Tressie (McMillan) Cottom on Democratizing Ideologies and Inequality Regimes in Digital Domains

How are inequality regimes challenged, or sometimes perpetuated, in online environments? In this talk Tressie McMillan Cottom -- blogger, PhD candidate in the Sociology Department at Emory University, and PhD Intern at the Microsoft Research Network’s Social Media Collective -- discusses inequality in online learning, based on qualitative research with students taking courses online at for-profit institutions.

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From: The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

Related topics : microsoft social media collective / phd social media online

It's Harder Than It Looks: What Musicians Can Teach Us About Engaging Markets

FutureM 2013 session with Nancy Baym

Social Media seems to be a marketers dream with so many ways to reach and listen to current and potential customers. In the music industry, "connect with audiences" has become a catch phrase. But when you look closely at what musicians and music marketers have to do to connect with audiences, you realize it takes a lot more than showing up. Show up for this session to see the difficult and sometimes dark parts musicians face in building and maintaining...

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From: FutureMBoston

Related topics : social media for market research / social media marketing for musicians