The use of an ‘old’ technology – what are the costs of going back??? Russia Returns Typewriters After Snowdon Cyber Security Leaks.
Month: July 2013
Cyberostracism: Might be useful for some of you?
Found a little bit of work on the effects of ostracism in social setting which take place online. I really just skimmed it but it sounds like it might be of use for anyone doing social media or cyberbullying work.…
Dark undercurrents of teenage girls’ selfies
This article appeared in The Age today: Dark undercurrents of teenage girls’ selfies.
British public wrong about nearly everything, survey shows – Home News – UK – The Independent
British public wrong about nearly everything, survey shows – Home News – UK – The Independent. via Lyndon Walker This article compares survey results of people’s opinions about prevalence of certain things compared with actual statistical data about those same…
Plagiarism in the digital age
Jason, Andi Garing and I were having a brief discussion about the concept of plagiarism, and what it means in the digital age of Google, mashups, retweeting, copy+paste. In talking to students and looking at what they do, I get…
Target Journals for DT&T
Jason asked me to start compiling a list of Journals that our group should aim to publish in (and keep an eye out for ‘Special Issue’ call for papers that might be relevant) – please add to the list! Computers…
Digital Research Centers
Here are some digital research centers that i like to keep up to date with, i thought some of you might too! http://www.ccam-ascor.nl/index.php/en/ “Center for Children, Adolescents and the Media” is run by the University of Amsterdam. I came across…
Problem social networking site use and internet browsing
Although there is a general consensus that individuals who experience excessive internet use, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms and negative psychological, social, academic and occupational outcomes due to internet use demonstrate problem internet use (PIU), it is not considered a psychological…
Major task of parenting is to help kids regulate their emotional arousal state
This article from The Age proposes that exposure to prolonged stress through domestic violence can lead to toxic stress in children – ongoing stress that leads to brain damage. It also identifies the role of parenting as helping children to…
Themes and site layout
As the lab website evolves and more people start generating content, we can come to a consensus about how the site should be laid out. Although I prefer the visual layout of the theme we started with, I only just…