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Social & Psychological Effects of Communication Technology

COMM 298 / 398 Fall 2021

Category: Week 02

09/02: “Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects” – Falyn Goldstein

September 5, 2021 fmg222Entries

In Sundar’s Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects, he discusses how interactivity can be theorized in three different ways: behavioral, attitudinal, and cognitive. The essay is broken down into these three sections and he goes into depth on[…]

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9/2- Web Interactivity: Caleigh Avramis

September 2, 2021September 7, 2021 cla222Entries

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[…]

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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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Max Fern – Interactivity: A Concept Explication, Kousis (09/02)

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 mgf222Entries

In Interactivity: A Concept Explication, public relations and political communication professor Spiro Kousis argues that the interactivity of communication technologies over time has increased the number of channels through which people communicate using technology. By surveying relevant[…]

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9/2 Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects – Cherry

September 2, 2021 xiq222Entries

In Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects, Shyam Sundar demonstrates some developing theories about effects of interactivity, especially in the environment of web-based mass communication. The author asserts that interactivity is an attribute of the technology and not[…]

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Kate Brady- “Networked Interactivity” 9/2

September 2, 2021 kkb222Week 02

For class, I read the article “Networked Interactivity” by Rafeali et al. Rafaeli focused on computer mediated communication, and how it compares to in-person communication particularly when it comes to interactivity. He basically concluded that[…]

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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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(9/2) What Motivates Health Information Exchange in Social Media? The Roles of the Social Cognitive Theory and Perceived Interactivity – Leah Montgomery

September 1, 2021 lmm222Entries

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[…]

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9/2 – Interactivity: A Concept Explication – Grayson Begier

September 1, 2021 gbb222Entries

In Interactivity: A Concept Explication, Kiousis argues that the ongoing influx of new communication technologies has redefined, reworked, and reinvented many traditional concepts in mass communications. Kiousis begins his project by providing a general background[…]

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What motivates health information exchange in social media? Alana Bonfiglio 9/2

September 1, 2021 Alana BonfiglioEntries

Hsien-Cheng Lin and Chun-Ming Chang conducted a web-based survey on Taiwanese Facebook users to research the exchange of health information on social media. In What motivates health information exchange in social media? The roles of[…]

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9/2 “Effects of Web Interactivity: A Meta Analysis” – Zach Coriarty

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 zac222Entries

In Effects of Web Interactivity: A Meta-Analysis, Yang argues that cognition, enjoyment, attitude, recall, and behavioral intention are all correlated to the level of interactivity with the web. It is noted that there have been studies related[…]

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9/2- Networked Interactivity- Julia Duchossois

September 1, 2021 jud222Entries

In Networked Interactivity, Rafaeli argues that interactivity, or the degree to which messages relate to one another and to previous messages, plays a role in explaining how computer mediated groups stick together, but that communication[…]

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Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects – 9/2

September 1, 2021 Deirdre KelshawEntries

In Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects, S. Shyam Sundar shows not only that interactivity is an attribute of technology rather than of the media user, but that it has behavioral, attitudinal, and cognitive effects as well. These[…]

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9/2 Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects – Talia Feinberg

August 31, 2021 tbf223Entries

In “Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects”, Sundar both explains and asserts the point that interactivity within the media has behavioral, attitudinal, and cognitive effects. These impacts are both positive and negative, however, through the data provided in[…]

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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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8/31 Communication Channels and Word of Mouth: How the Medium Shapes the Message – Cherry

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 xiq222Entries

In Communication Channels and Word of Mouth: How the Medium Shapes the Message, Jonah Berger and Raghuram Iyengar show that different modalities of communication have different synchronicity; compared to oral communication, written communication leads people to[…]

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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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Caleigh Avramis- The Social Media Ecology

August 31, 2021September 7, 2021 cla222Entries

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[…]

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

August 30, 2021 lmm222Week 02

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.[…]

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“How the Medium Shapes the Message” – Zach Coriarty

August 30, 2021 zac222Week 02

In “How the Medium Shapes the Message”, Jonah Berger and Raghuram Iyenger argue that the medium through which consumers communicate influences how they communicate. Furthermore, it is discussed how these mediums are changing communication and what[…]

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Max Fern – The Medium is the Message, McLuhan (08/31)

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 mgf222Entries

In The Medium is the Message, philosopher of communication Marshall McLuhan argues that the content of communication is actually less important than the form through which it is communicated. By choosing to focus on the medium, McLuhan[…]

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Kate Brady- “The Medium is the Message” 8/30

August 30, 2021August 31, 2021 kkb222Entries

McLuhan’s “The medium is the message” is an interesting take. Upon first glance, I wasn’t entirely sure what he meant by this. However, the notion that the way a message is delivered has an impact[…]

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“The Medium is the Message” – Alana Bonfiglio

August 30, 2021 Alana BonfiglioEntries

In “The Medium is the Message”, Marshall McLuhan argues that the personal and social consequences of mediums outweigh the effects of messages themselves. In simple terms, McLuhan argues that the way that information is presented[…]

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8/31 – Technology, Culture, and the World Cup – Grayson Begier

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 gbb222Entries

In Technology, Culture, and the World Cup, Vigo discusses the impact technology has on us individually as well as a society. Specifically, Vigo argues that technological advancement has the power to negatively impact the culture[…]

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08/31 Medium is the Message – Falyn Goldstein

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 fmg222Entries

In BBC’s Medium is the Message, Marshall McLuhan offers a very interesting perspective on how what we say is affected by the medium in which it is told. Marshall McLuhan, a philosopher of communication theory, coined[…]

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8/31 Technology Culture and the World Cup – Talia Feinberg

August 29, 2021 tbf223Entries

In Technology, Culture and the World Cup, Virgo presents a rather pessimistic perspective on technology through the lens of the 1986 World Cup in the sense of the power it holds in demolishing culture and[…]

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Vigo 8/31 Blog Post-Julia Duchossois

August 29, 2021 jud222Entries

In Technology, Culture, and the World Cup, Vigo argues that the way we represent ourselves technologically affects the way we see ourselves, and further that rapid advancement of the technology we use can lead to[…]

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8/31 “Medium is the Message” Blog Post

August 27, 2021 Deirdre KelshawEntries

In Technology, Culture And The World Cup, Julian Vigo shows that how we see ourselves as a culture is a reflection of the technology which we use to represent ourselves. However, Vigo goes on to[…]

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