Concepts

Question 1

Affordance

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Is a feature that enables a platform to be used a certain way, meaning that they shape and structure social participations, limiting and prioritizing some types of interactions over others.

Question 2

Algorithms

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Encoded procedures for transforming input data into desired output, based on specific calculations.

Question 3

Algorithms (public relevancy of)

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Algorithms determine what to know and how to know it, because results are based on our profile; governing flow of information.

Question 4

Algorithmic folk theories

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Assumptions of how an algorithm works

Question 5

Algorithmic visibility

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The practice in which creators need to gain notice of the platforms algorithm to be visible to an audience.

Question 6

Archival cultures

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Everything gets archived. Even deleted content could still be archived, copied, reposted or screenshotted.

Question 7

Attention Economy

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Attention is now a form of wealth due to the increasing amount of information available that makes concentration harder.

Question 8

Authenticity

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Being true to the self, constructed in dialog with others.

Question 9

Cyberlibertarianism

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Mixture of libertarianism (individual freedom over collective duties, opposed to centralized state power) and “technological Utopianism and counter cultural values”

Question 10

Collaborative Filtering

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Recommendation system used to recommend based on the behaviour of others with similar preferences.

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Data Extractivism

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Data extractivism is a deep gathering and commercialization of data from user’s actions on the Internet.

Question 12

Discourse

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Is the use of language relative to social, political, and cultural formations—it simultaneously reflects and shapes social order and it both enables and limits ways of “seeing” objects.

Question 13

Disinformation

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Intentional spread of false information

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Echo chambers

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An enclosed communication community with shared ideas and views.

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Ephemeral Cultures

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Lasting for a very short time. Example: Instagram stories or BeReal posts.

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Filter bubbles

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Is when algorithm selectively guesses what results a user would like based on their digital footprint.

Question 17

Gig Economy

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Labor market where individuals are able to sell their services online as freelancers. Example: Deliveroo, Uber.

Question 18

World Wide Web

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Berners-Lee attempt of creating the information Universe. (A vision of a structured and standardized space for sharing infromation)

Question 19

Memex

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A vision of a small storage device that will help organize and access information.

Question 20

Instagrammatics

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Research method of studying Instagram without looking at the photos but everything else.

Question 21

Internet Ugly

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A definable aesthetic within meme culture that celebrates sloppyness. (Popular on 4chan)

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Lean platforms

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Focus only on the essential parts of the business. (Not many employees)

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Market

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A space where consumers and sellers meet to facilitate the exchange or transaction of goods and services.

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Megamachines

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Technological approaches that depend on industrial infrastructures, supply chains, and human labor that stretch around the globe but are kept opaque

Question 25

Memes

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Spread and circulation of ideas and behaviors in an infectious way.

Question 26

Viral Content vs Memetic

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Viral is content circulating unaltered, meme is an altered piece of content.

Question 27

Meme lifecycles

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Deep vernacular web (4chan) a bridging platform (reddit) and a mainstream surface web (Instagram)

Question 28

Misinformation

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Non purposefully spread of false information

Question 29

Content Moderation

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Governance mechanism that structures participation in a community to facilitate cooperation and prevent abuse.

Question 30

Hard Moderation

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Is when the platform is directly involved, this includes actions like blocking and flagging.

Question 31

Soft Moderation

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Approaches instead of actions. Example: Recommendations, users ranking.

Question 32

Platformization

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Penetration of economic, governmental, and infrastructural extensions of digital platforms into the web and app ecosystems, fundamentally affecting the operations of the cultural industries.

Question 33

Platform Labor

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• Labor that is mediated through a digital platform or (2) labor that builds & maintains digital platforms.
  
  1. On-demand work
  2. Content moderation

Question 34

Platform Vernaculars

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Platform vernaculars are specific forms of communication which surge from the interaction between users and the platform.

Question 35

Self-representation

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Constant performance aimed at creating and managing an impression for an audience.

Question 36

Shadow Banning

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Content is less visible

Question 37

Sharing Economy

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Temporary access to under utilised physical assets for money. (AirBnb)

Question 38

Subculture

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Communities existing outside or opposed to the mainstream.

Question 39

Surveillance

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Is being watched, monitored, controlled
There are different types:
Panoptic → few to many
Synoptic → many to few
Omnoptic → many to many

Question 40

Technological solutionism

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Belief that one can fix social issues with technical fixes.

Question 41

Real Utopia

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Real utopias show us the practice of being otherwise → this process is always unfinished.

Question 42

Virtual Community

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Vision of a medium for individual expression and true democratic participation.

Question 43

The WELL

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A computer conferencing system that enables people around the world to carry on public conversations and exchange private electronic mail (e-mail).

Question 44

Visibility Labor

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Practices you do to stay visible online and attract attention.