I’m trying to familiarize myself with the world of STS journals. Information, Communication & Society 11:1 is out, with a few articles that seem interesting:
In “Software defaults as de facto regulation”, Rajiv Shah and Christian Sandvig argue that software defaults may be seen as imposing something like the rule of law upon non-technical users who lack the sophistication to change them. Security and privacy experts must therefore recognize the ineffectiveness of recommendations that target the end-user.
In “Effects of Internet use and social resources on changes in depression”, Bessière et al. study how various types of Internet use affect depression sufferers. The not-too-surprising results: using the Internet for communicating with loved ones is more likely to improve your depression than using it for solitary web surfing.
David Beer looks at the personal MP3 player and its transformative effects on personal and social music experiences in “The iconic interface and the veneer of simplicity”.
Unfortunately, I can't get at any of these through my soon-to-expire university library proxy. Your mileage may vary. Beer’s article in particular, I think, may have me hoofing it down to D.H. Hill for the dead tree version.
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