Craigslist Gigs, Class Politics, and a Gentrifying Internet

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-112
Author(s):  
Jessa Lingel
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Class Politics ◽  
Class Bias ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Job Searching

This chapter looks at the hustle to find work on craigslist. Using interviews with craigslist users recruited through the site's gigs section, the chapter puts craigslist job searching in the context of shifting norms around work, like the reliance on digital tools to find employment, and moving away from long-term careers toward a string of short-term gigs. Understanding craigslist's jobs and gigs also points to a discussion of class. Many participants saw craigslist as part of the “poor people's internet,” and described a form of stigma around the jobs found on the site. While early narratives around the internet assumed that access to digital media could overcome class divides, the class bias associated with craigslist's gigs shows how these assumptions fall flat.

scholarly journals The Effect of Heterogenous Subregions in Glioblastomas on Survival Stratification: A Radiomics Analysis Using the Multimodality MRI

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 153303382110330
Author(s):  
Lulu Yin ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Xi Zhang ◽  
Hongbing Lu ◽  
Yang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Intratumor Heterogeneity ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Prognostic Information ◽  
Manual Delineation ◽  
Flair Sequence ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Mri Sequences

Intratumor heterogeneity is partly responsible for the poor prognosis of glioblastoma (GBM) patients. In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of different heterogeneous subregions of GBM on overall survival (OS) stratification. A total of 105 GBM patients were retrospectively enrolled and divided into long-term and short-term OS groups. Four MRI sequences, including contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging (T1C), T1, T2, and FLAIR, were collected for each patient. Then, 4 heterogeneous subregions, i.e. the region of entire abnormality (rEA), the regions of contrast-enhanced tumor (rCET), necrosis (rNec) and edema/non-contrast-enhanced tumor (rE/nCET), were manually drawn from the 4 MRI sequences. For each subregion, 50 radiomics features were extracted. The stratification performance of 4 heterogeneous subregions, as well as the performances of 4 MRI sequences, was evaluated both alone and in combination. Our results showed that rEA was superior in stratifying long-and short-term OS. For the 4 MRI sequences used in this study, the FLAIR sequence demonstrated the best performance of survival stratification based on the manual delineation of heterogeneous subregions. Our results suggest that heterogeneous subregions of GBMs contain different prognostic information, which should be considered when investigating survival stratification in patients with GBM.

From Users’ Intentions to IF-THEN Rules in the Internet of Things

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Fulvio Corno ◽  
Luigi De Russis ◽  
Alberto Monge Roffarello
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Real World Data ◽  
Original Intention ◽  
Recommendation Accuracy ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Internet Of Things

In the Internet of Things era, users are willing to personalize the joint behavior of their connected entities, i.e., smart devices and online service, by means of trigger-action rules such as “IF the entrance Nest security camera detects a movement, THEN blink the Philips Hue lamp in the kitchen.” Unfortunately, the spread of new supported technologies makes the number of possible combinations between triggers and actions continuously growing, thus motivating the need of assisting users in discovering new rules and functionality, e.g., through recommendation techniques. To this end, we present , a semantic Conversational Search and Recommendation (CSR) system able to suggest pertinent IF-THEN rules that can be easily deployed in different contexts starting from an abstract user’s need. By exploiting a conversational agent, the user can communicate her current personalization intention by specifying a set of functionality at a high level, e.g., to decrease the temperature of a room when she left it. Stemming from this input, implements a semantic recommendation process that takes into account ( a ) the current user’s intention , ( b ) the connected entities owned by the user, and ( c ) the user’s long-term preferences revealed by her profile. If not satisfied with the suggestions, then the user can converse with the system to provide further feedback, i.e., a short-term preference , thus allowing to provide refined recommendations that better align with the original intention. We evaluate by running different offline experiments with simulated users and real-world data. First, we test the recommendation process in different configurations, and we show that recommendation accuracy and similarity with target items increase as the interaction between the algorithm and the user proceeds. Then, we compare with other similar baseline recommender systems. Results are promising and demonstrate the effectiveness of in recommending IF-THEN rules that satisfy the current personalization intention of the user.

