COMM 7018: Social Media Theory (Moody): Getting Started

Monetizing your own data and avoiding fear of obsolescence

Zachary Mack | The Verge | Apr 9, 2019

Jessi Hempel | Wired | Jan. 19, 2016

Michael Hayden | Medium | Feb 21, 2017

Nicholas Carr | The Boston Globe | Apr 21, 2017

Paula Soprana | Mother Jones | May 28, 2017

On Point | WBUR | June 20, 2019
Host Meghna Chakrabarti discusses the technology that makes it possible to fabricate videos of people for the purpose of spreading disinformation with experts Hany Farid, Aviv Ovadya, and Rep. Yvette Clarke, Democratic congresswoman representing New York’s 9th District, who has introduced a bill to restrict deepfake video technology.

The Center for Social Media Responsibility addresses the negative effects of broad access to the means of public communication, while amplifying positive effects.

Not launched yet. The Thoughtful Technology Project seeks to help ensure that new technology does not irreversibly harm our information ecosystem.

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Technology.

PBS hosts hundreds of videos related to social media.

How social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, are changing our societies and the way that we think about ourselves.

Hosted by Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn, alongside a cavalcade of tech luminaries, Vergecast is the only podcast you need to make sense of the week in tech news. The weekly show gives an irreverent and informative look at what's happening right now (and next) in the world of technology and gadgets.

Why’d You Push That Button? is a podcast about the choices technology forces us to make, featuring interviews with consumers, developers, friends, and strangers. Hosted by The Verge’s Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany, Why’d You Push That Button? asks the hard, weird, occasionally dumb questions about how your tiny tech decisions impact your social life.

Recode’s Kara Swisher, Silicon Valley’s most revered journalist, hosts candid interviews with tech execs, politicians, celebrities and more about their big ideas and how they’re changing our world. Tune in every week for enlightening conversations with people like Tesla CEO Elon Musk, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and many more.