First Monday January 2018

Readers:

First Monday has just published the January 2018 (volume 23, number 1) issu=
e at http://firstmonday.org/issue/current.

The following papers are included in this month's issue:

First Monday
Volume 23, Number 1 - 1 January 2018

Nerd vs. bro: Geek privilege, idiosyncrasy, and triumphalism
by Joseph Reagle

Changing connectivities and renewed priorities: Status and challenges facin=
g Nepali Internet
by Shailesh Pandey and Nischal Regmi

A critical discourse analysis of how the telecommunications industry influe=
nced VoIP deregulation legislation in 36 states
by Gwen Shaffer

A case for digital squirrels: Using and preserving YouTube for popular cult=
ure research
by Lindsay Kistler Mattock, Colleen Theisen, and Jennifer Burek Pierce

Assessing the social media landscape: Online relational use-purposes and li=
fe satisfaction among Finns
by Teo Keipi, Ilkka Koiranen, Aki Koivula, and Pekka Rasanen

What motivates the authors of video game walkthroughs and FAQs? A study of =
six GameFAQs contributors
by Michael J. Hughes

Evoking presence in vlogging: A case study of U. K. beauty blogger Zoe Sugg
by Hantian Zhang

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With the January issue, First Monday has published 1,725 papers in 260 issu=
es, written by 2,403 different authors over the past 21 years.

Thanks for your continuing interest in our work,

Edward J. Valauskas
Chief Editor and Founder, First Monday