Dr. Shane Tilton is an associate professor at Ohio Northern University. He was awarded the 2018 Young Stationers’ Prize & twice awarded Outstanding Adviser honors from the Society for Collegiate Journalists in 2015 (Outstanding New Adviser) and 2018 (Outstanding Adviser). His published works include the role of journalism in society, the role of new media systems on culture and the pedagogy of gaming. His work on social media and university life earned him the BEA 2013 Harwood Dissertation Award.

U.S. v Elcomsoft Part I: Significance

For a paper I'm working on for a conference, I will be discussing for the next several weeks, the case of U.S. v Elcomsoft and how it relates to "modern" cyberculture. U.S. v Elcomsoft is significant for five reasons. The first being that it was the first direct challenge to...

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What are Cyberstudies?

This question must be addressed before this blog can discuss the issues mentioned in the first article. Cyberstudies are more than the casual observation of the Internet and other similar modes of telecommunication. It must be conducted with the passion of academic interest, the zeal of discovering connections and applied...

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The 42 Chronicles Redux

Note: The original title for my website was going to be the 42 Chronicles. Based on Douglas Adams' Answer to Life, Universe, and Everything.  After researching cyberjournaling and cyberjournalism for the past 18 months, I decided to make a new year resolution. I'm going to actually start a blog. I'm not...

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