Rethinking the Attention Economy

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Matthew Hindman
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Attention Economy ◽  
Attention Economics ◽  
The Web

This chapter argues that digital survival depends on “stickiness”—firms' ability to attract users, to get them to stay longer, and to make them return again and again. Stickiness is like a constantly compounding Internet interest rate, in which a small early edge in growth creates a huge long-term gap. The chapter also argues that building a better version of attention economics starts with a key problem: our understanding of the Internet has been lopsided. The forces that disperse digital attention are widely understood, while the forces of concentration are not. The chapter shows that the models of the attention economy that this book proposes are quite general, with much of its evidence coming from the commercial sphere of the Web and digital media—where the dynamics of the attention economy are particularly stark, and where the online dynamics are not so different from familiar offline patterns. But one of the biggest contributions of these models is illuminating areas of the Web that go beyond purely commercial content.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Parents’ Use of Digital Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-88
Author(s):  
Fatih Yaman ◽  
Ahmet Çubukçu ◽  
Mustafa Küçükali ◽  
Işıl Kabakçı Yurdakul
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
T Test ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Use Of The Internet

As the use of digital tools and the Internet becomes widespread and easier, the age of use is also decreasing. The decrease in the age of use makes opportunities as well as risks an important factor in digital environments. Children who are not aware of the risks in these environments may be exposed to various risks, especially as the age of Internet usage decreases. Parents are primarily responsible for protecting their children from risks in these environments. Parents can protect their children if they use digital media consciously and safely. In this context, the aim of this study is to investigate the parent’s conscious and safe use of the Internet across Turkey. In accordance with this purpose, the study was designed as a survey study and the data of the study were collected from 9581 parents from 26 provinces with the Conscious and Safe Use of the Internet questionnaire developed by the researchers in the study. Descriptive statistics (%, f, X ̅, SS), t-test for independent samples, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and correlation were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was determined that the parents’ use of the Internet on weekdays and weekends was similar, but this situation differed in children. It has also been determined that the leading situations that worry parents in digital environments are the harmful and illegal content and excessive time spent in these harmful and illegal environments.

COVID-19 Deaths on the Digital Media

2021 ◽  
pp. 446-460
Author(s):  
Ferihan Ayaz
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Internet Archive ◽  
The World

The COVID-19 pandemic has reached a level that threatens the health of the whole world. This study aimed to prevent misinformation on this subject by examining the death-related dimension of COVID-19 disease. In the study, the internet archive of three newspapers (Sabah, Hürriyet, and Sözcü) with the highest circulation as of October 2020 was searched with the keywords “corona death” and “COVID-19 death.” A total of 120 contents in three newspapers (40 items from each newspaper) were selected by a simple random sampling technique and all of them were subjected to content analysis. As a result, the COVID-19 disease was handled in a panic-inducing manner. This situation reflected the images. The deaths will increase even more in the winter months of 2020. Although there are initiatives regarding vaccination, not all people can benefit equally in the short term. Measures are often emphasized, especially by the Minister of Health. While COVID-19 deaths are increasing all over the world, how are they so low in China? This is a question in the contents.

Disaster Management and Continuity Planning in Libraries

2019 ◽  
pp. 500-524
Author(s):  
Rebecca Hamilton ◽  
Diane Brown
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Contingency Planning ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Continuity Planning ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Year 2000

Since the year 2000 libraries' concepts of disaster management, contingency planning and the role of libraries in a major disruptive event have changed dramatically. Libraries have gone from an emphasis on protecting and restoring collections and facilities to an emphasis on service continuity. Although broadband adoption nationwide remains disproportionate at best, the advent and widespread use of the Internet and e-government mean that libraries have become the centers of communication for their communities in a crisis. This chapter will demonstrate the essential role of libraries before, during and after a disaster, both short term and long term and how to get a seat at the table with community planners by demonstrating the functions that are critical to recovery. In order to fulfill this community role, a library first needs to be prepared with its own business continuity plan.

scholarly journals Digital Threats to Democracy: Comparative Lessons and Possible Remedies

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Miller ◽  
Cristian Vaccari
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Profound Change ◽  
The World ◽  
State Interference

