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Social & Psychological Effects of Communication Technology

COMM 298 / 398 Fall 2021

Author: aat222

11/16 “Is the Internet really a blessing for democracy?” – Andreas Tsiaras

November 16, 2021 aat222Entries

In The Daily We’s article “Is the Internet really a blessing for democracy?”  Cass Sunstein discusses how the accessibility of certain media has now changed due to the implementation of filters, letting users pick content[…]

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11/9 “Women and the Importance of Representation in Tech” – Andreas Tsiaras

November 9, 2021 aat222Entries

In the podcast “Women and the Importance of Representation in Tech” the people being interviewed argue that tech companies have a problem and are in need of creating environments that promote diversity and equity by[…]

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11/4 “Effects of Social Media on Adolescents’ Willingness and Intention to Use E-Cigarettes: An Experimental Investigation” – Andreas Tsiaras

November 4, 2021 aat222Entries

In “Effects of Social Media on Adolescents’ Willingness and Intention to Use E-Cigarettes: An Experimental Investigation” Erin Vogel et. al argue that the manipulated use and exposure of social media on adolescents leads to them[…]

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10/28 “#Likeminded: BBC special series about the impact of social media on mental well-being” – Andreas Tsiaras

October 28, 2021 aat222Entries

In 2018, BBC started a column called #LikeMinded to see just how social media has affected people mentally. At the time, there were many questions and comments about how social media was really starting to[…]

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10/21 “Navigating a social world with robot partners: A quantitative cartography of the Uncanny Valley” – Andreas Tsiaras

October 21, 2021 aat222Entries

In “Navigating a social world with robot partners: A quantitative cartography of the Uncanny Valley,” Maya Mathur and David Reichling discuss the potential existence of an Uncanny Valley (UV) where imperfect human-likeness promotes dislike, and[…]

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10/19 “Text or Talk: Is technology making you lonely?” & “Does technology make us more alone?” – Andreas Tsiaras

October 19, 2021 aat222Entries

In “Text or Talk: Is technology making you lonely?” written by Margie Warrell and “Does technology make us more alone?” written by Michael Gonchar, both authors argues that social media has gotten in the way[…]

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10/6 “Nosedive” – Andreas Tsiaras

October 7, 2021 aat222Entries

in the “Black Mirror” episode Nosedive the show discusses an alternate reality where your social media activity and presence determined how you were judged in life as it controlled almost everything. Throughout the episode, we follow a[…]

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09/5 “George Floyd’s death shows the power of social media as the US continues to grapple with racial tensions” – Andreas Tsiaras

October 5, 2021 aat222Entries

In George Floyd’s death shows the power of social media as the US continues to grapple with racial tensions, Kathryn Diss argues that social media has played an extremely big role in being able to[…]

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9/30 “Robot-Mediated Communication” – Andreas Tsiaras

September 30, 2021 aat222Entries

In “Robot-Mediated Communication,” Susan Herring argues that there is a need for a better framework for studying the telepresence of robot-mediated discourse and language use. Robot-mediated communication is defined by Herring as the way humans[…]

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09/22 “Organizing collective action: Does information and communication technology matter?” – Andreas Tsiaras

September 23, 2021 aat222Entries

In Organizing collective action: Does information and communication technology matter? Ana Cardoso, Marie-Claude Boudreau and João Álvaro Carvalho argue that human factors are greatly implicated in the success of collective action supported by Information and[…]

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09/21 “Toward a Theoretical Framework of Relational Maintenance in Computer-Mediated Communication” – Andreas Tsiaras

September 21, 2021 aat222Entries

In Toward a Theoretical Framework of Relational Maintenance in Computer-Mediated Communication, Adam Mason and Caleb Carr argues for the need for theoretical frameworks to study and better understand relational maintenance through computer-mediated communication (CMC). Mason[…]

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9/16 “Affective responses to system messages in human–computer-interaction: Effects of modality and message type” – Andreas Tsiaras

September 16, 2021 aat222Entries

Humans have many different ways of communicating face to face. When conversing with someone, your body language and the way you say something, along with what you say, are crucial when talking to someone in[…]

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9/9 – “Social Psychological Aspects 0f Computer-Mediated Communication”

September 9, 2021 aat222Entries

Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is defined as any type of communication made between humans using two or more technological devices. In Social Psychological Aspects of Computer-Mediated Communication, Sara Kiesler, Jane Siegal and Timothy McGuire show how[…]

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9/7 “Mapping Human-Computer Interaction Research Themes and Trends from Its Existence to Today: A Topic Modeling-Based Review of past 60 Years” – Andreas Tsiaras

September 7, 2021 aat222Entries

In Fatih Gurcan, Nergiz Ercil Cagiltay & Kursat Cagiltay research paper Mapping Human-Computer Interaction Research Themes and Trends from Its Existence to Today: A Topic Modeling-Based Review of past 60 Years, we take a deep[…]

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09/2 “Effects of Web Interactivity: A Meta-Analysis” – Andreas Tsiaras

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 aat222Entries

If you had to relate the internet to a specific emotional feeling, what would that feeling be? In Effects of Web Interactivity: A Meta-Analysis, Fan Yang and Fuyuan Shen argue that the use of the[…]

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8/31 “The Social Media Ecology: User Perceptions, Strategies and Challenges” – Andreas Tsiaras

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 aat222Entries

In The Social Media Ecology: User Perceptions, Strategies and Challenges Xuan Zhao, Cli Lampe, and Nicole B. Ellison argue that when sharing anything on social media, people simultaneously consider both their “audience” and their “content”[…]

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