ThisaddedfunctionalityenabledtheTwitterplatformtointegratehashtagsbyhyperlink-ingthemtothesearchresultsforalltweetscontainingagivenhashtag.8
I remember in my ITW freshmen year that we would engage in a lot of tweeting, hyperlinking and hashtaging. A large portion of these classes were actually spent either analyzing these tweets and hashtags or scrounging the web for different researchers who would commonly use twitter and hashtags.
Asfarasweknowbasedonextantmaterials,thehashtag’suseinTwitterwasfirstproposedinmid-2007
I find it so interesting that we grew up in an age where technology was growing, evolving and changing before our very eyes. I think it's crazy that while growing up, the technological world was been hard at work. And thinking of the days where my parents were growing up, cell phones were still in development...
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who woulda thought the definition for this is...
"another term for # symbol"
The@featurewehavejustdiscussedhelpedpeopleorganizeintopairsandcreateconversationalstreams.
The only time I really used the @ symbol, is really just to tag friends In pictures online or tag them in a video so it will pop up in their notifications. Never really looked at it as a pairing tool but more of a social tool.
hasmadethehashtaganewandpowerfulpartoftheworld’scultural,social,andpoliti
I never knew the history of the hash mark, but am truly blown away by how Twitter has ran away with this "hashtag" dilemma. There are even other apps and websites that focus specifically on multiple hashtag threads where you can follow everything at once.
ItisusedroutinelyinsocialmediacommunicationacrossanumberofplatformsincludingTumblr,Instagram,andevenFacebook,butitsmostimpor-tantpointofemergenceandpopularizationwasinTwitter
This is a huge part of many social media platforms as it allows for a single thread to be shared, distributed and stored all in one # mark. Others can add to it with their perspective and it allows for a whole learning experience basically, of the whole idea.
In contrast, I am concerned with how Grindr enacts power not through messages about queerness but by con-stituting a complex, extractive queer space in the first place.
I thought it was interesting how these companies are so concerned with technological power and creating an attracting social network program for different specific communities, all truly concerned about themselves and profit.
homoconnectivity as an arrangement of power that extracts profits and potentiality from queer communities through online spaces, social media, technologies, and/or software.
Never knew how they are just lured into this like a trap. Theres so much that goes into this and gay or "queer" communities have to work with.
“you consent to the trans-fer and processing of [y]our data in the United States of America and any other jurisdiction throughout the world” (“Use Outside the United States,” para. 1). In a heteronormative world with surveilling govern-ments and corporations unaccountable for their privacy practices, the distribution of risk placed on queer people online calls for further the-orizing and political action.
I feel like this should be as easy as signing something, because this allows for many to not be as open or outgoing to put their information out there. It should be as easy as signing up and setting ur location to your specific region.
Oscillating between producing continuous experiences and deploying annoying constraints, platforms like Grindr privatize and monetize user spaces, communities, social production, and lives under the guise of increased connec-tivity.
I never really fully understood social networking and online dating for gays and transgenders. It makes sense where they can have a space just for them there, where all their info isn't being sent out to the whole world just like every other social platform.
Social media tacitly promises fame (and subsequent wealth) to‘ordinary’usersand thus encourages practices of micro-celebrity.
In an age where everyone is on their phones so much, and so many people focus on being in front of a camera on social media, times have definitely changed. Instagram, Twitter and many other platforms are flooded with it, and in my opinion can be a little too much sometimes.
Eventually, with consistentjuxtaposition, the human brand can become synonymous with the brand and hencewith the product, service orfirm
Had never heard the term juxtaposition before and can now better understand what the writer was trying to say.
Peters thus encouragesindividuals to turn their résumé into a‘marketing brochure’full of‘braggables’for whichthey want to be famous (the term he uses):‘being CEO of Me Inc. requires you to actselfishly–to grow yourself, to promote yourself, to get the market to reward yourself
I thought what Peters had to say was quite interesting, how if you want to get to the top you have to be selfish, thus leading to reward. Some parts of that I believe are true, but I thought that it becoming popular among some crowds is interesting.
Central to self-branding isthe idea that, just like commercially branded products, individuals benefit from having aunique selling point, or a public identity that is singularly charismatic and responsive tothe needs and interests of target audiences.
I feel like influencers and other people with big platforms tend to create self-branding retail around their name and mission statement. For example, sports figures and creators on all types of social media platforms and YouTube.
Charlie Bit My Finger” we hear Charlie’s big brother complaining about the biting, yet we see him deliberately sticking his finger into the baby’s mouth.
