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Artlice Evaluation - Online dating service
I have chosen the article Online dating service to study because it involves a very unique type of social networking and digital communication. While I couldn't find the article's rating, it is associated with 8 different WikiProjects, including WikiProject Internet Culture, WikiProject Sociology and WikiProject Anthropology which are rated C-Class and carry either a High-Importance or Mid-Importance rating.

Some parts of the article feel more editorial than factual. For example:
 * "It is possible that the mode of online dating resonates with some participants' conceptual orientation towards the process of finding a romantic partner. That is, online dating sites use the conceptual framework of a "marketplace metaphor" to help people find potential matches, with layouts and functionalities that make it easy to quickly browse and select profiles in a manner similar to how one might browse an online store. Under this metaphor, members of a given service can both "shop" for potential relationship partners and "sell" themselves in hopes of finding a successful match.[3]"

has an essay-type feel to it. Furthermore, there are several places where other users have identified the need for citations to support the statements in the article, and yet I still found one that needed factual support. Despite the need for additional citation, there are still a large number of seemingly-credible sources identified in the reference list.

For the most part, the article has a neutral feel; it will be even more so with a few minor edits to some of the sections. I tested a sampling of the links included in the article and all the ones I checked worked appropriately. It looks like several people have reviewed and made edits to the article, with the most recent taking place on July 22, 2018.

JackieT72 (talk) 23:56, 10 September 2018 (UTC)JackieT72

Mutual Shaping Article
I have chosen the article Mutual Shaping for my assignment. I am interested in how this theory of technology development is reflected in specific technologies like Aritificial Intelligence and Social Robots. There is a fair amount of published research on the topic of social robotics used to fulfill human needs; particularly with respect to children with Autism and senior citizens. Fillipo Cavallo suggests that a social robot can be viewed as "a cultural object coconstructed by users and producers..." JackieT72 (talk) 18:09, 16 September 2018 (UTC)JackieT72

Comparison of TD and SD Technological determinism (TD), coined by Thorstein Veblen, suggests that technology is the primary catalyst for change in society. Following this theory, the development and implementation of technology is beyond the control of society as it is pervasive in all elements of our lives. Once a technology has been created its influence on society is an inevitable, predetermined path. An example that supports technological determinism is the development of the printing press that accelerated the Protestant Reformation.

In contrast, social determinism (SD), popularized by social theorists Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim, purports that social structure is the driving factor towards change in society. Following this view, society is the governing force that determines social behaviour, and technology is created and adapted based on society’s wants and needs.

Both TD and SD are cause-and-effect theories suggesting that technology and society are mutually exclusive. The theory of mutual shaping suggests that technology design is a result of a synthesis of TD and SD. It sees technology and society working together to facilitate change. Society changes as a direct result of the implementation of technology that has been created based on society’s wants and needs. They function collectively to shape one another.

In social networks Mutual shaping is exemplified through the integration of online social networking platforms into daily life. They are a communications technology designed to complement pre-existing methods of communication, such as the phone or in-person conversations, that have become more convenient and/or affordable than their predecessors. TD would argue that these communication technologies have directly influenced our networking capabilities due to their accessibility. Without them we would not be able to conduct business or maintain friendships over long distances. SD would argue that these platforms were created as a result of a need to facilitate communication over long distances. Mutual shaping supports both of these arguments, believing that the two cannot be separated. Social networking platforms display how technology and society are inextricably linked as they work together towards the advancement of one another, exemplifying the theory of mutual shaping.

In artificial intelligence Certain artificial intelligence platforms are examples of mutual shaping. Particularly, the development and use of social robots to provide companionship for certain individuals, often elderly citizens or individuals with Autism reflects this concept. The TD approach to social robots would suggest that artificial intelligence is a technological advancement originally developed to aid machines in problem solving. Using this perspective, social robots are the result of advancements in aritifical intelligence technologies to which society has adapted, utilizing them to provide companionship to those in need. For example, some parents are drawn to high-tech devices and might find social robots useful as a child development aid. Under the SD approach, the societal need to provide companionship drove the development of social robots to fill that need. Mutual shaping combines these two approaches to artificial intelligence so that practical concerns like product reliability and functionality are married with social concerns of end users. JackieT72 (talk) 03:41, 26 September 2018 (UTC)JackieT72

Hiya Jackie! Is this the version of your article I should review from here or are you going to transfer it into your sandbox? Just making sure I'm looking at the correct things you want me to review. Happy Wednesday! Hbgolightly (talk) 00:49, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

oh! I think I figured this out.
your article IS in the sandbox, just under talk. ooooookay. Making sure I'm looking at the right stuff. I'm clearly a little confused. Hbgolightly (talk) 00:56, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

COML 509 Peer Review- September 29, 2018- from Holly Braithwaite
Hi Jackie, I’m glad to have the opportunity to peer review your Wikipedia article on Mutual Shaping and hope my suggestions are helpful.

