Tag: social media

  • HW03: Drip Feeds and Hate

    HW03: Drip Feeds and Hate

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVdcLJ3_AR0 A longer discussion of how social media can amplify the influence and prominence of fringe groups and how this relates to the creation of narratives. A related blog post can be found at : http://bit.ly/hwsoclialmedia

  • HW01: An introduction to Herdwatching…

    HW01: An introduction to Herdwatching…

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wygLn_QZmSQ A look at what to expect from this vlog / channel and a little background on why i am doing it.

  • #thanksobama : How Herdwatching defined a presidency…

    #thanksobama : How Herdwatching defined a presidency…

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    #ThanksObama! When you read Herdwatching you are in great company. Though at the moment there are admittedly only a few hundred of you, it is safe to say you are the thought leaders of tomorrow and blessed with a truly gifted insight. Unless your some sort of hate filled SJW, in which case “your moma”.…

  • Why Social Media Can Easily Mislead You, and How to Stop it.

    Why Social Media Can Easily Mislead You, and How to Stop it.

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    Letโ€™s get this out of the way right at the start. How we, as humans, react to the world around us is driven in large part by the cognitive tools and biases shaped by our evolutionary needs. Cognitive biases that are absolutely tuned to evaluating a much different world than this one that was full…