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Data2know.Com Data INTERNET & ONLINE INTELLIGENCE Information Knowledge
data2know.com Data INTERNET & ONLINE INTELLIGENCE Information Knowledge Volume 1, Issue 1 Summer 2000 Introductions Are in Order In This Issue Welcome p.1 ata2Know is brought to you by member that Internet sites change Introductions p.1 Hetherington Information Ser- often and unpredictably. vices LLC. You are encouraged to pass this Hetherington Saves D Client $10,000 p.2 Cynthia Hetherington, MLS, is newsletter around to your friends president of Hetherington Informa- and colleagues. You can copy it, or Should You Beware of tion Services LLC (HIS, LLC). Ms call Data2Know for another copy. Flesh-Eating Bananas? p.2 Hetherington has been working with However, copyright law prevents Industry Undercover p.3 private investigators and law en- your posting any of the articles on forcement professionals since 1993. your Web site or using them in your New to the Net p.4 Using her traditional training in li- own newsletter. Please call A data2know publication brary science, combined with over 15 Data2Know if you need more infor- years of computer experience, she mation about this policy. r has found a niche in the investigative Welcome to industry assisting members of the Meet Cynthia— Data2Know trade in online and Internet research. Since 1998, she has been lecturing to Upcoming Conferences elcome to the premier State and National private investiga- Cynthia Hetherington speaks at con- issue of Data2Know, the tion and police associations about ferences and seminars on the topics WInternet & Online Intel- online research. She is also an active of competitive intelligence, business ligence Newsletter. We have contributor to continuing education research, investigator resources, In- taken the best minds in the in- programs, and conducts all-day semi- ternet tracking and more. -
Persuasion in Politics: a Textbook
Partington-fronte 20-06-2006 13:47 Pagina 1 LINGUE DI OGGI Alan Partington PERSUASION IN POLITICS A TEXTBOOK Contents Foreword and acknowledgments 9 1. Evaluation: what’s good and what’s bad 11 2. Ways of persuading 27 3. The rhetoric of liberty, freedom, emancipation 41 4. Metaphors and company: the subtle persuaders 57 5. Questions and responses 77 6. Humour, irony and satire in politics 91 7. Revision exercise: The Blame Game 105 8. Conclusion 115 Appendix 117 Glossary 125 References 131 5 Foreword and acknowledgments How language is used in politics is a common topic of public debate. Some politicians are accused of misusing language and are derided in conse- quence as shallow and inept. Others, in contrast, are accused of using it all too well, of being too clever by half, with the consequent insinuation that they are skilful and dangerous manipulators of the mind. But to what degree do those doing the accusing – principally the press – use the same techniques or are guilty of the same transgressions? In this work we look at numerous examples of how politicians use the mechanisms that the language provides to practice the oldest of democratic arts, the art of persuasion. At the same time, by analysing these mechan- isms, we can hopefully learn how, when necessary, to resist their power. Many of the texts and examples to be found in this volume were taken from the Web. The following sites contain much interesting material: • http://www.bbc.co.uk/ (for TV and radio) and http://news.bbc.co.uk/ (for news) - Probably the richest sites for political information on the Web. -
Towards Understanding the Information Ecosystem Through the Lens of Multiple Web Communities Arxiv:1911.10517V1 [Cs.SI] 24
Towards Understanding the Information Ecosystem Through the Lens of Multiple Web Communities Savvas Zannettou A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Cyprus University of Technology. arXiv:1911.10517v1 [cs.SI] 24 Nov 2019 Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics Cyprus University of Technology November 26, 2019 Abstract The Web consists of numerous Web communities, news sources, and services, which are often ex- ploited by various entities for the dissemination of false or otherwise malevolent information. Yet, we lack tools and techniques to effectively track the propagation of information across the multiple diverse communities, and to capture and model the interplay and influence between them. Further- more, we lack a basic understanding of what the role and impact of some emerging communities and services on the Web information ecosystem are, and how such communities are exploited by bad actors (e.g., state-sponsored trolls) that spread false and weaponized information. In this thesis, we shed some light on the complexity and diversity of the information ecosystem on the Web by presenting a typology that includes the various types of false information, the involved actors as well as their possible motives. Then, we follow a data-driven cross-platform quantitative approach to analyze billions of posts from Twitter, Reddit, 4chan’s Politically Incorrect board (/pol/), and Gab, to shed light on: 1) how news and image-based memes travel from one Web community to another and how we can model and quantify the influence between the various Web communities; 2) characterizing the role of emerging Web communities and services on the information ecosystem, by studying Gab and two popular Web archiving services, namely the Wayback Machine and archive.is; and 3) how popular Web communities are exploited by state-sponsored actors for the purpose of spreading disinformation and sowing public discord. -
Teaching, Curriculum and Learning
Teaching, Curriculum, and Learning Julie Sutherland Chapter Overview Core Topics and Sample Writers: Texts and Contexts 2 Books and Articles on Teaching Seventeenth-Century Literature 6 The Internet 7 Films 9 Final Words 10 Even though a vast majority of university students have reached higher edu- cation with at least some exposure to Shakespeare, instructors often find it a challenge to encourage their students to connect with what they deem his archaic language and equally antiquated themes. Instructors may also find that students have less exposure than they had anticipated and that in fact what they had thought would be familiar, possibly even child’s play, turns out to be very new and very daunting. When students encounter seventeenth- century literature by writers other than Shakespeare, instructors will find undergraduates are one further step removed from any level of familiarity, interest, or enthusiasm. However, once students begin to understand the con- text of the pieces, including the glittering court-culture, blood-soaked vio- lence, and disease-ridden cities this literature often describes, and once they find themselves relating to the original spectators’ and readers’ frequent lust for vice, spectacle, and titillation (as well as to the equally frequent sense of sin and desire for redemption and elevation), twenty-first century minds begin to appreciate the literature’s recurring themes and puzzling language. Fortunately, a wealth of tools can help instructors of seventeenth-century literature build and sustain student interest. These include numerous digital resources, dozens of films, and myriad paper publications. A sampling of all 1 these resources will be provided below. -
PERSUASION in POLITICS a TEXTBOOK Contents
Partington-fronte 20-06-2006 13:47 Pagina 1 LINGUE DI OGGI Alan Partington PERSUASION IN POLITICS A TEXTBOOK Contents Foreword and acknowledgments 9 1. Evaluation: what’s good and what’s bad 11 2. Ways of persuading 27 3. The rhetoric of liberty, freedom, emancipation 41 4. Metaphors and company: the subtle persuaders 57 5. Questions and responses 77 6. Humour, irony and satire in politics 91 7. Revision exercise: The Blame Game 105 8. Conclusion 115 Appendix 117 Glossary 125 References 131 5 Foreword and acknowledgments How language is used in politics is a common topic of public debate. Some politicians are accused of misusing language and are derided in conse- quence as shallow and inept. Others, in contrast, are accused of using it all too well, of being too clever by half, with the consequent insinuation that they are skilful and dangerous manipulators of the mind. But to what degree do those doing the accusing – principally the press – use the same techniques or are guilty of the same transgressions? In this work we look at numerous examples of how politicians use the mechanisms that the language provides to practice the oldest of democratic arts, the art of persuasion. At the same time, by analysing these mechan- isms, we can hopefully learn how, when necessary, to resist their power. Many of the texts and examples to be found in this volume were taken from the Web. The following sites contain much interesting material: • http://www.bbc.co.uk/ (for TV and radio) and http://news.bbc.co.uk/ (for news) - Probably the richest sites for political information on the Web.