I used to love this video. Thought that British accent used by the young kid was so funny and would watch this all the time. Brings me back to being a kid again when all this stuff was on the come up.
umor served as a major component of successful memes created between 2000 and 2005.
Humor has so many different levels and certain people can find the craziest things hilarious. Because of this, there's a spot for everyone to enjoy themselves with a laugh every now and then.
a quick look at the sample required a change of plan. Men were the leading characters in twenty-four out of the thirty videos, while only three videos featured women as pro-tagonists. This is not, however, simply a story about male hegemony, at least not in the conventional sense.
I thought this was very interesting, that 80% of "videos" have men as the leading character. It doesn't imply much at first but its crazy that online that's a real statistic.
it provided people with an opportunity to assert their influence via social media. Having seen the video and having been moved by it, users could actually do something with their rage, such as send a premade twit-ter message to a key policy maker.
It's so easy with the technology that we have today. With the BLM movement, Instagram was covered with clips and videos of police, riots, peaceful protesting, and the list goes on. I would see so many of my friends stances on the subject, as it is a huge worldwide problem.
An individ-ual—Joseph Kony—is portrayed as the ultimate enemy, the worst villain on Earth. Since the problem is simple, the solution offered is equally straightforward.
I remember when I was younger in school and this had blown up and I was informed about this. I thought it was crazy about the whole child soldier problem going on and am trying to remember if I swiped past it once or twice in my feed.
a striking major-ity (more than 90 percent) of advertisements produced by viral advertising companies include humorous elements.
It seems like television is crammed with humor filled commercials and ads that sometimes don't even make much sense. Take the Super Bowl for example. That is a prime time for companies to make a very funny commercial with a large scale audience, and try to capitalize.
it puts a smile on the face of the person who gets it, and it will associate the sender with a positive, uplifting message
My initial first thoughts would be that the animal in the video is rare, so people might be attracted to that. Or it could be the fact that its happening in a tropical setting so the layout might be very appealing. But like the idea of viewing this as a positive message and can get a smile outta someone.
people are more likely to share positive than negative stories. In ad-dition, they prefer sharing items that are perceived as sur-prising, interesting, or practically useful.
I don't really see eye to eye with their first point, being positivity. I'd say when we something urgent that's happening, or tragic, we are very likely to share it a lot, and even talk about it in public settings. For example, with celebrity death, many of the fans mourn and share these sad stories all over the internet.
The first dimension relates mainly to the content of a specific text,
I feel like this works best with films, shows, sports and other common things can be shared among a large community. There is someone interested in everything so I would suppose there's memes for everything. I don't think you would have a problem finding a meme of anything just look it up and stick the word GIF or meme behind it.
In order to be passed along from one per-son to another, memes are “loaded” on various vehicles:
Over the last decade, this has escalated heavily with a large increase in technology use. We went from a quiet internet to a meme filled ocean all over the web
Internet users tend to ascribe the meme tag to observable audiovisual content, such as YouTube videos and humorous images.
This is very popular on social media, comical videos surrounding the internet, youtube creators that rely on the humor to help fuel their views
According to Michele Knobel and Koline Lankshear, Internet users employ the word “meme” to describe the rapid uptake and spread of a “particular idea presented as a written text, image, language ‘move,’ or some other unit of cultural ‘stuff.’
The word meme has taken a lot on since it started in 1976, where it has literally taken on more to its meaning and now includes so much more.
The word “meme” derives from the Greek mimema, signifying “something which is imitated,”
Who woulda though.. there's actually a greek meaning behind the word meme
Examples of memes in his pioneering essay include cultural artifacts such as melodies, catchphrases, and clothing fashions, as well as abstract beliefs (for instance, the concept of God).
Right now there is a real stock called DogeCoin, which actually skyrocketed at one point due to a reddit post. A stock in the Stockmarket yet memes have still found a way in
The term “meme” was coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976 to describe small units of culture that spread from person to person by copying or imitation.
The evolution of this word is nuts. Beginning in 1976 compared to where that word is today, its come a long way.
was the first clip to surpass the one-billion-view mark.
Was a crazy time in the youtube world. I climbed and climbed and got to number 1 spot for most views ever on Youtube. Crazy
,75percentofrespondentsreceivednewsforwardedthroughemailorpostedonsocialnetworksites,and52percentsharedlinkstonewswithothersviathosemeans
Again this doesn't surprise me, it happens all day where news feeds and new information is popping up all over my phone 24/7. You can specifically choose what info you want to pop up if there is something new to come out.
ncomparison,avideoofScottishwomanSusanBoyleauditioningforBritain'sGotTalentwasviewedmorethan77milliontimesonYouTube.Thislatterfigurereflectsonlytheviewershipoftheoriginalupload;YouTubeisaspacewheresuccessoftenencouragesduplication.
