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• In Media Res
  Re: Hashtag Activism vs. Hacktivism

  We Are Legion

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  Sammi Dittloff University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Tuesday, December 16, 2014 — 8:10 pm

  Hi Eleanor, I think "We Are Legion" talks about the differences between hacktivists in a nice way. Many hacktivists that do things "for the luls" come out of the same dark corners where these more "righteous" hackers originat ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Let's Talk about Candy Crush: Surveillance and Social Games

  Paying for your fix

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  Sammi Dittloff University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Tuesday, October 28, 2014 — 1:18 pm

  Hi Stephanie, This is a really interesting article! I have vowed to never play Candy Crush because of how addicted I've seen my friends get, but that promise hasn't stopped me from downloading other "free" games that are probably just ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Not So Wonderfilled

  Simplicity vs. Commodity

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  Sammi Dittloff University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Friday, October 31, 2014 — 3:27 pm

  Good point, Eric. I think the biggest difference between the simple pleasures of maple candy versus consuming Oreos is in the simplicity itself. Everything is fine in moderation, but the composition of maple syrup is very different from highly-processed s ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Our Skittles, Ourselves: Candy as Consumable Culture

  world of imagination

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  Sammi Dittloff University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Tuesday, October 28, 2014 — 1:38 pm

  Really interesting thoughts so far. In my post on Friday, I link to the Willy Wonka song, "Pure Imagination." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2pt2-F2j2g) Candy really satisfies that need for imagination and magic in all of us. It can take any ...