Big Data and the Rhetoric of Information
Public Good Definition is Weird.

Public Good Definition is Weird.

So, I want to first mention that it appears that we are using the term “public good” VERY loosely. I...

Pure Barre for Public Good?

For this assignment, I chose to look at the company Pure Barre, which is an established company that continues to...

Open Data/Public Good Video and Blog Post for Monday 4/25

Open Data/Public Good Video and Blog Post for Monday 4/25

For Monday’s class, please watch the video below and be prepared to discuss: Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy9wQyxdZ2I Research a company (either non-profit or...

Commodification and Power in Politics

Commodification and Power in Politics

Its hard to say what type of data is the most valuable when all data is valuable in some way...

EC Post: Classification and Secrecy.. and Algorithms?

Introduction: So this lecture was primarily on secrecy and classification. The speaker was Hugh Gusterson, who has a legit resume,...

Open Data/Public Good Video For Wednesday 4/19

Open Data/Public Good Video For Wednesday 4/19

Here is the video for tomorrow’s class. Please be prepared come prepared to discuss it. Monday’s blog post and reading...

Social Network Analysis Project: Sarah I., Rajan, Ellen & Lisa

Social Network Analysis Project: Communication in the Midst of Terror We selected this topic because unfortunately terrorist attacks have become...

Social Network Analysis: #NotTodaySatan

Group Members: Kayla Akers, Margaret Mainguy, Katie Hart, Alexandra Goodfred       2. Through our Social Network Analysis, we...

Social Network Analysis Project Post

Social Network Analysis Project Post

     For our Social Network Analysis project, we decided to use the Twitter hashtag, #saferthanatrumprally. This hashtag was trending...

Social Network Analysis: Julie, Matt, and Charles

As tension over the recently passed North Carolina House Bill 2 comes to a boil, our group thought it relevant...