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Kobayashi, Ikeda, and Kakuko – Social Capital Online

Posted by justin on March 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Kobayashi, Tetsuro, Ken’ichi Ikeda, and Miyata Kakuko. “Social Capital Online: Collective Use of the Internet and Reciprocity as Lubricants of Democracy.” Information, Communication, and Society 9 5 (2006): 582-611. Print. In this article Kobayashi, Ikeda, and Kakuko argue that the internet promotes social capital in that trust and reciprocity are cultivated through participation in online communities. The authors also point... Read More

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CCR760 – Gurak – Just Notes

Posted by justin on February 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I’m not on blogging duties this week, so i’m just posting notes. Gurak – Persuasion and Privacy in Cyberspace Chapter One – Introduction: Persuasion, Community, and Cyberspace This study deals with two online protests which “dealt with computers, privacy, and the shape of communication technology and society in the 21st century” (1) Self-selection of what to put onto the internet vs. your information being controlled by media... Read More

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New Music – 10/13/2011

Of Monsters and Men – My Head is an Animal : Such amazingly wonderful, sweet, poppy goodness from this Reykjavik-based 6 piece. I especially appreciate the omnipresent accordion and loud shout-outs that occur throughout the album. I do wish the vocals were a bit more difficult to get at . . . but I suppose [...]

New Music – 9/14/2011

The Hylozoists – L’Île de Sept Villes: This 2009 effort from Toronto based instrumental collective is based on Paul Chaisson’s book The Island Of Seven Cities. After much archaeological research trouncing about in the wayfarlands of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Chaisson argues that a Chinese presence existed in North America long before the arrival of European [...]

New Music – 8/24/2011

The Dead Trees – Whatwave : A lot of pretty nice songs for late Summer on this release. The West Coast by way of Boston quartet is signed to the German Affairs of the Heart label (who also publishes the work of one of my faves Nik Freitas). So many good LA-based bands working for [...]