The ways in which technology and social media have infiltrated our lives can be distinguished as a positive and negative aspect of our individual lives. But as a collective whole, technology allows us to conquer[…]
Author: lmm222
11/23 “Ted Talk: The Future of Digital Communication and Privacy” – Leah Montgomery
In the Ted Talk, The Future of Digital Communication and Privacy, Will Cathcart, the head of WhatsApp, discusses the shift in technology as it pertains to Covid-19, and the effects that the pandemic has or[…]
11/18 FaceBook Papers – The Washington Post – Leah Montgomery
In the Facebook Paper published by the Washington Post, The newspaper discusses the new discoveries and repercussions triggered by whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager. This group of articles discusses and analyzes the[…]
11/16 The Daily We: Is the Internet Really a Blessing for Democracy – Leah Montgomery
In The Daily We: Is the Internet Really a Blessing for Democracy, Sunstein discusses the ways in which the Internet and the way users utilize it can be a blessing and a curse. Though the[…]
11/9 “Online Social Networks and Global Women’s Empowerment” – Leah Montgomery
“Online Social Networks and Global Women’s Empowerment” assesses the relationship between social media platforms, specifically FaceBook, as it pertains to women’s empowerment, or lack thereof. This short but informative article discusses the relationship and hardships[…]
11/4 Covid-19 vs. Social Isolation: the Impact Technology can have on Communities, Social Connections and Citizens – Leah Montgomery
“Covid-19 vs. Social Isolation: the Impact Technology can have on Communities, Social Connections and Citizens” lays out the emotions and experiences we all went through in the first days of Covid and quarantining, and analyzes[…]
10/28 Facebook went offline this week. Experts say we should log out too. – Leah Montgomery
“Facebook went offline this week. Experts say we should log out too.” by Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman discusses the recent outage in which Facebook and its platforms, including Instagram, were unusable, and the ways in which it[…]
10/26 Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused and Feeling Lack of Control – Leah Montgomery
“Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused and Feeling Lack of Control” provides the reader with a detailed set of statistics on the levels of concern that American citizens feel in terms of data privacy and the[…]
10/21 Orphan Risks: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot Raises Serious Concerns – But Probably Not the Ones You Think – Leah Montgomery
In Orphan Risks: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot Raises Serious Concerns – But Probably Not the Ones You Think, Andrew Maynard discusses the trajectory of concerns for the newest AI in the technology industry, the Tesla[…]
10/19 Connected, But Alone? – Leah Montgomery
Connected, But Alone? by Sherry Turkle provides keen insight on a seemingly paradoxical view of technology and the use of cellphones. With the complex nature of the relationship we have with our technological devices, she[…]
Mid-Term Summary: Leah Montgomery
For my Mid-Term Project, I chose to analyze Apple CarPlay and its user experience as it relates to user dependency. With a sample size of 20-30 undergraduate students at Lehigh University, the goal was to[…]
10/7 2019 Time’s 25 Most Influential People on the Internet – Leah Montgomery
In 2019 Time’s 25 Most Influential People on the Internet, a group of writers highlight and discuss the 25 people and celebrities with the biggest glocal impact on social media, as well as their ability[…]
10/5 The Social Dilemma – Leah Montgomery
The Social Dilemma is a documentary film released in 2020 to exemplify the ways in which the technological world has taken over the lives of every single person around the world, and that it is[…]
9/30 Can Robots Manifest Personality?: An Empirical Test of Personality Recognition, Social Responses, and Social Presence in Human-Robot Interaction – Leah Montgomery
In Can Robots Manifest Personality?: An Empirical Test of Personality Recognition, Social Responses, and Social Presence in Human-Robot Interaction, Lee hypothesizes and analyzes the detection of personality within Human-Robot Interaction, better known as HRI. Of[…]
9/28 Interactive Multimedia-based E-learning: A Study of Effectiveness – Leah Montgomery
Interactive Multimedia-based E-learning: A Study of Effectiveness, Zhang tests a number of hypotheses on the effectiveness of online learning with interactivity as opposed to a traditional classroom setting. This research is extremely prevalent today as[…]
9/23 This Action Will Have Consequences”: Interactivity and Player Agency – Leah Montgomery
In “This Action Will Have Consequences”: Interactivity and Player Agency, Stang “challenges the assumption that videogames are interactive experiences which allow users to exercise control and agency over their narratives.” This article is different from[…]
9/21 Channels of Computer Mediated Communication and Satisfaction in Long-Distance Relationships – Leah Montgomery
Channels of Computer Mediated Communication and Satisfaction in Long-Distance Relationships by Hampton, Rawlings, Treger, and Sprecher analyze a study to determine what types of communication platforms provide the most satisfaction in long term relationships, or[…]
9/16 Exploring the Impact of Modality on Perceptions of Credibility for Online News Stories – Leah Montgomery
In Exploring the Impact of Modality on Perceptions of Credibility for Online News Stories, Kiousis attempts to analyze and discuss the effect that modality, or the use of text, graphics, sounds and videos on a[…]
9/14 Ephemeral Narrative Systems’ Sociability Mediated by User Experience: A Case Study of Instagram Stories – Leah Montgomery
In Ephemeral Narrative Systems’ Sociability Mediated by User Experience: A Case Study of Instagram Stories, de Souza lays out the framework for the connection between sociability of users on platforms that have the option to[…]
9/9 Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text? – Leah Montgomery
In Will we stop speaking and just text? by Harbeck, this short but informative article lays the groundwork for intriguing initiative when it comes to physical communication. In this shifting era of technology, it has[…]
9/7 Being Human: Human-Computer Interaction in the Year 2020 – Leah Montgomery
In Being Human: Human-Computer Interaction in the Year 2020, Harper, Rodden, Rogers and Sellen discuss and predict what they believe to be the future of technology, or at least up until 2020. This piece exemplifies[…]
(9/2) What Motivates Health Information Exchange in Social Media? The Roles of the Social Cognitive Theory and Perceived Interactivity – Leah Montgomery
In What Motivates Health Information Exchange in Social Media? The Roles of the Social Cognitive Theory and Perceived Interactivity, Hsien-Cheng Lin and Chun-Ming Chang analyze the factors of health information exchange and the different types[…]
8/31 “The Social Media Ecology: User Perceptions, Strategies and Challenges” – Leah Montgomery
In The Social Media Ecology: User Perceptions, Strategies and Challenges, Xhao, Lampe, and Ellison exemplify a multitude of ideas about the ways in which human beings perceive the different platforms of communication, specifically social media.[…]