Global Social Media: Case Study – China
Over the past few weeks I have started looking at social media and social interactions in a different light and already have found myself being more critical of its uses,…
Social Gaming – Interacting in the online world
Social gaming is one of my favourite past times, particularly in recent times in the Online world of Grand Theft Auto. Together with two of my good pals I am…
Visual Communities and Social Imaging
As a society we seem to be desperate to find motivation and/or inspiration wherever we turn. What was once the noble art of photography has become something of a hobby…
Trolling and Social Media Conflict
For the purpose of this blog post I will be looking at trolling and social media conflict from the perspective of anonymous comments, random attacks and spontaneous posting. Systematic bullying…
Activism or Slacktivism – Digital Communities in times of protest
The role that social media and digital communities play in aiding activism & protesting has evolved rapidly with the rise of social media culture. Given the sheer enormity of the online…
Politics & Civic Cultures
The evolution of politics through social media has been a rapid one ever since the rise to power of US President Barack Obama. Employing one of the top heads at…
Digital Communities and Social Media – A prequel of sorts
Digital Communities and Social Media. Where to start? For anyone questioning the growing social media culture in which we live I can assure you in the time it has taken…
An Exploration of Social Gaming: Roleplaying Case Study
The purpose of this case study was to explore social changes in online activities and communities by observing the evolution of the text based social roleplaying game of fantasy wrestling…
