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Category Archives: ::Cyber Culture::

We need gummy bear vitamin games

March 5, 2011by arcticpenguin 3 Comments

We need games that are like gummy bear vitamins. Games that you would play regardless of the beneficial effects. I’ve ranted about this a few times before (e.g., here and […]

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::Cyber Culture::, ::Games::

Send a virtual bear

December 18, 2010by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

United Airlines has this great campaign where they send a plush toy bear to children with cancer. You can choose to donate your money or your miles to send a pair of […]

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::Cyber Culture::, ::Social Media::

My professor requests money; turns out to be scam (an interesting case of nonverbal cues)

December 1, 2010by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

A couple hours ago, I received an email from my beloved professor Charles Nesson. It was from his Gmail account, saying that he was stuck in the U.K. and needed […]

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::Cyber Culture::

Why do people get married in virtual worlds?

November 20, 2010by arcticpenguin 3 Comments

“My boyfriend cheated on me,” A said. It sounded strange, coming from the lips of an 11-year old. “How do you know he cheated?” “I saw him with another girl.” “Maybe he […]

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::3D Virtual Worlds::, ::Cyber Culture::, ::Games::

Hating Louis Vuitton on Hulu

October 7, 2010by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I was absolutely horrified when a Louis Vuitton advertisement popped up while I was wathing some TV show on Hulu. Being somewhat of a snob, I disliked the idea of […]

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::Cyber Culture::

Parenting on Facebook: Communicating or Moderating?

August 16, 2010by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I don’t have children yet, so I don’t know about parenting, or what it means to be “Friends” with my children on Facebook. However, I have parents on Facebook and […]

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::Cyber Culture::, ::Social Media::

Questioning Facebook’s “Connected Profiles”: Is it laying groundwork for online dating?

May 2, 2010by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Anyone who has used Facebook recently will know that Facebook’s new “security” feature is extremely annoying. The Connected Profiles feature gives you the choice of connecting completely, or not at […]

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::Cyber Culture::

Arrested for Twtpoll! Man who did political survey through Twitter is charged with election law violation

April 30, 2010by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

A 43-year old man in South Korea was arrested by police on April 30 for alleged illegal election activity, Korean media sources report. (Being arrested in Korea does not mean […]

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::Cyber Culture::, politics & law

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YvetteWohn

D.Y. Wohn, Ph.D.

Dr. Wohn (she/her) is an associate professor at NJIT and director of the Social Interaction Lab (socialinteractionlab.com). Her research is in the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) where she studies the characteristics and consequences of social interactions in online environments such as livestreaming, esports, virtual worlds, and social media.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, and Yahoo, her main projects examine 1) content moderation, online harassment and the creation/maintenance of online safe spaces, 2) social exchange in digital economies & digital patronage (creator-supporter dynamics), and 3) news consumption via social media.

Blog Posts

  • art & architecture
  • being digital
    • ::3D Virtual Worlds::
    • ::Cyber Culture::
    • ::Gadgets/Services::
    • ::Games::
    • ::Mobile Culture::
    • ::Social Media::
  • daily doilies
  • fashion
  • fiction:surrealism
  • food
  • journalism
  • natural science
  • politics & law
2022 Talks

4/28: Sungkyunkwan Univ. (Seoul)
4/25: NCCU (Taipei- virtual)
5/13: Korea Media Management Association conference (Seoul)
5/18: LG Design College (Seoul)
5/23: Postech (Pohang- virtual)
5/26-30: ICA (Paris)
11/12-16: CSCW (Taipei- virtual)

Blog Posts

  • art & architecture
  • being digital
    • ::3D Virtual Worlds::
    • ::Cyber Culture::
    • ::Gadgets/Services::
    • ::Games::
    • ::Mobile Culture::
    • ::Social Media::
  • daily doilies
  • fashion
  • fiction:surrealism
  • food
  • journalism
  • natural science
  • politics & law

Most Recent Posts

  • Advising LG on a Metaverse Project
  • Discussing mental health on livestreams
  • College of Computing research award
  • Designing RM Gallery

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