Afterword

2021 ◽  
pp. 213-214
Author(s):  
Kent Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Mailing List ◽  
Committee Meeting ◽  
Talk Show ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The World ◽  
The Moment

I completed the manuscript for this book during the COVID-19 pandemic of Spring 2020. I happened to have been in Italy, where people spent almost three months in unusually restrictive “lockdown.” Connected with the outside through digital publications and social media, Italy and the world responded to the pandemic not only with recognition and empathy regarding the unfolding tragedy but also with pervasive and inventive humor. Immediately after rules for “social distancing” were promulgated, an Italian cartoon appeared in which a man and a woman are chatting each other up while an official kneels between them measuring the distance. When handshakes and hugs were discouraged, comic videos popped up on YouTube with individuals touching elbows or shoes in dance-like choreography; indeed, YouTube became loaded with hilarious skits, send-ups, and funny talk-show bits related to the pandemic. My old roommate from college, who kept an e-mailing list for social and political jokes, used it for the pandemic almost every day. Comedy, of course, cannot remove sickness and death, as Berowne acknowledges, but it can help us endure, and, even more, it can provide the shift in perspective that allows us to engage with something in a new way, to reimagine it, just as a joke can alter the momentum and possibilities of a casual conversation or a committee meeting. Shifting into the comic moment requires us to put our political, social, economic, religious, or other differences aside. We just might come back from it having changed our attitudes, and we might find ourselves, later, in the wake of the moment of comic enchantment, thinking more deeply still about matters....

scholarly journals Demokrasi tanpa Demos: Problem Gerakan Occupy dalam Era Informasi

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyad Falahi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Justice ◽  
Political Beliefs ◽  
Global Innovation ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Systemic Crisis ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Resistance Movement

This article examines the future of Occupy, which has become a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders, and political beliefs that say together that the neoliberal system isn't working for us. Moreover, now the Zuccotti model is morphing, and Occupy is undergoing a period of sustained global innovation. However, several large demonstrations have taken place all over the world in recent years after global crisis in 2008. But, The ancient discussion about the purposes of wealth and the conflict between oligarchy - rule of the rich - and democracy - the rule of the demos/the people comes to the fore once again within the current systemic crisis, The problems appear when Occupy use the development of information and social media to call for social, economic justice because the advance of Informations era led dramatical reduction of reality, which often called by "hiperreality". This condition causes occupy participant increases rapidly, but without strategic, plan and ideology.

scholarly journals On revolutions and the 'Information Revolution'.

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Alan Duncan Gilchrist
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Revolution ◽  
Meaningful Information ◽  
The World ◽  
The Moment

The so-called 'Information Revolution' is contrasted with the classical revolutions of agriculture and industry and found to be misleading because of the abstract nature of the word information. It is argued that in fact there is rather a Communications Revolution following on from a succession of prior and dramatic lesser revolutions in communication 'technologies'. At the moment, the new Communications Revolution is swamping the world with 'messages' that may or may not constitute meaningful information. It is speculated that the advent of social media and networking may eventually solve this problem of overload and make some sense out of the seeming chaos; and that there may still be a role for information scientists to play in this process.

scholarly journals Born Digital? Presence, Privacy, and Intimate Surveillance

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tama Leaver
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Begging The Question ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Presence ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Online Identities

The moment of birth was once the instant where parents and others first saw their child in the world, but with the advent of various imaging technologies, most notably the ultrasound, the first photos often precede birth (Lupton, 2013). In the past several decades, the question is no longer just when the first images are produced, but who should see them, via which, if any, communication platforms? Should sonograms (the ultrasound photos) be used to announce the impending arrival of a new person in the world? Moreover, while that question is ostensibly quite benign, it does usher in an era where parents and loved ones are, for the first years of life, the ones deciding what, if any, social media presence young people have before they’re in a position to start contributing to those decisions. This chapter addresses this comparatively new online terrain, postulating the provocative term intimate surveillance, which deliberately turns surveillance on its head, begging the question whether sharing affectionately, and with the best of intentions, can or should be understood as a form of surveillance. Firstly, this chapter will examine the idea of co-creating online identities, touching on some of the standard ways of thinking about identity online, and then starting to look at how these approaches do and do not explicitly address the creation of identity for others, especially parents creating online identities for their kids. I will then review some ideas about surveillance and counter-surveillance with a view to situating these creative parental acts in terms of the kids and others being created. Finally, this chapter will explore several examples of parental monitoring, capturing and sharing of data and media about their children, using various mobile apps, contextualising these activities not with a moral finger-waving, but by surfacing specific questions and literacies which parents may need to develop in order to use these tools mindfully, and ensure decisions made about their children’s’ online presences are purposeful decisions.

