Presentation given Feb. 28, 2004 at the Online Northwest conference, reviewing the potential use of blogs in bibliographic instruction.

The Internet is a network of networks. Understanding where and how these networks interconnect is important for the purpose of meaningfully investigating a wide range of critical Internet-related problems, such as the ...

Depression during adolescence is highly prevalent with as many as 20% experiencing a major depressive episode by the age of 18. Adolescent depression causes significant impairment across life areas including school ...

This article focuses on 4chan’s /b/ board, a—if not the—pillar of online trolling activity. In addition to chronicling the history of the site, as well as the emergence of the nebulous collective known as Anonymous, the ...

Since the mid-1990s, American Internet service providers (ISPs) have enjoyed immunity from liability for defamation under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. As Congress originally intended in 1996, Section 230 ...

This thesis looks at three different Japanese websites to examine how each spreads information about mizuko kuyō and how each provides online spaces for users in which they can share their own experiences with the ceremony. ...

As a result of society’s increasing dependence on the Internet, we observe a significant increase in Internet attacks and network management issues. However, the growing speed and volume of Internet traffic makes finding ...

This thesis examines the effects entertainment television can have on audiences beyond simply making them laugh, scream, or cry. In an era where the public has become increasingly untrustworthy of traditional broadcast ...

I argue that television entertainment writers, their cultural status, and rhetorical skills are critical to national discourse and media structures. Focusing on the 2007-8 writers strike, the project analyzes videos that ...