Communities and Web 2.0

Strengthening Online Music Communities with Web 2.0 and Social Media

Regan McVeigh Abstract This paper identifies that Web 2.0 affordances and social media sites are useful tools for musicians and fans to build and maintain thriving music communities. It explores seven articles which provide evidence that online communities can exist, and that musicians are using them successfully to benefit their careers and their fan base.… Continue reading Strengthening Online Music Communities with Web 2.0 and Social Media

Social Networks

What role did social media play in the Christchurch massacre?

The Internet once represented an advancement in global democracy where the opportunity to share knowledge was no longer bound by limitations of personal experience. Instead, we have been siloed into our preconceived biases and ideology while social network algorithms create echo chambers that can result in extremist behaviours. A consideration of social medias role and responsibility in the Christchurch massacre.