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They thought advertising would make the internet free
KEVIN DRISCOLL / UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

November 7, 2022 Kevin Driscoll / University of Virginia 4 comments

Kevin Driscoll explores the internet that might-have-been through the history of Juno’s ad-supported email service.

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The Cuteness of Tunneling Media 
Juan Llamas-Rodriguez / University of Texas at Dallas

October 30, 2017 Juan Llamas-Rodriguez / University of Texas at Dallas One comment

Juan Llamas-Rodriguez considers how the use of cuteness to market VPN privacy and security services illustrates the ideological negotiations with which these user-friendly services must engage.

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Tumblr’s GIF Economy: The Promotional Function of Industrially Gifted Gifsets
Lesley Willard / University of Texas at Austin

July 27, 2016 Lesley Willard / University of Texas at Austin 4 comments

Lesley Willard examines the industrial logics and consequences of the television industry’s creation and distribution of GIFS on Tumblr, as well as the potential implications for fandom’s gift economy.

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The Problem of Morality in Media Policy

April 25, 2005 Thomas Streeter / University of Vermont 22 comments

by: Thomas Streeter / University of Vermont
Beyond Janet Jackson’s breast: an investigation of how to rethink the moral discourse of media reform.

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