Racial injustices can occur through various communication technologies. This is known as techno-racism, which occurs in a plethora of digital coding platforms. Racist language has played a role in this and has been implemented into[…]
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Breaking the Filter Bubble- Caleigh Avramis/ 11/16
In the article, “Breaking the filter bubble: democracy and design”, the authors describe how social networking platforms have decreased information diversity due to algorithm used by search engines. Essentially, although humans have unlimited access to[…]
10/21- Teachers as Robots and Robots as Teachers- Caleigh Avramis
In Robots in the classroom: Difference in student’s perceptions of credibility and learning between: “teacher as robot” and “robot as teacher”, the author Et. Al discusses that robots as teachers and teachers as robots are[…]
The Dating Interface
Understanding the impact that gender has on user experience for dating apps, can determine who has more success obtaining long lasting relationships from them. Social Dating Apps are designed for individuals to interact with people[…]
Caleigh Avramis- 25 Most Influential People- 10/7
In the article, Time’s 25 Most Influential People on the Internet, the writers discuss the ways in which 25 people were able to have a global impact on social media. The article is set up[…]
Caleigh Avramis- The Social Network
The Social Network, directed by David Fincher, recounts the origins of Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin creating the widely known social platform Facebook. It discusses how Zuckerberg adopted this idea of a social platform where[…]
Caleigh Avramis- Can robots manifest personality?- 9/30
In the article, “Can Robots Manifest Personality”, Lee et al. discusses the importance for robots to posses human personality traits to have meaningful human-robot interaction. Lee discusses how the success of this interaction relies heavily[…]
Caleigh Avramis- Can Science-based Video Games Help Kids with Autism- 9/28
In the article, “ Can Science-based Video Games Help Kids with Autism?”, Sarah DeWeerdt discusses the remedial impact that technology has on children with autism. DeWeerdt emphasized that children with autism, especially boys with autism,[…]
Caleigh Avramis- Organizing Collective Action- 9/23
In the article, “Organizing collective action: Does information and communication technology matter?” by Ana Cardoso, Marie-Claude Boudreau and João Álvaro Carvalho, they analyze how the use of multiple Information and Communications Technology (ICT’s) effect “consensual[…]
Caleigh Avramis- Channels of Computer Mediated Communication and Satisfaction in Long-Distance Relationships 9/21
9/21 Reading- LDR In the scholarly article, Channels of Computer Mediated Communication and Satisfaction in Long-Distance Relationships by, Adam J. Hampton , Jessica Rawlings, Stanislav Treger c , Susan Sprecher, study the ways in which[…]
9/14- A Case Study on Instagram Stories, Caleigh Avramis
In Ephemeral Narrative Systems’ Sociability Mediated by User Experience: A Case Study of Instagram Stories, de Souza Silva et al., discusses the importance of addressing UX/social mobility in these ephermal systems;, specifically Instagram stories. The[…]
Caleigh Avramis- Human Interaction 9/6
In the article Human-Computer Interaction, Dix, Finlay, Abowd, and Beale discuss how accurately understanding human perception and capabilities can help software designers create more interactive systems. These studies consist of complex analysis’ that study human[…]
9/2- Web Interactivity: Caleigh Avramis
In the article Effects of Web Interactivity: A Meta-Analysis, by Fan Yang and Fuyuan Shen they discuss the ways in which web interactivity can induce positive emotions. These emotions include positive attitudes, enjoyment and behavioral[…]
Caleigh Avramis- The Social Media Ecology
In the article “The Social Media Ecology: User Perceptions, Strategies and Challenges by Xhao, Lampe and Ellison discuss the ways in which people have had multi faceted use of communication through social media. This consistent[…]