Dear Internet, Please Stop Treating Real People Like Fictional Characters | Rachel Hall
Consider this an open letter to the Internet, or at least to the fan communities, or “fandoms,” that seem to have found a home...
The Millennium Map Experience | Celia Landesberg
In today’s society, millennials often take many of the tools around them for granted. The various digital networks and technological tools that the millennial...
The Male Domain: Exclusion of Women in Video Games | Kayleigh Connor
My fingers fly over my keyboard as I punch out the motions of virtual battle. Stab to the left, the right, fireball, heal, crack...
Internet Profiles: The Identities the Web Has Created For Us | Angela Polinsky
“We’re at the start of a revolution in the ways marketers and media intrude in – and shape – our lives.” (Turow 1-2). This...
Al-Qaeda’s Media Strategy (An Excerpt) | Rebecca Earnhardt
Digital America is publishing an excerpt of Rebecca’s essay “Al-Qaeda’s Media Strategy.” The entire essay can be found as a .pdf link at the...
Gaming the University of Richmond
Games of all shapes and sizes have been integral parts of society for team building, strategizing, collaborating and entertaining purposes. Students in Professor Bezio’s...
Designing Cities of the Future
Today’s cities are becoming increasingly dense as people choose to live more urban lives, which affects sustainability efforts put in place to protect the...
Unplugged: A 24-hour Media Fast
Instant access to friends, family, and information is part of the fabric of 21st century American life. Our devices are part of our extended...
Branding Digital America | featuring Sarah King
After about a half dozen false starts getting the branding in place, our marketing intern, Erin Smith, brought us Sarah King. Sarah not only...
Fashion Blogging and Webcam Media | Leslie Bloomfield
Fashion is broadcasted to us through one-to-many platforms that construct visual environments around lifestyles that sell personal identities and prescribed values using clothing as...