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YouTube Resources
Change to Thrive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUqy-LmqHLA
This short video explains why business leaders need to understand technological change.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media for Business
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm51OKTTWec
While this short video is primarily intended to be funny, its core message is appropriate and aligns with concepts in this chapter.
Who Owns Your Data?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuhny-BrFPw
The founder of OKCupid, Christian Rudder, discusses digital privacy and what the public should ask of social media sites.
Why Facebook Isn’t Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5puB_7Q2n74
Jaron Lanier explains the dark underside of apparently free social media sites.
Net Neutrality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbOEoRrHyU
John Oliver’s satirical news presentation has some sharp—and accurate—things to say about net neutrality in the United States.
Early Adopters in History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VekUJcbIhJg
This short, cute video surveys various technologies that have been overtaken by change, reminding us about early adopters and laggards.
How Big Is Google?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1422411861&x-yt-cl=84924572&v=-79uIRQiAFM
This video provides an overview of Google, which is integral to the Internet as we know it today.
Marshall McLuhan Interview, 1977
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqaRAmO3SCg
This short video shows an interview with McLuhan conducted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Marshall McLuhan and Peter Gzowski, 1977
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjjNMvQX25E
This video shows McLuhan discussing Canadian political figures and their media charisma.
The Two-Step Flow Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csGHExeP3uA
This clip provides a brisk walk through the theory with plenty of examples and connections.
Max McCombs on Agenda-Setting Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yFENr7ABcc
Scholar Em Griffin interviews Max McCombs, one of the theorists responsible for the agenda-setting theory.
TED Talks
Amy Adele Hasinoff, “How to practice safe sexting”
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_adele_hasinoff_how_to_practice_safe_sexting
Communications researcher Amy Adele Hasinoff argues that the foundation of safe sexting is consent, which should underpin privacy protection
Darieth Chisholm, “How revenge porn turns lives upside down”
Journalist Darieth Chisholm talks about her personal experience of “digital domestic violence” and the legal challenges around non-consensual sharing of explicit images
Andreas Ekström, “The moral bias behind your search results”
https://www.ted.com/talks/andreas_ekstrom_the_moral_bias_behind_your_search_results
Journalist Andreas Ekström explains the bias in how—contrary to many people’s belief—Google manipulates search results
Bettina Warburg, “How the blockchain will radically transform the economy”
https://www.ted.com/talks/bettina_warburg_how_the_blockchain_will_radically_transform_the_economy
Researcher Bettina Warburg clearly explains blockchain and its power to change the way humans interact economically
Douglas Rushkoff, “How to be ‘Team Human’ in the digital future”
https://www.ted.com/talks/douglas_rushkoff_how_to_be_team_human_in_the_digital_future
Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff offers a contrarian perspective to this chapter, pleading with listeners to reassert the value of the human in our digital future
Suzanne Simard, “How trees talk to each other“
https://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other
Ecologist Suzanne Simard reveals that trees communicate using hubs and networks—much like humans do!
Web Resources
Social Networks and Social Change
http://www.aglobalvillage.org/journal/issue4/networked/burton-hankin/
This blog post discusses an investigation of how people are using social networks in unexpected ways.
The Internet in Real Time
http://www.webpagefx.com/internet-real-time/
If you have ever wondered how big the Internet is, this page is an excellent way to wrap your mind around it.
Clay Shirky: Why I Asked My Students to Put Their Laptops Away
https://medium.com/@cshirky/why-i-just-asked-my-students-to-put-their-laptops-away-7f5f7c50f368
This is a provocative statement about digital distraction and learning.
Harold Adams Innis: The Bias of Communications and Monopolies of Power
http://www.media-studies.ca/articles/innis.htm
This site provides a detailed overview of Innis’s major concepts.
Teaching McLuhan: Understanding Understanding Media
http://www.enculturation.net/teaching-mcluhan
This is a scholarly article that discusses key ideas from Marshall McLuhan, based on the author’s teaching experiences—it sounds challenging, but it is an accessible paper.
Magic Bullet or Hypodermic Needle Theory of Communication
http://communicationtheory.org/magic-bullet-or-hypodermic-needle-theory-of-communication/
This page provides an introduction to the bullet, or hypodermic needle, theory of messages and audiences.
Social Learning Theory
http://psychology.about.com/od/developmentalpsychology/a/sociallearning.htm
This page provides an introduction to Albert Bandura’s work in psychology.
Cultivation Theory and Media Effects
http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/6486/Cultivation-Theory-and-Media-Effects.html
This page provides a developed discussion of Gerbner’s theory.