Editing Online Communities (UW COM481 Spring 2024) (section)

===April 9 (Tuesday): Commitment II, Twitter/X, Mastodon, and Bluesky ===
'''Lectures:'''  (watch ''before'' class)

* [https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=f09b7180-94b2-4acc-9926-b1460160b01b Commitment 2 (Part 1/3): Group Size] [24m24s] 
* [https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=0942088c-bbb5-4ede-9719-b14601602f80 Commitment 2 (Part 2/3): Lock-in and more on need-based] [17m40s]
* [https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=dcfac86d-5dc2-49fa-b41f-b146016059fd Commitment 2 (Part 3/3): Trade-offs between engagement and commitment] [7m41s]
* [https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=ea0bf974-6548-4486-8510-b14700213b65 Class Preview -- Watch AFTER video lectures] [12m12s]

'''Resources:'''

* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/118796607/download?download_frd=1 Reading Note #4] (Requires Canvas access)
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/118796628/download?download_frd=1 Class Preview Slides] (Requires Canvas access)
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/117852031/download?download_frd=1 Lecture Slides] (Requires Canvas access)
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/119049391/download?download_frd=1 Class Slides] (Requires Canvas access)
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/119118357/download?download_frd=1 Case Boards] (Requires Canvas access)
* [https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=49191c97-e5cf-49d4-9156-b14d0120daae Class Video Recording] (Requires Canvas access)


'''Required Readings:'''

* [[#Component 1: The Theory and Practice of Online Communities|BSOC]], Chapter 3, pg 77-112 (Sections 1 - 3)
* [Case] Romano, Aja. 2018. “[https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/22/17146776/delete-facebook-how-to-quit-difficult How Facebook Made It Impossible to Delete Facebook].” Vox. March 22, 2018.
* [Case] Feiner, Lauren. 2021. "[https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/19/facebook-expands-the-types-of-data-users-can-transfer-to-other-services.html Facebook Expands the Types of Data Users Can Transfer to Other Services]." CNBC. April 19, 2021.
* [Case] Choudary, Sangeet Paul. 2014. “[https://www.wired.com/insights/2014/03/reverse-network-effects-todays-social-networks-can-fail-grow-larger/ Reverse Network Effects: Why Today’s Social Networks Can Fail as They Grow Larger].” Wired, March 13, 2014.
* [Case] Peters, Jay. 2022. "[https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23512113/twitter-blocking-mastodon-links-elon-musk-elonjet Twitter is blocking links to Mastodon]" The Verge. December 15, 2022.
* [Case] Ingram, David. 2024 "[https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/fewer-people-using-elon-musks-x-struggles-keep-users-rcna144115 Fewer people using Elon Musk's X as it struggles to keep users]" MSNBC March 22, 2024.

'''Optional Readings:'''

*  [[#Component 1: The Theory and Practice of Online Communities|BSOC]], Chapter 3, pg 112-115 (Section 4)
* [Case] Ravenscraft, Eric. 2020. "[https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-spot-avoid-dark-patterns/ How to Spot--and Avoid--Dark Patterns on the Web]" Wired. July 29, 2020.
*  [https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-tried-replacing-twitter-with-bluesky-threads-and-mastodon-heres-what-i-found/ Comparison of Bluesky, Threads and Mastodon]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit,_Voice,_and_Loyalty Exit, Voice, and Loyalty] -- Wikipedia article about the book by Albert O Hirschman