Youtube is the place where people can upload and share any kind of video platform and can share it with the world.Youtube started off a little slow since 2013 but haas been booming for the last 4-5 years. Doesn't surprise me that the video posted to youtube happened to get more views.
Appliedtothedesignofawebsite,companieshopetoachievestickinessbyplacingmaterialinaneasilymeasuredlocationandassessinghowmanypeopleviewit,howmanytimesitisviewed,andhowlongvisitorsviewit
We see this a lot in websites all across the internet. It always seems like websites are just trying to get our eyes to look in a certain place, and in response they hope we impulsively buy their product sitting in these websites. Its a really strategic way of setting up their websites but ultimately effective.
spread,”"spreadable,”or“spreadability”todescribetheseincreasinglypervasiveformsofmediacirculation.“Spreadability”referstothepotential—bothtechni-calandcultural—foraudiencestosharecontentfortheirownpurposes,sometimeswiththepermissionofrightsholders,sometimesagainsttheirwishes.Aswehavebeenworkingonthisbook,somecriticshavechallengedtheterm“spreadable,”suggestingitsoundsmoreappropri-atefordescribingcreamcheeseorpeanutbutter.(Thetermoriginatedinrelationto“stickiness,”aswewillsoonexplain.)However,thinkof“spreadability”asaplaceholder,perhapslikeastubinWikipedia;itissomethingwecanshapeaconversationaround.Ourgoalisnottocreateanewbuzzword
never heard these words used In this way and found it interesting that they used it in this text. Also liked how they have a better term but use all three because they correlate.
aboutwhethertotweetthelatestgaffefromapresidentialcandidate,forwardaNiemanMarcuscookierecipeemail,orsharevideoofashopliftingseagull—arereshapingbyfireorby“cloud”(sotospeak).Wemustallbecarefulnottosup-posethatamoreparticipatorymeansofcirculationcanbeexplainedsolely(orevenprimarily)bythisriseoftechnologicalinfrastructure,evenasthesenewtechnologiesplayakeyroleinenablingtheshiftsthisbookdescribes.SpreadableMediafocusesonthesociallogicsandculturalpticesthathaveenabledandpopularizedthesenewplatforms,logicsthatexplainw/y/sharinghasbecomesuchcommonpractice,notjusthow.Ourapproachdoesn'tpresumethatnewplatformsliberatepeoplefromoldconstraintsbutrathersuggeststhattheaffordancesofdigitalmediaprovideacatalystforreconceptualizingotheraspectsofculture,requiringtherethinkingofsocialrelations,thereimaginingofculturalandpoliticalparticipation,therevisionofeconomicexpectations,andthereconfigurationoflegalstructures.Throughoutthisbook,weusetermssuchas“spread,”"spreadable,”or“spreadability”todescribetheseincreasinglypervasiveformsofmediacirculation.“Spreadability”referstothepotential—bothtechni-calandcultural—foraudiencestosharecontentfortheirownpurposes,sometimeswiththepermissionofrightsholders,sometimesagainsttheirwishes.Aswehavebeenworkingonthisbook,somecriticshavechallengedtheterm“spreadable,”suggestingitsoundsmoreappropri-atefordescribingcreamcheeseorpeanutbutter.(Thetermoriginatedinrelationto“stickiness,”aswewillsoonexplain.)However,thinkof“spreadability”asaplaceholder,perhapslikeastubinWikipedia;itissomethingwecanshapeaconversationaround.Ourgoalisnottocreateanewbuzzword.Instead,wewanttochallengereaderstothinkthroughthemetaphorsweallusewhentalkingabouthowcontentmovesacrosstheculturallandscape—toresistterminologythatmightdistorthowweunderstandthesetrendsandtocontinueseekingtermsthatallengagewithmediatexts.Ourfocusonterminologyismorethanmeresemantics.Webelievethatlanguagemattersdeeplyandthatthemetaphorsweallusetodescribethepatternsweseeshapehowweunderstandourworld.Webecomeblindtosomephenomenaandbiasedtowardothers.Bydiscussing“spreadablemedia,”weaimtofacilitateamorenuancedthemedialandscapeitself.
