Introduction: Since the beginning of time, the desire to form and live within communities has been a natural instinct and a necessity for humans to seek their self-interests. In recent history, more and more people; complete strangers at times with geographical constraints, have been enabled to establish communities and mobilize in ways that previously could [...]
Examples of People’s Adoption Behavior of ICTs Throughout Time
Final EC Opportunity – In my theoretical paper, I touched on three case studies briefly in explaining the role of Information and Communication Technologies in mobilizing people towards a common goal. What I didn’t elaborate on at the time, was looking closely at people’s attitudes and mind set around new technology tools and the state of [...]
Diffusion of Innovations and Political Activism – Draft Presentation
This is a DRAFT presentation for Kathy’s review and feedback.
DO DISCUSSION CATALYSTS FUEL POLITICAL ACTIVISM ONLINE?
Gleave, E. and Smith, M. (2009). Discussion catalysts in online political discussions: Content importers and conversation starters. Athens, GA: University of Georgia. (EC Opportunity) This article explains the important role “Discussion Catalysts” play in importing content and creating large threads. It also goes a bit beyond that in implying that the same people are in [...]
AFTERWORD
Media Monopoly - Bagdikian, H.B. (1997). The media monopoly: Afterword. Boston, MA: Beacon Press. The notion of “Media Monopoly” as addressed in this book and its impacts in shaping up people’s thinking and beliefs, is clearly absurd to us; people who have lived the majority of our lives in a free speech/democratic environments. But I’d [...]
What is the Relationship between Diffussion of Innovations and Political Activism?
The eruption of political uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa in recent months has captured much of the attention from media in all of its forms and outlets. As a woman who was born and raised in Damascus, Syria this period in time is history in the making, and therefore, of strong emotional [...]
Annotated Bibliography
PROJECT PROPOSAL: Main Idea: Are ICTs (Information Communication Technologies) helping mobilize political activism? Is there a connection between the success/failure of a political movement and the political culture or environment it rises from? How were communication tools leveraged to amplify the message? What role did technology play in forming communities and assembling political movements? Several [...]
History Repeats Itself!
History Repeats Itself – Mediamorphosis: Understanding New Media Fidler, R. (1997). Mediamorphosis: understanding new media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press Is history repeating itself? I couldn’t help but notice points of commonality between the barriers which accompanied the emergence of certain communication technologies in the 19th century and early 20th century, and challenges facing [...]
