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SUMMARY:Seminar: Big Data\, Communications and Media Theory: Conceptual Ch
 allenges - Wendy Pullan (Architecture) John Naughton (CRASSH\, Wolfson)\, 
 Sharath Srinivasan (POLIS)
DTSTART:20141030T140000Z
DTEND:20141030T160000Z
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CONTACT:Sharath Srinivasan
DESCRIPTION:A roundtable discussion convened by Cambridge Digital Humaniti
 es Network\, the Cambridge Media Reading Group and Cambridge Big Data\n\n2
 -4pm\, Thursday 30 October\, SG2\, Alison Richard Building\n\nThe producti
 on and consumption of ‘Big Data’ underlie many key aspects of media in
  contemporary society. At the same time\, ‘big’ as well as ‘small’
  media are contributing to a symbiosis between communication and Big Data 
 that is rapidly scaling new frontiers. Advertising has been reshaped by th
 e ubiquitous collection of personal data from digital services and devices
 . Analytics from websites and social media platforms influence editorial d
 ecision-making. The rise of online self-publishing and the rapid diffusion
  of easily-mastered digital content production and editing tools has blurr
 ed the line separating media producers and consumers\, while in turn addin
 g to the Big Data deluge.\n\nThis roundtable will explore the reflexive im
 pact of Big Data on how we theorize the media\, and vice versa. Our paneli
 sts will consider what concepts such as network\, communication and medium
  mean in the Big Data era\, and their new roles in defining community and 
 the public sphere.\n\nSpeakers: Wendy Pullan (Architecture) John Naughton 
 (CRASSH\, Wolfson)\, Sharath Srinivasan (POLIS)
LOCATION:Room SG2\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, 
 CB3 9DT
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