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Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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How the Internet Changed the Way We Read

How the Internet Changed the Way We Read | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Welcome to the age of hyper-information. We're not reading less, but...

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Rent a Chicken - and Other Things You Might Not Want to Buy Thanks to Our "Sharing Economy"

Rent a Chicken - and Other Things You Might Not Want to Buy Thanks to Our "Sharing Economy" | Communications Major | Scoop.it

In the new “sharing economy,” you can take most anything for a spin before buying. Chicken-raising, for example.

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Is the Web Driving Us Mad?

Is the Web Driving Us Mad? | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Tweets, texts, emails, posts. New research says the Internet can make us lonely and depressed—and may even create more extreme forms of mental illness.

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VIDEO: Prophetic 1995 Student Internet PSA

This Public Service Announcement (PSA) was produced in 1995 by the 5th grade students at Ray Bjork school in Helena, Montana. The kids predict that by the time they are in college (circa 2003) "the Internet will be our telephone, television, shopping center, and workplace." They even got the stuff about the cats right!

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Normcore: Fashion for Those Who Realize They’re One in 7 Billion

Normcore: Fashion for Those Who Realize They’re One in 7 Billion | Communications Major | Scoop.it

The Internet and globalization have challenged the myth of individuality (we are all one in 7 billion), while making connecting with others easier than ever. Normcore is a blank slate and open mind—it’s a look designed to play well with others. 


One fashion magazine has gone so far as to use Google street view maps to zoom in on ordinary-looking citizens in a bland middle-America communities to define this look.


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Space Tourism Is Here! Wealthy Adventurers Wanted

Space Tourism Is Here! Wealthy Adventurers Wanted | Communications Major | Scoop.it

No, it’s not science fiction: for those who have run out of places to go, companies are competing to take amateur astronauts into the heights, and beyond.

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98% of Americans Distrust the Internet

98% of Americans Distrust the Internet | Communications Major | Scoop.it

"Never believe what you read on the Internet" has become a household phrase.

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