The New Yorker) Kony 2012 The Fallout from Kony 2012/Slate Advertisements

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What is technology’s role?  Check out some work by Tristan Harris, Time Well Spent Advertisements

No Selfie Zone! See you later today, when we will talk selfies and digital self-representation… More selfie madness: Auschwitz selfie Funeral selfies Women Fakes Trip Advertisements

Your spark date is now on the syllabus, so you can check to see when you signed up. See you in class! Advertisements