scholarly journals DIALOG LINTAS IMAN DALAM KOMUNITAS LINTAS BUDAYA (Telaah Diskursif Polemik Ahmadiah dalam Milis Mahasiswa Pascasarjana Universitas Gajah Mada Yogyakarta)

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Nur Said
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Mailing List ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Internal Conflicts ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The World

<p><em>The development of social media has made the world like folded. The actual issues to be so fast and easy to synthetically discussed through a mailing list included in the polemic issue of Ahmadiyah. This paper discussed the genealogy and characteristics of CRCS UGM student mailing list in response to issues of Ahmadiyah in Indonesia and how far it reinforce the idea of archeology students in nurturing empathetic intelligence in internal conflicts of Islam. This study was a library research that relied on documents as objects of study then to do in contents analyzed. The conclusion is in polemics on Ahmadiyah in mailing CRCS indicate an attempt to find "objectivism" and "rationality" in the understanding that the issue be debated Ahmadiyah distintinkly and contextually. But among those showing different domination between objectivism and rationality that sometimes still have not found any common ground between the pro and anti Ahmadiyah although  they generally in inclusive way of life. However, the process of intense discussion through the mailing list is very helpful in understanding the sow intelligence building empathy among Muslims especially those who are experiencing conflict.</em></p><p><em>Perkembangan media sosial telah menjadikan dunia bagai dilipat. Isu-isu aktual menjadi begitu cepat dan mudah untuk didiskusikan melului sarana mailinglist (milis) termasuk dalam polemik isu Ahmadiyah. Paper ini mendiskusikan genealogi dan karakteristik milis mahasiswa crcs UGM Yogyakarta dalam merespon isu-isu Ahmadiyah di Indonesia dan sejauhmana hal itu memperteguh arkeologi pemikiran mahasiswa dalam menyemai kecerdasan empatik di tengak konflik intern umat Islam. Penelitian ini merupakan <em>library research </em>yang mengandalkan dokumen sebagai obyek kajiannya kemudian dilakukan analisis isi. Kesimpulannya adalah dalam berbagai polemik tentang Ahmadiyah di milis crcs menunjukkan upaya menemukan  “obyektivisme” dan “rasionalitas” dalam memahami polemik Ahmadiyah sehingga isunya menjadi distintif dan kontekstual. Namun diantara mereka menunjukkan dominasi yang berbeda antara obyektivisme dan rasionalitas sehingga terkadang masih dijumpai belum adanya titik temu antara yang pro maupun yang kontra meskipun secara umum nalarnya inklusif. Namun proses diskusi yang intens melalui milis tersebut sangat membantu dalam membangun kesepahaman dalam menyemai kecerdasan empati antar umat Islam terutama yang sedang mengalami konflik.</em></p>

scholarly journals PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS IN THE TIMES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
AVIVA VINCENT ◽  
HANNA MAMZER ◽  
ZENITHSON NG ◽  
KATHLEEN J. FARKAS
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Human Care ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Moment

In the face of a global pandemic, domesticated and companion animals are relegated to the most vulnerable stratification of society. Companion animals (pets) have been established as family members in a wide breath of cultures globally; thereby ensuring reliance on humans for maintaining care and wellbeing. Furthermore, those on social media are sharing animal stories, photos, memes, and videos as a mechanism of distraction, enjoyment, and humor. Animals are becoming the force to bring humanity together through crisis, and yet, they require human care and compassion. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was confronted with three pertinent questions: 1. How do individuals provide physical and emotional care and enrichment for pets during a pandemic? 2. Are there zoonotic concerns in caring for a pet? 3. What are the mid- and long-term repercussions of the pandemic for pet care? To address these questions, this paper identifies avenues of support, and challenges that can be addressed in the midst of the pandemic to advance and ensure companion animal welfare. This is the moment we collectively challenge the notion of companion animals as family members and the importance of these very animals in our lives.

scholarly journals Physician Athletes Promoting Physical Fitness Through Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483992098826
Author(s):  
Fatima Cody Stanford ◽  
Arghavan Salles
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Strength Exercises ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on our daily lives and functioning. To reduce the potential transmission, countries throughout the world practiced social distancing. Unfortunately, this social distancing often contributed to a sense of social isolation and physical inactivity. Two physician athletes on opposite coasts of the United States sought to change this narrative by promoting physical activity among the general population with the #SocialDistancingFitnessChallenge. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in March and April 2020, these physicians would post exercises during the 5-day workweek—one would post yoga/flexibility exercises, while the other would post high-intensity cardio and strength exercises on two social media platforms. Some posts would amass over 100,000 views. They received daily feedback on how this challenge not only encouraged others to be engaged in physical activity during the most challenging pandemic of our lifetimes, but it also improved their mental health and outlook on the future amid great uncertainty.