This seems to be all our generation is focused on. When someone is having something crazy happen to them or someone has been embarrassed by something, it seems like people always reach for the phones to upload it and send to their friends or post online. We see younger kids with their faces just glued to the screen. Seems like a different age now with what technology has done.
ndtheydoingsonotasisolatedindividualsbutwithinlargercommunitiesandnetworks,whichallowthemtospreadcontentwellbeyondtheirimmediategeographicproximity
When in these communities, it makes it so much easier to send and share things to one another. All it takes is a couple seconds it can be anywhere in the world you want.
The GIF shares many qualities with optical toys, the 19th century devices that begin mosthistories of the moving image, though this does not imply causality between the two. Optical toys were educational, focusing attentionon the devices and the physiologicalphenomenon, called ‘persistence of vision’,they revealed. But they share similar‘limitations of storage’ with the GIF, so itis useful to compare the similarities born of these affordances.Both the electric kinetoscope (1894) and the hand-crankedmutosocope (1895) offered short, silent, photographed movingimages as objects of entertainment. Early subjects includedactualities (documentary-like footage of people and events) and loose, often sexually charged narratives. Kinetoscope andmutoscope viewership was both a personal and collectiveexperience: machines were found in social environments like parlors and pleasure piers but only accommodated a single viewer at a time.The GIF began as a data format, certainly: theGraphics Interchange Format is a standard forencoding and decoding a string of 1s and 0s. But today the GIF casts a much longer shadow. It has an ethos, a utility, an evolving context, a set of aesthetics. GIFs areencountered not in theaters or in living rooms, but on networked screens that are physically private but socially public. They are not simply viewed; they are created, used, posted, collected, copied, modified, performed. Today ‘GIF’ is typically used to mean an animated GIF file or an otherwise short, silent, looping, untitledmoving image. It has a creator who is unknown ordeemphasized; it is encountered by an individualviewer on a personal screen whereit is surrounded by text and othermedia; and it is shared casuallyas a form of identity-making, acinema of affiliation.Phenakistoscopes (1832), zoetropes (1834), and praxinoscopes (1877)offered primarily symmetrical and seamless loops, often illustrations of people or animals in motion. These drawn or printed figures loopedcontinuously until the device lost momentumor was stopped by the viewer. More narrativeformations emerged from flip books (1868)because of their linear nature.All of theseobjects were viewer-activated, intended foran audience of one or few in closeproximity to the image.1234frame 1:frame 2:Flip books and mutoscopes remained popular throughout the first half of the 20th century, but cinema and television quickly became the dominant moving image forms. If looped animated images saw any innovation, it was as publicadvertising: ‘spectaculars’ or other electric animated signs. Physicallyproximate encounters with movingimages became uncommon until theintroduction of video games andpersonal computers.The GIF has no maximum resolution and can display up to 256 colors out of a palette ofmillions. (Few computers were capable ofmore colors at the time.) It was designed touse Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) lossless datacompression, which encodes the image bycreating and referencing a ‘dictionary’ ofcommon patterns.
Probably wouldn't have been very good if I went into this field, a lot of coding and numbers but the whole idea I find kind of interesting. It was a huge thing when they started to come out and have come such a long way with such a big history.
It has a creator who is unknown ordeemphasized
Usually is the case with animation creators and artists, where their work will be looked at and used everywhere but there will never be any recognition to the creator.
theGraphics Interchange Format
Interesting to learn what GIF actually stands for when I've been hearing and using these for so long.
“I would do away with grades altogether,” said Dr Stommel, a senior lecturer in digital studies.
Crazy to see the measures some people are going to during this pandemic. Obviously some are within reason but others might come as a surprise.
a spontaneous reaction to the coronavirus pandemic that could bring fundamental change across higher education.
I don't think anybody was expecting this virus to spread as quickly as it did and cause the such a quick change in many departments. With 150 schools, as they said, adopting this system, I think it shows a great example of adversity that the United States is facing more than any other country. Everything is very new to everybody as change has altered out way of living and now learning.
I do believe that is one of the main reasons why student struggle as much as they do their first year in college.
Easy to understand but college is place for learning in order to do well, obviously depending on the reasons you came, differing from a more fun standpoint or a work standpoint. With this i find theres a good line in the middle where you can do both but simply just have to put the work in.
Later in 1806 a German pharmacist by the name Freidrich Wilhelm Adam Serturner created a much more potent form of opium by isolating an organic alkaloid compound from the opium poppies resin. He called this substance morphine after the Greek God of Morpheus, the God of dreams.
Interesting to see where this came from. and the progress it made from being a simple medicine to a much more powerful form of it.