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Reading in the Age of Constant Distraction
Twenty-five years ago, Sven Birkerts published “The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age.” Have his fears and projections come to pass? Source: Reading in the Age of Constant Distraction
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How Social Media Endangers Knowledge | WIRED
Social networks train us to focus on images and emotions, sapping the quest for knowledge. Social networks, though, have since colonized the web for television’s values. From Facebook to Instagram, the medium refocuses our attention on videos and images, rewarding emotional appeals—‘like’ buttons—over rational ones. Instead of a quest for knowledge, it engages us in…
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The Radical Reference Librarians Who Use Info to Challenge Authority – Atlas Obscura
An unshushable social movement is afoot. Source: The Radical Reference Librarians Who Use Info to Challenge Authority – Atlas Obscura
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Help Save Internet Fairness | American Libraries Magazine
The Federal Communications Commission has published its proposal to undo the 2015 net neutrality rules, which means the public is once again able to comment. Source: Help Save Internet Fairness | American Libraries Magazine
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Don’t get fooled again by bogus links, bots and pure bunk. Here’s how. – The Washington Post
“With the proliferation of hoaxes, conspiracy theories, doctored photos and lies that look like news, it’s inevitable: We’re all chumps sometimes.For those who are tired of it, along comes the first International Fact-Checking Day — which arrived, appropriately, on Sunday, just after April Fools’ Day.Think of it as a global counterpunch on behalf of truth.”…
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How technology has transformed how we connect-and reject-in the digital age |
“Roughly 40 million Americans are looking for love on the Internet. In relative terms, that’s equivalent to the entire population of Poland, scrolling through the human market, perusing row upon row of humans, and swiping left or right.” Source: How technology has transformed how we connect-and reject-in the digital age |
