Monthly Archives: October 2012

Jacob Neilson’s paper Writing for the Web uses studies from several sources to quantify reader habits and behaviors and suggests user and design application of these findings. Research presented in this paper shows web designers must style their work to … Continue reading →

Henry Jenkins is an American media scholar and currently a Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts, a joint professorship at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is the author of several … Continue reading →

I read the excerpt from “Reality is Broken” by Jane McGonigal with great skepticism. I thought this lady must be joking about her crusade to expand the number of people and hours on gaming for the good of the world. … Continue reading →

“Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites: The Role of Networked Publics in Teenage Social Life.” By Danah Boyd (2007 Danah Boyd is a highly published and respected person in social media research, a senior researcher at Microsoft, and fellow at … Continue reading →