Category: Web & Mobile

  • Sensationalism in Social Media

          Throughout the decades, technology has significantly advanced to become a fundamental part of human communication, however, within recent years the problem of sensationalization has become an enormous problem among social media sites, and has darkened the media in a way in which violence and negativity has become the main news source in day […]

  • How Mobile Applications Can Improve Ones’ Work Productivity, Relationships with Family and Friends, and Overall Quality of Life

    How Mobile Applications Can Improve Ones’ Work Productivity, Relationships with Family and Friends, and Overall  Quality of Life

    “In the 1990s the internet emerged as a public communications medium, and there were countless commentaries on its social impacts and implications. It took a series of transformations over the course of the 1980s and early 1990s to turn the internet into a popular form of communication” (Abbate, 1999, 181). Mobile Apps: Then and Now […]

  • New Era of Privacy

    New Era of Privacy

    New Era of Privacy We are in a time where almost everything operates through the internet, you are not considered “up-to-date” if you do not have the modern technology. The constant updates help to enhance the experience of the user, this could be one of the reasons for the constant increase in consumers using technology. […]

  • From Love Letters to Facebook Messages: Has Technology Ruined Romance?

          Technology has transformed the way we function as a society. Tasks that would be time consuming are now made quicker to complete, creating convenience in our lives where there would otherwise be a series of steps to fulfill, all thanks to technology. From the way we travel, to the way we communicate, […]

  • How can I search, filter and browse on HASTAC?

    How can I search, filter and browse on HASTAC?

    The HASTAC site is designed to facilitate both the finding of specific content as well as encourage the organized  exploration and surfacing of additional content that might be of interest to users. Search Use the search box in the site’s header to look for any specific content, anywhere on the site.  On the search results page […]

  • How can I use my member profile?

    How can I use my member profile?

    Create an Account If you haven’t created your account on hastac.org, we recommend you visit https://www.hastac.org/user/register to create one. Welcome to the HASTAC Community!  Filling out your HASTAC Member profile Filling out your member profile is great way to start exploring the HASTAC community. You can enter your information while creating a new account and moreover, you […]

  • Changing Email Information for a HASTAC User Account

    Changing Email Information for a HASTAC User Account

    How can I change my old email address to a new email address? If you don’t have access to your HASTAC account using an old email address, we can certainly change your old email address to a new email address. To do so, we need one email sent from your old email address to support@hastac.org — please make sure this message […]

  • HELP! I can’t even edit my own posts…

    HELP! I can’t even edit my own posts…

    OK. My very old posts. Posts which I am editing for the first time in ages… But still, why can’t I edit them? First some history The HASTAC site used to allow Full HTML access to all users. Over time, this became a significant security threat so we began filtering HTML tags around 2014. At the time, the Filtered HTML […]

  • Register for HASTAC 2017 Now! (Date CORRECTION Nov 3-4, plus HASTAC Scholars UnConference Nov 2)

    Register for HASTAC 2017 Now! (Date CORRECTION Nov 3-4, plus HASTAC Scholars UnConference Nov 2)

    We are very excited about HASTAC2017, “The Possible Worlds of Digital Humanities,” in Orlando Fl, Fri Nov 3 and Sat Nov 4, with the HASTAC Scholars Un-Conference the night before, Thurs Nov 2, 7-10 pm (and open to the public). Please note the DATE CORRECTION.  (The Steering Committee–private event–also has its meeting Thurs, Nov 2 […]

  • New edition of Bradley’s seminal internet search handbook tackles fake news

    New edition of Bradley’s seminal internet search handbook tackles fake news

    Facet Publishing have announced the release of the 5th edition of Phil Bradley’s Expert Internet Searching. In the fifth edition of Expert Internet Searching, author Phil Bradley targets the recent phenomena of fake news. Bradley explains why it occurs, how it can be identified and how information professionals can lead the charge in combating it. […]