Like me, Like me not

Authors

Paul Muhlhauser, McDaniel CollegeFollow
Andrea Campbell, Washington State University, Tri-CitiesFollow

Abstract

For us the lack of a "Dislike" button on Fb creates an important asymmetry in communication and promotes a particular Fb worldview. As you pluck our petals, you'll get to see the ways we interpret the presence of "Like" and the absence of "Dislike" buttons.

About the Author(s)

Paul Muhlhauser is an Assistant Professor of English at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. When asked about his heroes, he listed three: 1. Ernie Pantusso 2. Ned Rockland 3. Anita Sarkeesian. After considering competing in Alaska's Mt. Marathon race, he decided to stay at home and watch TV with his wife and his kids-Wesley, Huebert, Scabs, Veronica, Midge, Vinny, Mites, Selway, Marla, and their little guy.

Andrea Campbell is a Clinical Assistant Professor of English at Washington State University Tri-Cities. When she's not teaching literature, she's working on her next project which involves reasearching and writing about a true passion: futuristic vampires with technological super powers that battle for world domination and the love of one special woman.

DOI

10.15760/harlot.2012.8.5

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/39435

Creative Commons License

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Recommended Citation

Muhlhauser, Paul and Campbell, Andrea (2012) "Like me, Like me not," Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion: No. 8, 5.
https://doi.org/10.15760/harlot.2012.8.5