Decolonizing Science, Digitizing the Occult: Theory from the Virtual South

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-104
Author(s):  
Sasha Newell
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Western Science ◽  
The World ◽  
University Of Cape Town ◽  
The University ◽  
Second World ◽  
Forms Of Knowledge

AbstractIn this article Newell uses two case studies to explore one of the central threads of Mbembe’s Abiola lecture, the idea that there is a relationship between the plasticity of digital technology and African cosmologies of the deuxième monde. One case concerns the viral YouTube video #sciencemustfall, in which students at the University of Cape Town criticize “Western” science and demand that African forms of knowledge such as witchcraft be incorporated into the meaning of science. The second case considers fieldwork among the brouteurs of Côte d’Ivoire, internet scammers who build intimate relationships on false premises using social media. They acquire shocking amounts of wealth in this way which they display on their own social media accounts. However, they are said to use occult means to seduce and persuade their virtual lovers, trapping their prey in the sticky allure of the world wide web. Newell uses both examples to highlight the overlaps between the transformational efficacies embedded in both occult ontologies and digital worldings, calling for the possibility of using African cosmologies of the second world to produce a ‘theory from the south’ of virtual sociality.

Daily Life in Cyberspace: How the Computerized Counterculture Built a New Kind of Place

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Rheingold
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
User Experience ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The World ◽  
Conferencing System

Reprinted from legendary cyberspace pioneer Howard Rheingold's classic, The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier, “Daily Life in Cyberspace: How the Computerized Counterculture Built a New Kind of Place” situates the reader in the context of social media before the World Wide Web. Rheingold narrates how he became involved in The WELL community; details community and personalities on The WELL; and documents user experience with the WELL's conferencing system, including how conversations are created and organized and how social media compares to face to face dialog. Rheingold also explores social media-based dialog in terms of reciprocity; “elegantly presented knowledge”; the tradition of conversation in the Athenian agora; and the value of freedom of expression. Introduced by Judy Malloy.

Social Media Analytics for Maintaining Financial Stability

2019 ◽  
pp. 219-242
Author(s):  
Sebin B. Nidhiri ◽  
Sakshi Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Social Media Analytics ◽  
Risk And Uncertainty ◽  
Dynamic Data ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Developments

Risk and uncertainty are disliked but inevitable. The nature of these has changed and new sources of risk have risen. To mitigate risk and maintain financial stability, the firms need to adapt. The world wide web and, within it, social media have had tremendous growth and wide coverage lately, making them determining forces in any economic activity. This has led to generation of large amount of data on myriad concerns. Recent developments in computing technology has thrown open the possibility of mining useful information from the enormous and dynamic data. The chapter outlines the growth of social media and social media analytics and its financial implications to businesses, consumers, and governments. It details how risk management and social media, two domains earlier considered more diverged than chalk and cheese are now inextricably linked and explains using various cases how social media analytics is used to manage risk and uncertainty. The authors also look at the emerging challenges with these developments.

Conclusion

2018 ◽  
pp. 235-242
Author(s):  
Steven McKevitt
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
New Labour ◽  
General Election ◽  
Public Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms

The Conclusion draws together the main findings of the study. Britain in 1997 was a far more emotional and expressive society. This is highlighted by two events: the public response to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the success of New Labour in the general election. The extent to which persuasion industries were responsible for bringing these changes about is discussed. There is a discussion of some areas for further study: the subsequent impact of the World Wide Web and social media platforms; persuasion aimed at children/juvenile consumption, and the development of single British brand throughout the period—for example, Virgin.

Multilingualism and Technology: A Review of Developments in Digital Communication from Monolingualism to Idiolingualism

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 24-39
Author(s):  
Helen Kelly-Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Evolution Of Language ◽  
Long Period ◽  
The World ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
Gradual Development ◽  
New Phase

AbstractThe focus in this article is on the evolution of language and technology in relation to multilingualism, in particular on how multilingual provision has developed in tandem with the development of the internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). In trying to understand how multilingualism has evolved, it is also necessary to understand how the technical aspects of digital technology as well as the politico-economic dimensions to that technology have changed. Four distinct periods emerge in the development: monolingualism, multilingualism, hyperlingualism, and idiolingualism. Monolingualism covers the origins of the internet and later the WWW as monolingual spaces. This was followed by a long period that charts the slow but gradual development of increased language provision and what I am terming “partial multilingualism.” Multilingualism expanded substantially, potentially limitlessly, with the development of Web 2.0. This has involved the diversification of online spaces to the point of “hyperlingualism.” I argue that we are still in this hyperlingual phase, but alongside it, a new phase is developing, that of “idiolingualism” as a result of mass linguistic customization. In this article, I discuss these phases, paying attention to both their technical and economic contexts, as well as their implications for linguistic diversity online and in wider society.

