There's still time to submit to the Conspiratorial Economies NCA preconference! We would love to hear about your communication and conspiracy theory research and works-in-progress. You can submit either a 250 word abstract or a 2-3 sentence flash talk proposal (that's not a lot, you can do it!)

I’m frustrated for many reasons at surface-skimming media history takes on AI like “people opposed the printing press too!” If media history is going to help us navigate the present, we have to reckon with something people often omit from those comparisons—the intersection of power & new media (1/4)

We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group. aoir.org/riskyresearc...

Yep! Looks like it is indeed nothing more than a rumor and likely to be untrue (planning to delete my prior comment shortly to avoid contributing to the confusion)

Proud night to be a Badger, On Wisconsin!

Today is the last day to submit your paper to ECS for NCA 2025 Denver!

Working on comm and economics? Digital or creator economy? Neoliberalism? Circulation or ecologies? Rhetoric, cultural studies, political economy, or org comm? Consider submitting to the Economics, Communication, and Society division for NCA 2025 in Denver! More info and link below:

Working on comm and economics? Digital or creator economy? Neoliberalism? Circulation or ecologies? Rhetoric, cultural studies, political economy, or org comm? Consider submitting to the Economics, Communication, and Society division for NCA 2025 in Denver! More info and link below:

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Wife and I just did our daily 5calls through 5calls.org. Not the only thing one can do, but it’s absolutely worth making your reps feel the collective rage. Signed, someone whose social anxiety goes through the roof on the phone. Just black out and read the script :)

🧶💾 Punch cards aren’t just relics of computing—they’re still powering knitting machines today! Discover how hobbyists & archivists are preserving this blend of tech + textile. ⁠ 🔗 https://blog.archive.org/2025/02/12/vanishing-culture-punch-card-knitting/ ⁠ 🕳️ #VanishingCulture⁠

I teach a class called "Politics of the Internet," and one thing I end up talking about is internet adages. The list I cover: Godwin's Law Poe's Law The Streisand Effect Don't feed the trolls The Rule of Goats Any big ones I missed? Things along those lines I should add?

Few things more inspiring than the TRS-80 MC-10 software emulation library at @archive.org - over 800 programs, some rather recently written, trying to squeeze every glowing drop of potential fun and old-style computer joy out of a powerless computer system. archive.org/details/soft...

Just learned that my digital platforms course will be in a student-named building called Fort Awesome this semester - undoubtedly a good omen

Here's my TEDx Talk: "Reclaiming Opinions in the Age of Algorithms"! Let me know what you think or if you want to chat further. ☺️ #TeamRhetoric www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCFy...

Wow! So thrilled to be in this list of Media and Communication's most downloaded articles of 2024. Check out my work on Tradwives below, as well as the other fantastic work in this list!

Hey friends studying influencers, creators, livestreamers and the like... Be sure to check out our ICA Pre-conference on "Debating Creator Culture," which is slated for June 11, 2025. Submissions are open through January 31. More details here: www.ccsn.site/ica

This is a real concern - platforms need to address structural problems structurally. Individual power to block is useful, but it will never be a substitute for good governance.

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New article in Journal of Communication looking at changes to trust in news across 46 countries in the last 10 years. Trust in news declined in just over half of countries. It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown. A thread:

Stories were told by the fireside before they were ever written and nobody complained that it didn't really count then

Happy 37th anniversary of the Max Headroom Incident, to those who celebrate.

Kicking off with the #NCACreatorsPrecon at #NCA2024 🤳

Thanks to all who tuned in to #NCACreatorPrecon today!! Special shout out to our incredible presenters and my amazing co-organizers @jessmaddox.bsky.social @meganzahay.bsky.social @wellactually.bsky.social 💖💖 we did it!!! Now time to hibernate so I can get through the rest of #NCA2024

Our opening keynote for #NCACreatorPrecon at #NCA2024! Ft the incomparable @meganzahay.bsky.social @jessrauchberg.bsky.social and @jessmaddox.bsky.social (how lucky am I to be a part of this lineup??)

Our final presentation today "Don't crash the party: Analyzing Altchans, Shitposts, and Hate Raids" comes from Brandon Harris, Andrew Wilson, and Danielle Flonk! #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

We've got glitz and glamor in the creator economy with Wangari Njathi next up! #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Jennifer Zheng on Asian American content creators, representation, and navigating race on platforms #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Starting us off (after a cafe au lait and begniet break!) is Julie Feng on Creators for Gaza #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

K-pop Fandom and fancams with Samantha James! #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Nahla Bendefaa now talking about digital foodscapes in the context of nation-branding and cultural representation...(even after lunch, the pictures look delicious!) #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Now Poulami Seal brings us "The role of lip-syncing dance routines in defining thr online personas of Indian women from rural areas"! #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Excited to think about the radical/regressive politics of platforming cocktails with Anjali Vats and Ashtin Berry - a perfect topic for New Orleans! #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Reports from Q&A/vibe check moments: What will happen to creators and researchers if a TikTok ban materializes? What's the difference between platform and brand today? Ethics of crowdfunding - the good and the bad

Important topic brought by Allegra Kuney on how we can conceptualize platformized digital religion #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Wondering about the professionalization of cosplay through monetized platforms? Fiona Haborak is here to explain! #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Next up Jamie Cooley is talking on the unequal impact of TikTok policies and "For You Eligibility Standards" on creators #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Good news, we are are unraveling algorithmic bias - you heard it here first! With Nora Suren #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Shaheen Kanthawala digging into the fuzzy space of health product promotion and medicine/food regulations on social media. #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Chandler Mordecai now thinking about non-licensed mental health content creators and digital rhetorics of care. #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Ignacio Cruz on the critical topic of expertise and self-presentation on TikTok #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

If you are in New Orleans for #NCA2024, check out the amazing #NCACreatorPrecon organized by @jessrauchberg.bsky.social @jessmaddox.bsky.social @wellactually.bsky.social @meganzahay.bsky.social! I’m presenting remotely in about an hour est time ✨

What tensions do licensed mental health practitioners have to negotiate on TikTok? @krystenstein.bsky.social opens the second panel #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Digital homesteading (a topic also dear to my research-y heart!) and post-work imaginaries with Kelsey Taylor Alexander #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Joining us remotely, Madiha Noman on domesticity, kinship, space, and humor in digital spaces #NCACreatorsPrecon #NCA2024

Zari Taylor @zaritaylor.bsky.social kicking off the first panel "Mediating Domesticities" with a presentation on the racialized dynamics of "Beauty Capital" #NCACreatorsPrecon