Monthly Archives: October 2010
Cyber Activism
I quite enjoy reading Rohlinger and Brown’s article. Their qualitative inquiry on Internet as a effective tool to promote intermediary forms of activism is very productive. Some of the points they made speak right to my heart, as I always … Continue reading
Media Dairy 7
I got up at around 10 o’clock. Performed my daily routines (Having breakfast, checking e-mails). Then I surfed the web to find some related resources for a course presentation. Every time i use Google, every time I am impressed by … Continue reading
Does political comedy increase political knowledge
I never watched The Daily Show before, because I am not a big fan of US politics. i guess I am a typical “less politically interested viewer” as Xeno and Becker described. I selected The Daily Show aired on October … Continue reading
Media Dairy 6
Today was quite an ordinary day for me. Since there is no class on Friday, I didn’t even step out of my apartment. Got up at 9:45. Had some muffins and milk for breakfast. Then suddenly remembered i promised my … Continue reading
Media Dairy 5
Today I woke up by alarm clock at 9:30. Because I didn’t do anything yesterday, I decided to make full use of my time to study. I had some coffee and cupcakes for breakfast. Then I turned on my laptop … Continue reading
Media Dairy 4
Today I got up at 11:30 . I didn’t feel so well probably because it was too cold last night. I had some porridge for lunch while watching an episode of Big Bang Theory on ShuangTV (Of course, I checked … Continue reading
Media Dairy 3
Today I woke up around 9:30, while I was still in bed, i used my cellphone to call my best friend in China (there is a 12-hour time difference, so it’s 9:30 pm in China). I used to call her … Continue reading
Media Diary 2
I didn’t have class until noon, so i spoiled myself to sleep until 11:30. The first thing I did in the “morning” was opening my laptop and submitting my proposal in Sakai which I forgot to do yesterday. I also … Continue reading
Media Diary: Day 1
I got up at 9 o’clock. Check my mobile phone for the time. Normally I would turn on my laptop the moment I get out of bed, but this morning I planned to go to the library, so I decided … Continue reading
Does online shopping make people more trusting
All of my respondents are grad students here at UF, one is my roommate (Referred to as Respondent 1), one is my boyfriend (Respondent 2) and the last one is a very good friend of mine (Respondent 3). They have … Continue reading