Amanda Lotz on what transpired when the long anticipated face off between “new media” and television finally took place in 2010.
Global Internet Development Viewed Through the Net Vitality Lens
Unlike other comparative studies that rank countries quantitatively based on a simplistic assessment of broadband speeds, Stuart Brotman’s Net Vitality Index measures countries qualitatively to determine how well they are performing in a global competitive environment.
Danielle Keats Citron: “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace”
Danielle Keats Citron exposes the startling extent of personal cyber-attacks and proposes practical, lawful ways to prevent and punish online harassment.
Podcast and Liveblog: Zeynep Tufekci, “The Boom-Bust Cycle of Social Media-Fueled Protests”
Zeynep Tufekci discusses features of boom and bust protest movements, drawing upon Gezi, the Arab Spring, and the Occupy and M15 movements.
Podcast: Marcella Szablewicz, “Nostalgia for a Not-So-Distant Youth: Digital Games and Affect in Urban China”
Are games the imagined utopia they are made out to be in these nostalgic accounts or might these affective attachments prove to be a form of “cruel optimism”?
Sandra Braman: “Frames, Fractures, and Skins: Internet Design as Social Policy”
Sandra Braman on how “those responsible for technical design of the Internet have found they must think through a number of social policy issues along the way.”
Alum Sam Ford talks with Mashable: “Why Does the Web Love Cats?”
CMS alum Sam Ford spoke this week with social media blog Mashable on The Million Dollar Question: Why Does the Web Love Cats?
