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Sociology

Selected Works

2006

Internet

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Voson: A Web Services Approach For Facilitating Research Into Online Networks, Robert Ackland, Mathieu O'Neil, Russell Standish, Markus Buchhorn Jun 2006

Voson: A Web Services Approach For Facilitating Research Into Online Networks, Robert Ackland, Mathieu O'Neil, Russell Standish, Markus Buchhorn

Mathieu O'Neil

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The Blogosphere And The New Pamphleteers, Donald J. Kochan Dec 2005

The Blogosphere And The New Pamphleteers, Donald J. Kochan

Donald J. Kochan

The future of the free dissemination of information lies in the blog, some may say. The internet has entirely transformed how we receive and consume information. It’s the newest incarnation of information dissemination. From the insights of Alexis de Tocqueville, “Feelings and opinions are recruited, the heart is enlarged, and the human mind is developed only by the reciprocal influence of men upon one another.” Bloggers are a powerful force in the distribution of information and ideas and the creation of communities of conversation. Throughout history, the dissemination of information, news, opinions, and ideas has continuously transformed. In the 18th …