Jamie Woodcock (interviewed by Mark Carrigan) How did the call centre emerge and proliferate? Would it be a mistake to see [...]
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Category "DS40"
A special issue on Digital Futures, edited by Mark Carrigan and William Housley. The special issue ties to a broader stream of activity organised by the Digital Social Science Forum.
Social Media or Social Web?
Janet Salmons Rain makes the flowers grow, unless it becomes a flood that destroys the garden. Fire keeps us warm, unless [...]
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The social in the platform trap: Why a microscopic system focus limits the prospect of social machines
Markus Luczak-Roesch and Ramine Tinati “Filter bubble”, “echo chambers”, “information diet” – the metaphors to describe today’s information dynamics on social [...]
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Shadows of the Dead: Social Media and our Changing Relationship with the Departed
Debra Bassett The beginning of our lives are celebrated, chronicled and publicised, whilst the end of our lives are often whispered [...]
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