Media, Technology & Society
Posts concerning the impacts of media and technology on our society.
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Charlotte Observer: Queens Professor asks class to tweet
Article reprinted from The Charlotte Observer April 5, 2010 Eric Frazier Social Media Columnist Last week, Queens University professor John McArthur committed what some in his line of work would consider sacrilege. He used precious lecture time in his communications seminar to let kids – avert your eyes, academic traditionalists – go on Twitter. He…
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Twitter in the Classroom: For good or evil?
Should we use Twitter in our classrooms? Communication students in Dr. John A. McArthur’s social media seminar at Queens University of Charlotte set out to open the door to that conversation by hosting a Twitter chat on March 31, 2010 and inviting educators and students to join in the conversation. Students and faculty from Queens…
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Mediated Group Communication
Queens University of Charlotte Media Release March 31, 2010 Dr. John A. McArthur, assistant professor in the School of Communication, wrote a book chapter that was published in the recently released text “Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables.” The book, edited by Dr. Jung-Ran Park and Dr.…
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Why I Tweet
As soon as people learn that I teach courses in social media, they immediately remark, “Oh! Like that tweeting stuff,” or “I don’t understand the Twitters,” or, my favorite, “In two minutes, explain why I should get on Twitter.” So, for my peeps and tweeps alike, here’s why I use Twitter. Twitter connects me to…
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Study: Tweeting and texting may befuddle your brain
The following article is reprinted from the Charlotte Observer (p. A1) on September 8, 2009, by Jeff Elder. Study: Tweeting and texting may befuddle your brain Does Twitter make you dumber, and does Facebook make you smarter? Not exactly, but the two social media sites affect the brain in opposite ways, a top…
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Can Groups Successfully Gather in Digital Space?
Queens University of Charlotte Media Release February 12, 2009 Dr. John A. McArthur, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, had an article published in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of Communication Inquiry. The article, titled “Digital Subculture: A geek meaning of style” investigated groups in Internet-based chat rooms to assess indicators of…
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Have you done your 25 things?
The following story was written in the Charlotte Observer (p. A1) on February 4, 2009 by Sarah Aarthun: It’s possible that you don’t care whether your old college roommate thinks Ric Flair’s birthday should be a national holiday. Maybe the fact that a co-worker adores a particular brand of potato chips does nothing for you. And…
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