I am looking at a suggestion made by Poletti & Rak (2014) in the book 'Identity Technologies: looking at the self online' and questioning whether the collection of data via self recorded apps is all inclusive and is a reliable source for biomedical science.

Is Digital Data Collection Inclusive?

Discussions this week about online dating have caused me to think about my own use of Tinder....

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Clyde Robinson, 'Sassy neon rose' 
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Thinking about my Tinder use

The marriage equality campaign engages people from all over the world to show online support. But what is the 'off screen' benefit of the online participation? Does it translate to the 'real world'?

References

Christensen, HS 2011, ‘Political Activities on the Internet: Slacktivism or political participation by other means?’, First Monday, vol. 16, no. 2, retrieved 20 December 2016, http://firstmonday.org/article/view/3336/2767.

Vie, S 2014, ‘In defence of ‘Slacktivism’ The Human Rights Campaign Facebook logo as digital activism’, First Monday, vol.19, no.4, retrieved 20 December 2016, http://firstmonday.org/article/view/4961/3868.

Vries-Jordan, HGE 2014, ‘Cyberactivism Amongst Marriage Equality Protesters’, Conference Papers - American Political Science Association, United State Supreme Court, United States Defense of Marriage Act, USA, p.1-7, http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy-f.deakin.edu.au/ehost/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=24990a98-ad93-4ede-87e3-61574f5706bb%40sessionmgr4010&hid=4209&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=100855009&db=poh.

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‘Sky Line’, Free 'INTRO' music for Podcasts, Slide Shows and Videos, 
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'rflag1', by CJF20 available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cjf20/7899032674/in/photolist-d31Bdw-8UyLZf-5CsCjn-r25Uo-r25WA-oZ6xXb-9xoJ1q-6DkcJL-a2TJaH-5ijt9j-3PrTc-6Qn1FL-ckjTfw-ckjSr9-ji4Hm-ckk2n3-ckjMFS-ckjSBL-ckjXxs-8JdfQ3-ckjDxm-ckk1nC-ji3E8-ckjZo9-ntjyV-ckjW2f-ckjC5f-oprH92-ckjUzE-ckjWZs-4g2mTj-8k9TEA-dNu9QG-fvxQaQ-4G1vWx-7hwtE-ckjCt3-ckjYNw-ckjSNh-ckjDcU-ckk1yN-ckjZMo-ckjXnb-ckjCEm-ckjRLQ-ckjZB9-ckjHmQ-ckjGad-ckjPrs-yTceF.

Do rainbow filters motivate change? Marriage equality via social media

Discover why social media likes are so addictive and find out if certain personality traits make one more vulnerable to obsessing over likes and followers on social media.

References:
Anonymous 2016 ‘Social media likes as yummy as chocolate’, The Science Teacher, vol.83, no.6, retrieved 21 August 2017, Academic OneFile.

Gaff, M 2016 ‘Do you crave Facebook likes?’, Psychology Today, 15 March 2016, retrieved 17 August 2017, <https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/love-digitally/201603/do-you-crave-facebook-likes>.

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