Twitter, outrage and the nature of parasocial interactions - A case study

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 16, 2021



Buckle up. This is going to be a dense one.

Social media dominates our lives. In the webcomic community, content is generally in the form of comics, however, we have podcasts, YouTube videos, Instagram accounts and of course Twitter. We immerse ourselves in the online world, broadcasting our efforts and ...



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Sad day for Smack Jeeves

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 8, 2019
tags: day, for, Jeeves, Sad, Smack



It's a sad day for Smack Jeeves and independent webcomics comics in general.
In case you haven't heard Smack Jeeves was acquired by a Korean mobile content company NHN. They've proceeded to minimise the community there and hijack the platform to promote a selection of sleek, generic ...


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QUACKCAST 441 - Cooperation = cool

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 27, 2019

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Listen on Stitcher ​​- https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/

Cooperation Vs Competition. For decades the mantra was competition is good: it produces progress and makes things better… Well that's actually false. Competition is what you ...



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Comic Book Heroes Are Taking Over the Online Casino World

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 18, 2019
tags: newspost, Sunday




Comic Book Heroes Are Taking Over the Online Casino World

The comic book fan base is increasing in numbers every single day. Nowadays, it is a bit hard to find someone who has not enjoyed reading a nicely illustrated story about popular characters either on a quest to discover a ...




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Whitewashing, Blackwashing and all that Jazz

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 6, 2019




So by now, anyone who is on Twitter (and possibly other social media I dare not touch) is aware of this whole kerfuffle over the newest Disney live action remake, which happens to be The Little Mermaid. It has been announced that Ariel will be played by an actress who ...


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The Double Edged Sword of Stereotyping

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 24, 2018



Stereotypes permeate our every day lives. Whether we like it or not, our brains are wired for making quick estimations and judgments based on patterns and pattern recognition.

This very pattern we're looking for to identify at a glance is what a stereotype is. And it's very useful ...



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Celebrating Black History Month: Chuck Clayton joins the Archie Gang

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Feb. 5, 2016



Last year for Black History Month I profiled Black Panther, the first black superhero (see that newspost here). This year I’m sticking with the black comic character theme with a mini-history of Chuck Clayton, one of the first non-white characters in Archie comics.

These days Chuck is an established ...



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QUACKCAST, Episode 14: Well, Let's See How good YOUR Podcast Is

Ozoneocean at 2:38AM, Feb. 8, 2011




This week we were joined by a very special virtual-guest; VegaX who is diligently working to increase the Quackcast's accent diversity! He hails from the cold northern wastes of the and receiving.

QUACKCAST 14:

Topics and Show Notes:
* Featured comic: Death and Fairy
* Featured comic: Auslander

Discussion about reviews ...










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