Reading the Comments Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web

• Main Author: Reagle, Joseph (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2015
• Series: The MIT Press
• Subjects: Impact of science & technology on society; Social networking; online comments; internet comments; YouTube comments; internet trolls; trolling; cyberbullying; Amazon reviews; online identity; internet studies; online communication; communication studies; digital culture; internet identity
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

What we can learn about human nature from the informative, manipulative, confusing, and amusing messages at the bottom of the web. Online comment can be informative or misleading, entertaining or maddening. Haters and manipulators often seem to monopolize the conversation. Some comments are off-topi...