Digital Communities

Hi! My name is Emily Heard and I'm studying a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Swinburne University. This blog discusses the notion of Digital Communities, and underpins the increasing relevance of networks between users online

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Behind the Great Firewall of China

Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers are in Beijing" -- he says that hundreds of millions of microbloggers are in fact creating the first national public sphere in the country's history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways.

An interesting TedTalk if you want to listen to an in-depth discussion on the Great Firewall of China! 

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Very interesting how this differs from Western social media!

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My favourite game!

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Children, Adolescents and Online Gaming

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Reblog if you got vaccinated against influenza this year! Let’s set an example and be proud of our choices to protect those around us!

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Health Blogs: a System of Support

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Crowdsourcing is a great way to approach creation because in any given point there’s always somebody on the Internet who knows something better than you do

Guy Kawasaki (via genmaichapeppermint)

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Black Saturday Fires

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWBvXRVMPDU)

ANTI-BULLYING CAMPAIGN 

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Such a powerful message, that we should think before we act

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Governing Cyberbullies and Trolls: a Complex Field

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Just don’t

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just a little thought: be nice. Nice people are cool.

(via underwater2altitude)

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Presentation link

http://prezi.com/xmyegasef2x8/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

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finnharries THIS IS WHAT A FEMINIST LOOKS LIKE! Women’s March - New York.#whyimarch @project1324

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#MeToo

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