Quotes about "Social Media & Online Culture"

It seems like every few years a big name author will holler something about how evil, heinous, and morally wrong fan fiction and fan fiction writers are, and then the Internet gets all upset and shocked, and then the author is shocked that people could get so upset. ”

I'm very empathic to the construction of masculinity within our culture and how we build these identities up. ”

People are nervous about their kids, and they're worried about the disintegration of families and the type of media culture they're living in. ”

As you study vampire legend throughout history, it goes back to almost every culture. South Africa, Indonesia, crazy places have that legend and that idea of immortality. ”

I think the people that we hire in government should be just as diverse as the communities we represent. ”

Not as much as I used to, but I use the Internet for everything. I use it for information. Like if I'm planning a trip or something, I'll check out the place I'm going to. ”

Now most of 'Alice' isn't really a political social commentary, but I think a big message is here is that the culture we're involved in is fascinated with very quick fixes and instant gratification. ”

If you look at all the companies I've been involved with - Flickr, Etsy, Findery - communities are a significant part of them. Connecting people to each other, user-generated content, building interactions. That's what I've cared about most. ”

My favorite online communities are characterized by their incredible generosity. ”

The things I'm good at are building communities, participatory media, places where people contribute things of their own making. ”