Lurker

Frankenstein vs. Beowulf Oxford dictionary defines monster as, “Originally: a mythical creature which is part animal and part human, or combines elements of two or more animal forms, and is frequently of great size and ferocious appearance. Later, more generally: any imaginary creature that is large, ugly, and frightening. (Oxford English Dictionary)” This definition is basic in nature. What must be added is whether it is nature that makes the monster what it is or is it nurture that makes it

worldwide Facebook obsession makes anyone without an account feel left out and alone. However, when used properly The New Yorker reports a new study that proves “active users get positive brain stimuli when engaging with the Facebook platform, while lurkers tend to feel increases in loneliness and dissatisfaction” (Hu). So yes, it appears Facebook may play a small role in loneliness, however, the author does not explicitly state that Facebook is the only culprit. He is eager to recite

Read-only participants: a case for student communication in online classes L. Nagela*, A.S. Blignautb and J.C. Cronje´ c aUniversity of Pretoria, South Africa; bNorth-West University, South Africa; cCape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa (Received 5 April 2007; final version received 25 May 2007) The establishment of an online community is widely held as the most important prerequisite for successful course completion and depends on an interaction between a peer group and a

access to their website without supplying one’s identity by generating a profile. Privacy becomes a big issue with social media because one’s pictures, comments, videos, location, and profile are no longer private once they are published online. Lurkers can simply google one’s name and easily find pictures along with identifiable information. Government employees are warned against posting personally identifiable information, such as birthdays, address, profession, location and place of birth due

Introduction Discourse features of mental health community have been studied by many scholars. As Morrow (2006) described, there are numerous studies of doctor/patient interaction and of the interaction between other health care professionals and their clients. The research of online community that has gained increased attention by public media and health experts (Wolf et al, 2013) appeared, and there was also critical discourse analysis on the pro-anorexia movement (Knapton, 2013). From these researches

Recently, several scholars have begun to explore the ways in which we communicate about death and grief online, focusing on blogs and social media sites (DeGroot & Carmack, 2012, 2013), online grief forums (Hastings, Hoover, & As evidenced by the dates of these articles, communication research exploring the intersections of death or grief and computer-mediated communication is a recent phenomenon. The newness of this line of research presents its own challenges, especially regarding the ethics of

The world of digital marketing constantly changes and evolves. In an effort to stay ahead of competitors, every marketer tries to predict the future of the industry. For this reason, as 2015 draws to a close, we’ve decided to discuss the future of SEO and content – one of its thorniest problems. This time we invited to our webinar a talented web strategist – Andy Crestodina, who has more than 15 years of experience in design and web marketing. Andy is the cofounder of Orbit Media, as well as an

Singng in The Rain, co-directed by star Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, is based in the late 1920s telling the story of the period in film history during the transition to sound movies. The main character, Don Lockwood, tells his story in his search for fame with his best friend, Cosmo Brown. In finding fame, popularity and fortune, Don literally has it all, except for a wife or girlfriend. Until on day, upon escaping his many female fans, he jumps into, Kathy Selden’s car, where she thinks he is a

There was this flower in my mother’s garden when I was growing up that only ever bloomed once a year at night. It happened so slowly, unfolding with careful movements underneath the moon. It was a quiet moment in this time. A quiet moment with hushed breathing and noiseless movements in the dark. My mother would watch me from the window, soap finding its way up her pinched arms as the water ran and supper was washed down the drain. My father would sit on the steps, making sure that nothing that happened

Almost every genre of film to date has been designed and developed to make an audience feel satisfied or sexed up and in love or delighted or inspired or rushed with adrenaline. Horror, on the other hand, was the first genre that preyed on the audience’s deepest fears and utilized them to provide cinema with nightmare flair. And everybody loved it. The idea of this essay is to address the nightmarish absurdity that horror is so well known for. I will consider the development of the genre, as well