random stories from nowhere & everywhere
“Hello darkness, my old friend … I’ve come to talk with you again …”
We’re pleased to present our a cappella rendition of a beautiful yet haunting song from Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel), “The Sound of Silence”.
We sincerely hope you enjoy the fruit of our labour-love for singing.
the Edoens
#acappella #edoens #simon&garfunkel #soundofsilence #paulsimon
“Algorithms of Rage to Rhythms of Change: Notes on a Research Journey”
A Closing Keynote Speech at “Visions of Change” Conference
University of Calgary, 11 May 2022
by: Merlyna Lim, Canada Research Chair in Digital Media & Global Network Society & ALiGN Media Lab Director, Carleton University
Part I: “Algorithms of Rage” https://youtu.be/TLodwU5ZvrU – 5’59”
Part II: “The Rhythm of Us” https://youtu.be/8F1noEbb_d – 8’16”
Part III: “The AlgoRhythms of Rohingya and Hasan’s bicycle” https://youtu.be/E9RyM3TrYxM – 7’06”
Part IV: “Burning Bodies: The Offbeat that Binds Us” https://youtu.be/VChCQZ6Xyas – 7’56”
Part V: “Closing remarks: Rhythms of Change?” https://youtu.be/Uk-5U_fC4W8 – 2’29”
#rhythm #algorithm #change #pandemic #covid19 #coronavirus
Ten year ago, in 2012, I published “Clicks, Cabs, and Coffee Houses: Social Media and Oppositional Movements in Egypt, 2004–2011”, a writing that eventually became my most cited article (cited 880 times on 21/04/22). Honestly, I don’t think it was my best. The piece was personally historical, but not because it’s highly cited. It was the first of a series of articles I published around social media and the MENA uprisings, that attempted to challenge techno-centrism that dominated academic and media discourse at that moment. A move that wasn’t new for myself as I had started criticizing techno-determinism since I published for the first time ten year earlier, in 2002. The difference is, this time it was dramatically noticed by many. This moment of recognition, to a certain degree, shaped the latter trajectory of my career in academia.
Continue reading “Creating Amidst Sorrow & Pain”An article written based on my research and the interview with me.
“Social media algorithms feed emotions–the more a post is hated or loved the higher its score and its propensity to go viral. While that love-hate dichotomy may be great for business, it’s not so great for society. Read about it in Another Take: http://ow.ly/nzFy50IxA6v“
Friendship is one of the most precious things in life. A true friendship lasts a lifetime and real friends never grow apart.
True friends are those who are invited to look closely under the veneer of a seemingly smooth and tidy life, to feel the contour of your life’s cracks and crevasses, and accept its scruffy lines and raggedy edges. They’re part of your life. Through days and years, play and fears, laughter and tears.
Continue reading “FRIENDSHIP – YOu’ve Got a Friend in Me”Today, in a meeting of a certain association, I was asked about my research, as apparently my expertise doesn’t fit any of traditional clusters of that associated association.
So, here is my answer:
Continue reading “MY FIELD/RESEARCH: WHAT I DO”My discipline is called science, technology, and society studies (STS) and my research expertise lies between science/engineering and social science/humanities.
I research the complex interaction between technology and society.
Specifically, it’s an interdisciplinary intersection between sociology, urban studies, and media studies on one side and data science, information science, human-computer interaction on the other side.
Just published! If you’re interested in learning about the relationship between the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, conspiracy theories, social media affordances, and algorithms, then this article is for you.
Lim, M. (2022). #Coronaconspiracy: Algorithms, Users, and Conspiracy Theories in Social Media. M/C Journal, 25(1). https://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/2877
Check out some other articles in this special #Conspiracy issue. They’re interesting!
#socialmedia #algorithm #conspiracytheory #conspiracies #covid19
PRAYER for UKRAINE – Молитва за Україну / Molytva za Ukrayinu
Music & Lyrics by: Mykola Lysenko & Oleksandr Konysky
Performed by: The Edoens – Fani, Mer, Rino, Ben, Novel
May our collective desire for peace blossom forth and thrive in these difficult times.
May love prevail.
#StandwithUkraine #StandwithPeace #SlavaUkraini #SlaveUkraine #acappella #edoens
In my personal attempt to understand what was going on where I live, in Ottawa and Canada, I immersed myself in various online materials and made this map. #OttawaSiege #FreedomConvoy2022 #FreedomConvoyCanada
It’s also tweeted here https://twitter.com/merlyna/status/1497206600150441984