We introduce a special issue that collects eight articles, comprising research from twenty-three countries and four continents on the sources, impact on citizens, and possible remedies to various digital threats to democracy, ranging from disinformation to hate speech to state interference with online freedoms. We set these contributions against the backdrop of a profound change in how scholars think about the implications of digital media for democracy. From the utopianism that prevailed from the 1990s until the early 2010s, the post-2016 reckoning has led to a change in the kinds of questions scholars ask, with the focus gradually shifting to investigations of the threats, rather than the benefits, of the Internet. The eight contributions presented in this special issue employ a variety of disciplinary approaches and methods, often comparing different countries, to address some of the most pressing questions on how the Internet can hinder the feasibility and well-functioning of democracy around the world. We conclude by setting out three challenges for future research on digital media and politics: a growing but still partial understanding of the extent and impact of the main digital threats to democracy; the risk that the dominant approaches become overly pessimistic, or founded on weak normative grounds; and the risk that research overemphasizes direct and short-term implications of digital threats on individuals and specific groups at the expense of indirect and medium-term effects on collective norms and expectations of behavior.

scholarly journals Perception of “Fake News” and Potentially Manipulative Content in Digital Media—A Generational Approach

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Dragana Trninić ◽  
Anđela Kuprešanin Vukelić ◽  
Jovana Bokan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Fake News ◽  
The Media ◽  
Online Access

The presence of “fake news” and potentially manipulative content in the media is nothing new, but this area has largely expanded with the emergence of the Internet and digital media, thus opening itself up to anyone who has online access. As a result, there is an increasing amount of such content in the media, especially in digital media. This paper deals with the perception of fake news and potentially manipulative content by various generations—in particular, the perceptions of the young and the middle-aged generations, with the focus being on their ability to recognise, verify, and relate to such content. The results of this study were gained by means of a qualitative methodology applied to focus groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results are presented through a thematic analysis of the differences in perception of “fake news” between these generations, firstly in terms of their apprehension and interpretation of it, and secondly in terms of their relation to it. The authors conclude that both generations lack competence concerning media literacy, and that providing education in the field of digital media might offer a long-term solution for building resistance to “fake news” for future generations.

Disaster Management and Continuity Planning in Libraries

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Rebecca Hamilton ◽  
Diane Brown
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Contingency Planning ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Continuity Planning ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Year 2000

Since the year 2000 libraries' concepts of disaster management, contingency planning and the role of libraries in a major disruptive event have changed dramatically. Libraries have gone from an emphasis on protecting and restoring collections and facilities to an emphasis on service continuity. Although broadband adoption nationwide remains disproportionate at best, the advent and widespread use of the Internet and e-government mean that libraries have become the centers of communication for their communities in a crisis. This chapter will demonstrate the essential role of libraries before, during and after a disaster, both short term and long term and how to get a seat at the table with community planners by demonstrating the functions that are critical to recovery. In order to fulfill this community role, a library first needs to be prepared with its own business continuity plan.

Webdunia: Beating the Downturn

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 29-55
Author(s):  
Sumit Mitra ◽  
Girish K. Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Telephone ◽  
Mobile Telephony ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Testing Conditions ◽  
Vernacular Language ◽  
Revenue Streams ◽  
Venture Funding ◽  
Term Objective

Webdunia.com, one of the first Indian vernacular language portals, was launched in the heady days of the Internet boom in 1999. Born out of its owner-entrepreneur's dream of empowering his countrymen with information in their own vernacular language, Webdunia attracted venture funding focused on building traffic and hits to the portal. The meltdown in internet and portal business worldwide exposed the tenuous link between the venture capitalist's short-term view and the owner-manager's long-term objective in planning the future of Webdunia. Under testing conditions, tradeoffs between immediate revenue streams from rapidly expanding mobile telephone business in vernacular language and a much more slowly growing internet based business in e-governance, rural agricultural procurement and portal hits put the owner-entrepreneur in a dilemma. He was caught between the new partner's confidence in Webdunia's vernacular language computing and communications strength and revenue streams for immediate survival of the business. Synergistic linkages between transferable competencies and emerging growth opportunities in mobile telephony area promises short-term relief to the firm. However, in pursuing this path of empowering people in vernacular space, the owner-entrepreneur may take Webdunia away from leveraging internal competencies and assets in the language space including transliteration and voice and speech recognition where future sources of revenue could lie. This case is useful in assessing short-term and long-term directions of the firm and the dilemma of dealing with short-term perspectives of investors and shareholders.

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