Preparing Mass Communication Scholars for the Digital WorldIn an era of big data and the use of automated data collection (see Markham, 2020), it is now more common than ever for researchers to…Apr 5, 2021Apr 5, 2021
Spotify wants to spy on youMood management has steadily become a central theme of Spotify’s delivery system for music, as evident by a quick peruse through Spotify’s…Mar 20, 2021Mar 20, 2021
Second Screening: Good or Bad for Democracy?Second screening, a phenomenon which refers to individuals using a digital device (smartphone, laptop, etc.) while watching television in…Mar 8, 2021Mar 8, 2021
Social Media and the Myth of the Successful Independent ArtistSocial media has gifted independent artists the ability to self-market and maintain a steady fanbase, but to grow a fanbase and attain…Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Did Social Media Help Populist Candidates in 2016?Following the results of the 2016 election there was a lot of talk about the role social media played in bolstering Trump. Setting aside…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Who Dominates the Conversations on Twitter?Who dominates the flow of information on Twitter? Is it the typical users, or are elites still dominating public discourse? Well, it may…Feb 15, 2021Feb 15, 2021
Filter Bubbles: What’s the Big Deal?Surrounding the 2016 election — and even well before then — echo chambers were a hot topic of conversation. It was surmised that people…Feb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
Quality Content is Dead and YouTube Killed itQuality content is dead, and YouTube killed it. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, however. As more people have jumped online, companies…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
Digital Inequalities Have Real World EffectsThe Internet was thought by many to be a catalyst for reducing inequality, however, even as the Internet spread among the mass population…Jan 24, 2021Jan 24, 2021
Digital Privacy and Context CollisionsWhen discussing online privacy concerns, most people’s initial thought is likely to relate in some way to how large tech companies store…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
