online identity
Understanding chan culture, the birthplace of GamerGate Paid Members Public
Boing Boing has published a fascinating exploration of chan culture [http://boingboing.net/2014/12/31/how-imageboard-culture-shaped.html] – the society of “anons” that congregate around 4chan and its spinoffs – and the problems created when it clashes with, say, Twitter culture, as it did at the height of GamerGate: > This
Today we fight back against mass surveillance Paid Members Public
Many of you will have seen something like this when you visit my blog today: [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/02/fight-back-2-3519.html] And I’m far from alone. Here’s Antony Mayfield’s blog [http://www.antonymayfield.com/2014/02/11/against-mass-surveillance-what-will-you-do-today/] : [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/
Peak Facebook and the end of monolithic online identity Paid Members Public
Are people rejecting the idea of a single online identity mediated by a large online entity? Stowe Boyd thinks so [http://stoweboyd.com/post/67357217833/facebook-still-dominant-strives-to-keep-cachet] : > The Benthamite underpinnings of Facebook are becoming unpopular. Young people in particular don’t want their teachers, parents, employers, and even all their
