Karen Louise Smith

A great day with #opendata colleagues at #GOOD25 in Niagara Falls today www.go-opendata.ca/good25

For decades, we've been told that technology opens doors—but what if, in practice, #access doesn’t mean #equity? What if, as Dr. Roderic N. Crooks argues, “you can't get there from here”? 🤔 Episode 139 #nosuchthingpod @ucirvine.bsky.social @clalliance.bsky.social shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

Putting this on my list to listen to soon!

Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.

Have an Amazon Echo? Everything you say to it will be going to Amazon and used to bolster its new generative AI version of Alexa.

By @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/everyt...

And now for something different: @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview with @sarahstang.bsky.social of @brocku.bsky.social about Monstrosity in Games and Play @amsterdamupress.bsky.social #gamestudies #monstertheory

newbooksnetwork.com/monstrosity-...

From Teen Vogue: "AI features are at the forefront of every major tech service, almost a forced opt-in for children and adults alike."

🚨 Job alert reminder! This games studies job posting with the fine folks in the Digital Humanities Department at Brock is open until March 7, 2025 at 12:01 am. 🚨

I'm late to repost this one, but I'm happy to see that @brocku.ca's very FIRST Bluesky post features my colleague @marschm.bsky.social's research on lava rocks from the Mars’ Jezero Crater.

Voted early in the Ontario election today. No line ups for me at the advanced polling station in St. Catharines voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...

For those with an interest in the history of critical communication research, The University of Westminster Press has just published Vincent Mosco's memoir (available through open access here: bit.ly/3CFBgJy)

Digital Regulation in the Public Interest an interdisciplinary virtual symposium Thursday, March 20, 2025 10 a.m to 5 p.m. online (login details shared upon registration)This series is intended to showcase the variety of research and activity...

CFP for the second annual Digital Regulation in the Public Interest Symposium at Brock University / online. Very accommodating for remote presenters. Abstracts due by Jan 24th brocku.ca/social-scien...

St. Catharines / Niagara is getting 2 CBC journalists this summer. It's related to spending $100 million annually from Google and staffing journalists in underserved communities in Canada following Bill C-18 the Online News Act.

East coaster sinks to new lows after being forcibly relocated to Ontario.

I find the beginning helpful to illustrate technological determinism, haven't used the full video

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English 'Green' tech can’t save us from climate change | All Hail The Planet

Here is one option for a climate 'solutions' spin for a technological determinism conversation www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zN2...

"This contest offers a chance to explore and reimagine the creative treasures entering the public domain...Participants are encouraged to use materials from the Internet Archive’s collections to craft unique films that breathe new life into these cultural gems." bit.ly/3VBoiCX

Access Rainbow: band 1 carriage facilities, band 2 devices, band 3 software tools, band 4 content/services, band 5 service/access provision, band 6 literacy/social facilitation, band 7 governance

The 20th anniversary edition of the Journal of Community Informatics is out. I have a co-authored piece with Shade and Clement titled "Revisiting the Access Rainbow" openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/Jo...

That makes sense! I'm definitely interested in the idea that scholars have successfully bridged across The Conversation and Medium.

Lab Member Timeline

Do you know of any #dataviz examples that show lab membership over time? I was discussing with @jhangiani.bsky.social and colleagues as an #open scholarship practice and would like to add to my set of examples e.g., research.fredhutch.org/emerman/en/l... and kingsley.stanford.edu/lab_members....

It sounds like Medium is the platform, or it is used like the content management system, for The Conversation? I'd love to learn more about this
@cassiemc.bsky.social
@brittanyjezouit.bsky.social

Privacy Badger has arrived on Bluesky!

Tagging @meluka01.bsky.social too, so they can let you know if they want to be listed in the Canadian Comms starter pack

Hi Christine, I'm tagging @tsheph.bsky.social @gregorytaylor.bsky.social @enda-b.bsky.social and @jessalynn-keller.bsky.social so they can let you know if they want to be part of the Canadian Comms starter pack

I have started to compile a starter pack of open educators. Please feel free to recommend and self-nominate as I update this periodically.

#OER #OEP #OpenPedagogy #OpenEducation

go.bsky.app/TZKppcn

Self-nominating to be added to one of your starter packs. Thanks in advance Rajiv

Here is my starter #library and #librarian people list. Let me know if you’d like to be added! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Bluesky Starter Packs - Bluesky Directory Browse a list of Bluesky Starter Packs. Discover and connect with your community on Bluesky

Search for starter packs here blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

A good introductory thread for newbies like me who joined Bluesky over the past few days

I joined Bluesky a couple of days ago as part of the deluge. I would be happy to be added to any #surveillance studies starter packs where you have space.

Radical Open Access in the Social Sciences Paralleling my threads on Twitter and BlueSky, I am going to start sharing more details of some quality, Open Access (OA) journals in the social sciences, who won't sell your stuff to AI companies, an...

#academicsky, I am going to start sharing more details of some quality, #openaccess journals in the social sciences, who won't sell your stuff to AI companies, and also don't charge you fees. Please DM me or reply with *genuine* examples. An ongoing thread and blog: ubisurv.net/2024/09/04/r.... 1/n