https://hcommons.org/members/robertwgehl/activity/ Activity feed for Robert W. Gehl. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:45:30 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 17cf55a1c0c3f8c1534701a8a880bc83 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900310/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:53:12 -0400 Manipulative communication, including disinformation, propaganda, con artistry, and fraud, is not only being aided by artificial intelligence, automation, and machine learning. It is going to be dominated by such practices in the near future. In this chapter, we will draw on the central concept from our recent book (Gehl & Lawson, 2022),…[Read more]

]]> 0 c9bb92d0a567577b7b1998b1ef68cc0b https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1820849/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:48:35 -0500 The majority of scholarship on platform governance focuses on for-profit, corporate social media with highly centralized network structures. Instead, we show how non-centralized platform governance functions in the Mastodon social network. Through an analysis of survey data, Github and Discourse developer discussions, Mastodon Codes of Conduct,…[Read more]

]]> 0 fdc16138f9c77f2f38a85ef0968407f0 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1686484/ Wed, 06 May 2020 23:33:33 -0400 0 3fb1e91c6fba21dd592ad73aedfdf77d https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1686482/ Wed, 06 May 2020 23:27:08 -0400 Online interactions are often understood through the corporate social media (CSM) model where social interactions are determined through layers of abstraction and centralization that eliminate users from decision-making processes. This study demonstrates how alternative social media (ASM)—namely Mastodon—restructure the relationship between the…[Read more]

]]> 0 49c987068d94b91e6b7934b27564ede3 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1615579/ Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:25:21 -0400 Platforms and infrastructures have quickly become seminal concepts to understand large-scale computational systems. The difference between a platform and an infrastructure is subject to debate. In this paper, we use the concept of the darknet to describe how infrastructure tends toward being public with other things where platforms tend to private…[Read more]

]]> 0 941b9712cfebec05c2048470bfa20832 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1615482/ Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:57:46 -0400 Platforms and infrastructures have quickly become seminal concepts to understand large-scale computational systems. The difference between a platform and an infrastructure is subject to debate. In this paper, we use the concept of the darknet to describe how infrastructure tends toward being public with other things where platforms tend to private…[Read more]

]]> 0 dae8be8a4544dccfafae3015dc98df50 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1615470/ Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:18:33 -0400 This chapter provides a field guide for other digital humanists who want to study the Dark Web. In order to focus the chapter, I emphasize my belief that, in order to study the cultures of Dark Web sites and users, the digital humanist must engage with these systems' technical infrastructures. I will provide specific reasons why I believe that…[Read more]

]]> 0 9bf9925c64a4d591fff3c7ad67ec76fa https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1615454/ Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:16:01 -0400 Explores the Marianas Web meme as a cultural myth. Special appearance by Rudy Giuliani.

]]> 0 8d89e7a2b00158d1020fe9cce2fdd042 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1615453/ Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:16:00 -0400 Explores the Marianas Web meme as a cultural myth. Special appearance by Rudy Giuliani.

]]> 0 f22b39b7db429de93a7dddb698e750db https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1615451/ Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:15:50 -0400 Discusses the use of emotions in marketing and advertising, especially contemporary digital marketing, and how emotional manipulation will lead to a world full of love.

]]> 0 4448bbf7d13c93afc4981b5a14aeef41 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1615380/ Mon, 13 Aug 2018 17:30:29 -0400 Discusses the use of emotions in marketing and advertising, especially contemporary digital marketing, and how emotional manipulation will lead to a world full of love.

]]> 0 8f8a22ccc60fad1cd2ab93f4f39c04b0 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1615259/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 21:19:32 -0400 Explores the Marianas Web meme as a cultural myth. Special appearance by Rudy Giuliani.

]]> 0 20c78e069cdddd6cffccb89514fa20b5 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1615258/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 21:09:45 -0400 0 5f143daa0f18f83c6fa6700bfdd3fd9f https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1614464/ Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:11:00 -0400 0 923716440ace700c45adc8c714a248d1 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1614462/ Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:05:32 -0400 This chapter provides a field guide for other digital humanists who want to study the Dark Web. In order to focus the chapter, I emphasize my belief that, in order to study the cultures of Dark Web sites and users, the digital humanist must engage with these systems' technical infrastructures. I will provide specific reasons why I believe that…[Read more]

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