My experience with computers began in 1985 as I learned the beauty of Logo on a Packard Bell computer at the vocation school and the ability of a turtle to move through an electronic field by giving the turtle directions. I’ve enjoyed writing programs for computers in BASIC, simple JAVA and ActionScript for years. The connection to the world of cyberstudies came from my first experience on a bulletin board system (BBS) during my middle school years. I got to see virtual interactions on a textual level. Little did I know that I would be studying those interactions for my doctorate later in life.
The third in a series of articles focusing on the additions to the “Defining Memes” chapter of “Meme Life.” This article will address how Mina’s “Memes to Movements: How the World’s Most Viral Media Is Changing Social Protest and Power” adds to discussion in this field.
Analyzing memes with an understanding of the creator’s intent, the influence of culture, the effective use of other mediated works, and the value of aesthetics can enhance the means that scholars talk about these works.
The second in a series of articles focusing on the additions to the “Defining Memes” chapter of “Meme Life.” This article will address how Spitzberg’s “Toward A Model of Meme Diffusion” adds to discussion in this field.
The first in a series of articles focusing on the additions to the “Defining Memes” chapter of “Meme Life.” This article will address how Aunger’s “The Electric Meme” adds to discussion in this field.
The nature of studying communication and its impact on society means highlighting the gaps of knowledge in the realm of the known that I’ve spent most of my adult life researching, critiquing, and explaining. I felt a particular knowledge gap was worth discussing in the postscript of my latest book, “Meme Life.” As we perceive …
Comprehending Internet culture requires a person to have a keen understanding of how one connects with others on a social, cultural, and psychological level. Interactions within the online realm will often crossover to the physical world as discussions maintained through computers do not remain there. People bring their beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors from their …
The last few months leading up to the National Communication Association’s 2020 Annual Conference was marked by the continuous denunciations of the journalistic organizations and platforms that perform the role of maintaining an informed public. Rhetorical attacks came from the bully pulpits and were invoked by those that followed political leaders’ ideological whims. Researchers in …
One of the strongest themes from the chapter I wrote about Anthony Bourdain for the Eating Fandom book related to the reasons that his fans enjoyed his work was due to his ability to present his curiosity about the world throughout the various series he produced. His ability to go beyond the basic premise of …
My last post discussed the four journalistic communities and the platforms journalists use to tell audiences the communities’ stories. These nexus of platforms formed the foundation of the Journalism Breakdown and developed the techniques that I used to teach journalists how to explain those communities’ realities to the broader population. I also provided a chart …
Those that have been following this website should have noticed that there have been no postings for a year. The reason for the silence from me is due to an opportunity that came up in April 2018. There were several book publishers at the Broadcast Education Association annual conference in Las Vegas. One of them …