PINGVINAS IR PROTĖJAS. Įsivaizdavimas kaip kitybė manyje

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 21-37
Author(s):  
Kristupas Sabolius
Keyword(s):  
Fight Club ◽  
The World ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Hollywood Movie

Kitybės klausimas dažniausiai kyla iš ego santykio su kitais arba su pasauliu. Šiame straipsnyje daroma prielaida, kad įsivaizdavimo funkcija ištirpdo subjektą ir jame pačiame atveria intersubjektyvią perspektyvą. Šiuo tikslu sugretinami Sartre’o, Husserlio bei Merleau-Ponty įsivaizdavimo funkcijos tyrimai, kuriuose išryškėja vaizdo kaip iš ego centro išslystančios ribos statusas, ir Holivudo filmo „Kovos klubas“ siužetas. Viename iš šios juostos epizodų pasirodantis pingvinas žymi egologinės schizmos akimirką ir tampa fantazijos apsireiškimu ir įsikūnijimu.Išgryninus žaidybinį, savarankišką ir multiformišką charakterį, galime konstantuoti, kad įsivaizdavimas, jei kalbėtume Kanto terminais, yra ne papildanti tarpinė funkcija, bet transcendentalinio subjekto genezėje atlieka paradoksalų „svetimos vidujybės“ arba „vidinės svetimybės“ vaidmenį. Vaizduotė yra katalizatoriaus, kuris, likdamas šalia, įgalina transcendentalinių formų išsikristalizavimą.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: vaizduotė, įsivaizdavimas, fantazija, ego, kitybė, sąmonė.PENGUIN AND PROTEUSImagination as Otherness in meKristupas Sabolius SummaryThe question of Otherness is usually taken into account while discussing the Ego’s relation with Others as well as with the World. This article is based on the premises that the function of phantasy melts the subjectivity, revealing the perspective of intersubjectivity within it. On this purpose Sartre’s, Husserl’s and Merleau-Ponty’s researches on the function of imagination, which elucidate the image as the boundary slipping from the centre of Ego, are compared to the story of Hollywood’ movie „Fight Club“. The penguin, which appears in one of the episodes, registers the moment of egological schism, thus becoming the revelation and incarnation of phantasy. While the playful, autonomous and multiform character of imaginary is cleared out, we can ascertain, speaking in Kantian terms, that it has not a complementary or intermediary function, but, in the genesis of transcendental subject, plays the paradoxical role of „allien innerness“ or „inner alienity“. Thought remaining always beside, imagination is a catalyzer which enables crystallization of transcendental forms.Keywords: imagination, imaginary, phantasy, ego, otherness, consciousness.

Emotive Trending And Tracking of Tweets

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Sanjay Chhataru Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Complex Events

Popularity of the social media and the amount of importance given by an individual to social media has significantly increased in last few years. As more and more people become part of the social networks like Twitter, Facebook, information which flows through the social network, can potentially give us good understanding about what is happening around in our locality, state, nation or even in the world. The conceptual motive behind the project is to develop a system which analyses about a topic searched on Twitter. It is designed to assist Information Analysts in understanding and exploring complex events as they unfold in the world. The system tracks changes in emotions over events, signalling possible flashpoints or abatement. For each trending topic, the system also shows a sentiment graph showing how positive and negative sentiments are trending as the topic is getting trended.

Impact of Social Media on English Language: A Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Dr. Neha Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
International Level ◽  
Class Society ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Media ◽  
Subsequent Rise

Language being a potent vehicle of transmitting cultural values, norms and beliefs remains a central factor in determining the status of any nation. India is a multilingual country which tends to encourage people to use English at national and international level. Basically English in India owes its presence to the British but its subsequent rise is not fully attributable to the British. It has now become the language of wider communication which is now spoken by large number of people all over the world. It is influenced by many factors such as class, society, developments in science and technology etc. However the major influence on English language is and has been the media.

The role of social networking sites in the revolution of 25 January 2011 Egyptian

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Qassim Alwan Saeed ◽  
Khairallah Sabhan Abdullah Al-Jubouri
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
The World ◽  
The Revolution

Social media sites have recently gain an essential importance in the contemporary societies، actually، these sites isn't simply a personal or social tool of communication among people، its role had been expanded to become "political"، words such as "Facebook، Twitter and YouTube" are common words in political fields of our modern days since the uprisings of Arab spring، which sometimes called (Facebook revolutions) as a result of the major impact of these sites in broadcasting process of the revolution message over the world by organize and manage the revolution progresses in spite of the governmental ascendance and official prohibition.

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