Project MERLIN: A learning environment of the future

ReCALL ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Marsh ◽  
Imogen Arnold ◽  
Nicolette Ellis ◽  
Julian Halliwell ◽  
Clare Hodgins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Computer Conferencing ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Web Interface ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Support Interaction ◽  
The World ◽  
Working Together ◽  
The University

In September 1995 the Language Institute at the University of Hull and British Telecommunications plc began working together on a major research project with the aim developing an environment to support distance teaching and learning. Project MERLIN is exploring the latest commincations techologies to support interaction and collaboration between groups of remote learners, and between these learneers and their tutor. These technologies include: computer conferencing, dynamic HTML and the integration of specifically designed database and telephone-conferencing facilities with the World Wide Web interface.

404 File Not Found: Citing Unstable Web Sources

2003 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Griffin
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Small Study ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Online Journals ◽  
The World

Researchers, including students, must accommodate to the mutating character of hyperlinks on the World Wide Web. A small study of citations in three volumes of BCQ demonstrates the phenomenon of " URL rot," the disappearance of sites cited in the sample articles. Digital technology itself is now being used to create pockets of permanence, but with the understanding that preservation of content is only one ingredient in the mix of media and format migration. Databases like JSTOR offer digitally preserved copies of many scholarly journals. Online journals and search engines may offer their own archives. In general, researchers should cite digital articles in databases where possible and consider avoiding references to online journals with print editions.

A LIGHTWEIGHT APPROACH TO CLIENT-SERVER DBMS PUBLISHING

1994 ◽  
Vol 05 (05) ◽  
pp. 791-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCELLO RICOTTI ◽  
MARCELLO TORRIANI
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Commercial Application ◽  
Client Server ◽  
The World ◽  
The University

A commercial application of the World-Wide Web concepts is described. It is shown how it is possible to solve a real customer problem in a rapid and cost-effective way by means of the WWW framework. The application has been developed at the Library Center of the University of Bologna (CIB).

scholarly journals Digitalization in Higher Education: A Qualitative Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naciye Guliz Ugur
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Forms Of Knowledge

The increasing use of digital technology by young people has become a major concern in the 21st century. This access to technology has led to hot-button arguments surrounding the place of these technologies in our lives and the implications that they have for the future. The incorporation of multimodal and digital technologies in courses has been increasing, with documentaries, social media posts, and blogs host significant spaces for learning and coursework. These forms of knowledge and communication have started to become legitimized in the classroom setting, in addition to the traditional educational technologies such as lectures and textbooks. This paper explores the assumptions by instructors and students concerning why and how multimodal and digital technologies are incorporated into undergraduate classes by qualitative approach. Also, the actual experiences that students and instructors have in using these forms of media in an educational context are investigated via participant observation, in-depth review and open-ended questionnaire techniques along the research

scholarly journals Finding their Place in the World: Using Digital Storytelling to Understand the Intersections Between Students Technology Use and their Work, Life, Play and Learning

2019 ◽  
pp. 499-508
Author(s):  
Peter Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Business School ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Work Life ◽  
The World ◽  
Digital Stories ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The University

Understanding how and with your students participate in learning and how technology and social media supports that learning is a key challenge for modern higher education institutions. Learning practices intersect personal, professional and educational lives in complex, inter-connected and personally defined and managed ways. Drawing on the analysis of digital stories told by 100 students at the University of Sydney Business School, this paper will explore the unique methodological approaches of digital storytelling and student-led research to understanding how technology shapes and intersects the learning experience. It will also identify how students use technology (and especially extended forms of social media) to forms connections between their work, life, play and learning.

Towards Improved Music Recommendation

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-51
Author(s):  
Remco Snijders ◽  
Marco Spruit
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
User Evaluation ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
Music Recommendation ◽  
Long Tail ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World

With the explosive growth of the World Wide Web and the rise of social media, new approaches in Music Recommendation evolve. The current study investigates how blogs and micro-blogs can improve the perceived quality of music recommendation. A literature review and expert interviews are conducted to identify important topics regarding (micro-) blogs and Music Recommendation. Subsequently, the prototype Songdice is built and tested in a user-evaluation. Songdice uses music blogs to recommend songs and rationalize those recommendations. The authors' results show that (micro-) blogs can improve the perceived quality of recommendations by creating trust, using personalization and exploiting the quality of music in the long tail. Additional research is required to determine the most effective way to use information from blogs and micro-blogs. The authors' research explores a new area in music recommendation literature and provides a starting point for further research concerning the combination of (micro-) blogs and music recommendation.

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