Response to Rachel’s Final Project

Notes: Generation X 1965-1980 posts on social networks direct language. Value is in their structure.  Last generation to use appliances for one particular purpose. Millennials 1980-2000 prefer technology as main source of communication. “On to the next” mentality – “kings … Continue reading

Thinspiration: Where the Internet Proves Beauty is Not Just Skin Deep, but Bone Thin

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“Thinspiration” “What would it be like to look in the mirror and actually accept what you see? Not loathe the reflection, or despise it, or be resigned to it? But to like it?” – Justina Chen ; North of Beautiful … Continue reading

Readings 6: Suggestions, Recommendations, and Dataveillance

How Do Computers Know What We Want – Before We Do? By Lev Grossman Music Genome Project – analyzing music in order to make a detailed profile of a particular song in order to make predictions about what songs a … Continue reading