Essays about: "filter bubbles"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 essays containing the words filter bubbles.

  1. 16. Individualizing Without Excluding: Ethical And Technical Challenges : Filter Bubbles and their Effects on Society

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Anna Normark; Rebecca Oskarsson; [2018]
    Keywords : filter bubble; echo chamber; individualization; personalization; machine learning; logistic regression;

    Abstract : In December 2009 Google had a press release, in which they stated that they would start individualize their users' search results. This is the year individualization began, according to Eli Pariser, who also coined the expression filter bubble. READ MORE

  3. 17. Inside the echo chamber : A qualitative study on anti-immigration internet media, political polarization and social trust in a fragmented digital landscape

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Britta Söderberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Anti-immigration media; alternative media; social media; filter bubbles; algorithms; media critique; polarization; fragmentation; balkanization; social trust;

    Abstract : “Filter bubble” became one of the most topical words of 2016 and it was even included in the Swedish Language Council's list of new Swedish words that was presented at the end of the year. Referring to algorithmically adapted media bubbles, this phenomenon has particularly been discussed in relation to the UK Brexit referendum and the US election as scholars and journalist argue that the phenomenon, in combination with a fragmented media usage, contribute to a political polarization where each side of the political spectrum is encapsulated in “echo chambers” where opinions and beliefs are repeated like an echo rather than contested and challenged. READ MORE

  4. 18. Designing a Voice Controlled Interface For Radio : Guidelines for The First Generation of Voice Controlled Public Radio

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Anna Päärni; [2017]
    Keywords : UX; radio; voice-control; SR; interaction; public service; ID; voice; audio; IPA; Alexa;

    Abstract : From being a fictional element in sci-fi, voice control has become a reality, with inventions such as Apple's Siri, and interactive voice response (IVR) when calling your doctor's office. The combination of radio’s strength as a hands-free medium, public radio’s mission to reach across all platforms and the rise of voice makes up a relevant intersection; voice controlled public radio in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 19. User perspectives on filter bubbles

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Måns Mårtensson; [2017]
    Keywords : Filter bubble; filterbubble; uses and gratifications; navigation experience; digital news consumption;

    Abstract : This study derives from a located a gap in the methodological coverage and ways inwhich filter bubbles previously have been problematised. It is structured to through auser perspective to find ways in which users navigation and experience is influencedby personalised consumption. READ MORE

  6. 20. Caring is sharing: The effects of news consumption via selfcurated Facebook feeds

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Jonas Hedenquist; Magnus von Goës Karlström; [2016-02-04]
    Keywords : Facebook; social media; self-curated feeds; echo chambers; filter bubbles; gatekeeping; comparisons of media coverage; source validation; source; criticism; source contro; gatewatching; experiment; quantitive study; survey; ideological separation;

    Abstract : The purpose of our study was to research people’s media habits when it comes to news consumption through social media, Facebook in particular, and to try to ascertain if our theory that people today are lacking in source criticism skills has any basis in reality. Our theory is that social media users who rely solely or primarily on Facebook for news consumption are less likely to compare media coverage between outlets and channels, and validate sources, than consumers of traditional media. READ MORE