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Social & Psychological Effects of Communication Technology

COMM 298 / 398 Fall 2021

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Final Project Summary 12/10/21 – Bridget Hall

December 11, 2021 beh222Week 15 - Final

Social Media has become a prominent force in today’s society – as of 2016 about one third of the world uses social media (Hawi & Rupert, 2016). Despite the many benefits of social media and[…]

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11/23 “Future Progress in Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Expert Opinion” -Bridget Hall

November 23, 2021 beh222Entries

In Future Progress in Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Expert Opinion, by Vincent C. Müller and Nick Bostron, the authors surveyed 170 Artificial Intelligence experts to see if they believe whether or not there will[…]

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11/18 Facebook Papers NPR – Bridget Hall

November 18, 2021 beh222Entries

In NPR’s coverage of the Facebook papers from October 25, 2021 Rachel Martin, host of the podcast, speaks with Tory Newmeyer, from The Washington Post. During the pair’s conversation, Tory explains that a whistleblower from[…]

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11/16 “Information Technology, Its Impact on Society and Its Future” – by Bridget Hall

November 16, 2021 beh222Entries

In Information Technology, Its Impact on Society and Its Future, Sararmay Deb outlines the various ways that Information Technology has impacted society, both the good and the bad.  When recalling the various benefits that IT[…]

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11/11 “Why I Fight to Close The Digital Divide?” – Bridget Hall

November 11, 2021 beh222Entries

In Mignon Clyburn’s TED talk, “Why I Fight to Close The Digital Divide?” she discusses the need for a Digital Civil Rights Bill in order to address the growing digital divide this country is faced[…]

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11/9 “Race, Gender, and Information Technology Use: The New Digital Divide” – Bridget Hall

November 9, 2021 beh222Entries

In Race, Gender, and Information Technology Use: The New Digital Divide the authors, Fitzgerald, Harold, Jackson, Kolenic, Von Eye, and Zhao, take a closer look at whether the intensity of IT use and how it[…]

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11/4 “Just 12 People are behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes on Social Media” – Bridget Hall

November 3, 2021 beh222Entries

In Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows, author Shannon Bond reveals that researchers have found 12 people responsible for the misinformation being spread around Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter[…]

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10/28 “The Relations Among Social Media Addiction, Self-Esteem, and Life Satisfaction in University Students” – Bridget Hall

October 28, 2021 beh222Entries

In The Relations Among Social Media Addiction, Self-Esteem, and Life Satisfaction in University Students the authors, Nazir Hawi, and Maya Samaha, research whether there is a correlation between the addictive use of social media, self-esteem,[…]

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10/26 “Google, Democracy and the Truth about Internet Search” – Bridget Hall

October 26, 2021 beh222Entries

In Google, Democracy and the Truth about Internet Search, author Carole Cadwalladr takes a close look at the impact of Google’s autocomplete suggestions on society.  Google’s mission is to “organise the world’s information and make[…]

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10/21 “Keeping Together Long Distance Families” -Bridget Hall

October 21, 2021 beh222Entries

In Keeping Together Long Distance Families: Technology as a Social Actor, author Mădălina Ionescu examines the benefits that technology advancements has had on long distance families.  Ionescu’s study focused on Romanian children whose parents work[…]

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Midterm Project – Bridget Hall

October 14, 2021 beh222Entries

Bluetooth gives people the ability to wirelessly connect two devices and allows them to interact with each other (Newcomb, 2011). In the case of car bluetooth – a phone is able to link to a[…]

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10/6 “Nosedive” – Bridget Hall

October 7, 2021 beh222Entries

In Nosedive from the Netflix series Black Mirror, everyone in society has become obsessed with their social status because everyone is rated on their social media posts and the interactions they have with other individuals. […]

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10/4 “The Social Dilemma” -Bridget Hall

October 5, 2021 beh222Entries

In The Social Dilemma, a documentary featured on Netflix, top executives, engineers, and designers at social media companies expose the many ways these corporations are taking advantage of their users and exploiting the information they[…]

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9/29 “Why We Have an Emotional Connection to Robots” – Bridget Hall

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 beh222Entries

In Why We Have an Emotional Connection to Robots, speaker Kate Darling discusses the empathy that humans feel when a robot is being damaged or destroyed.  Although robots do not have any emotions or feel[…]

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9/28 “Are We Losing a Generation of Children to Remote Learning?” – Bridget Hall

September 26, 2021 beh222Entries

In Are We Losing a Generation of Children to Remote Learning? author Ginia Bellafante points out how remote learning is negatively affecting children’s attendance.  The principal of P.S 132, an elementary school in Washington Heights,[…]

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9/22 “Agency of Autistic Children in Technology Research- A Critical Literature Review?” -Bridget Hall

September 23, 2021 beh222Entries

In Agency of Autistic Children in Technology Research- A Critical Literature Review? written by Katta Spiel, Christopher Frauenberger, Os Keyes, and Gerdaline Fitzpatrick, they discover that there is a lack of technology that fits the[…]

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9/20 “AI-Mediated Communication: Definition, Research Agenda, and Ethical Considerations” – Bridget Hall

September 21, 2021 beh222Entries

In “AI-Mediated Communication: Definition, Research Agenda, and Ethical Considerations” by Jeffrey T. Hancock, Mor Naaman, & Karen Levy, they discuss the positive and negative effects that Artificial Intelligence-Mediated Communication can have on human language and[…]

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9/16 ” Exploring the Impact of Modality on Perceptions of Credibility for Online News Stories” – Bridget Hall

September 16, 2021 beh222Entries

In Exploring the Impact of Modality on Perceptions of Credibility for Online News Stories, by Spiro Kiousis, he discusses his findings after testing how much of an impact modality has on source and message credibility. […]

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9/14 “Ephemeral Narrative Systems’ Sociability Mediated by User Experience” – Bridget Hall

September 14, 2021 beh222Entries

In Ephemeral Narrative Systems’ Sociability Mediated by User Experience: A Case Study of Instagram Stories, de Souza Silva et al. studied whether ephemeral media platforms, specifically Instagram stories, enables high levels of social interaction amongst[…]

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9/8 “The Relationship Between Facebook Use and Well-Being…” – Bridget Hall

September 9, 2021 beh222Entries

In The Relationship Between Facebook Use and Well-Being Depends on Communication Type and Tie Strength, authors Moira Burke and Robert E. Kraut conducted a study in order to determine whether there is a relationship between[…]

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9/6 “Human Computer Interaction” – Bridget Hall

September 7, 2021 beh222Entries

In Human Interaction by Dix, Finlay, Abowd, and Beale, the authors discuss the importance of considering human perception and cognition when creating computers and other technological devices.  Despite not being able to specify one theory[…]

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9/2 “Networked Interactivity” – Bridget Hall

September 2, 2021 beh222Entries

In Networked Interactivity by Sheizaf Rafaeli and Fay Sudweeks, the pair discuss what it means to participate in interactive conversations through Computer Mediated Communication (CMC).  The authors define interactivity as a “theoretical construct that grapples[…]

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8/31 “The Medium is the Message” – Bridget Hall

August 31, 2021 beh222Entries

In Medium is the Message, Marshall McLuhan argues that the way in which a message is delivered is just as important and impactful as the message itself.  In his book, Medium is the Message, Marshall[…]

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