Davis proposes a theoretical framework for digital curation, arguing that it is a central mechanism of sociality in the information‑rich online environment. She distinguishes between productive curation (selecting and sharing content) and consumptive curation (sorting and attending to information), showing how these practices are shaped by social networks and technological design.
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How Artifacts Afford updates affordance theory by shifting the focus from what technologies afford to how, for whom, and under what circumstances they afford actions, foregrounding the power and politics encoded in sociotechnical artifacts. Davis introduces a mechanisms and conditions framework that offers a precise, critical vocabulary for analyzing how technological features shape social behavior and outcomes.
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Davis and Graham analyze how binary rating features (upvotes/downvotes) on Reddit influence users’ emotional expression and engagement, finding that upvotes tend to predict positive sentiment while downvotes predict negative emotion, yet downvoted content often generates higher engagement. The study frames ratings as affordances that function as symbolic markers of community norms, impacting both affect and attention patterns.
Emotional consequences and attention rewards: the social effects of ratings on Reddit Read More »
In Brief: The “For You Page” is more than a content feed; it is an intimacy engine. By leveraging high-frequency
Digital Intimacy: TikTok, Parasocial Relationships, and the Illusion of Connection Read More »
In Brief: As automated algorithmic moderation becomes the primary gatekeeper of digital discourse, users have developed sophisticated coded vernaculars to
The Grammar of Resistance: Adversarial Linguistics and Algorithmic Evasion Read More »