My first thought when reading your article is that it would benefit from more sources. I ran across this article in Forbes about artificial intelligence and thought it may benefit your summaries. The author’s book, Data Strategy, might also help you find more reliable sourcing on this subject.

You are fortunate that your article subject also provides use of a wealth of primary sources including works by Thorstein Veblen. In The Theory of the Leisure Class, Veblen suggests that materialism affects behavior, a building block to today’s Mutual Shaping. Karl Marx’s work with Social Determinism will also provide facts to support your article.

A quick search of Gonzaga’s Foley Library database also brought up some good information from credible sources. One, in particular, is a fascinating article in the Journal of Communication text by Pablo J. Boczkowski. The work, Mutual Shaping of Users and Technologies in a National Virtual Community, delves into behavior and technology through Mutual Shaping. By using the EBSCO database, you’ll find a ton of stuff! (Another in particular, “Men Are Like Bluetooth, Women Are Like Wi-Fi”: What Feminist Technology Studies Can Add to the Study of Information and Communication Technologies by our own Dr. Carolyn Cunningham is a great read on mutual shaping.)

I would also suggest you work on your Wikipedia article lead by better defining the article topic. An article on social theory typically starts out with a straightforward mention of the theory and what it is. For example, I would start out your article as “Mutual Shaping is a social theory suggesting that technology is the primary catalyst for societal change,” and then go into background and support details from there.

Finally, I would also concentrate on hyperlinking some of the authors (e.g. Velben, Marx, etc.) to their existing Wikipedia pages. There are many things for you to hyperlink, I would use this to help expand everything. Once that is done, I would go back and make sure all of the information is summarized in your own words to avoid any possibility of loose paraphrasing.

I hope this helps! I look forward to reading your peer review of my article on Creepy Treehouse and welcome your feedback.

Hbgolightly (talk) 00:11, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

COML 509 Peer Review, September 29, 2018- From Holly Braithwaite
Hi Jackie, I’m glad to have the opportunity to peer review your Wikipedia article on Mutual Shaping and hope my suggestions are helpful.

My first thought when reading your article is that it would benefit from more sources. I ran across this article in Forbes about artificial intelligence and thought it may benefit your summaries. The author’s book, Data Strategy, might also help you find more reliable sourcing on this subject.

You are fortunate that your article subject also provides use of a wealth of primary sources including works by Thorstein Veblen. In The Theory of the Leisure Class, Veblen suggests that materialism affects behavior, a building block to today’s Mutual Shaping. Karl Marx’s work with Social Determinism will also provide facts to support your article.

A quick search of Gonzaga’s Foley Library database also brought up some good information from credible sources. One, in particular, is a fascinating article in the Journal of Communication text by Pablo J. Boczkowski. The work, Mutual Shaping of Users and Technologies in a National Virtual Community, delves into behavior and technology through Mutual Shaping. By using the EBSCO database, you’ll find a ton of stuff! (Another in particular, “Men Are Like Bluetooth, Women Are Like Wi-Fi”: What Feminist Technology Studies Can Add to the Study of Information and Communication Technologies by our own Dr. Carolyn Cunningham is a great read on mutual shaping.)

I would also suggest you work on your Wikipedia article lead by better defining the article topic. An article on social theory typically starts out with a straightforward mention of the theory and what it is. For example, I would start out your article as “Mutual Shaping is a social theory suggesting that technology is the primary catalyst for societal change,” and then go into background and support details from there.

Finally, I would also concentrate on hyperlinking some of the authors (e.g. Velben, Marx, etc.) to their existing Wikipedia pages. There are many things for you to hyperlink, I would use this to help expand everything. Once that is done, I would go back and make sure all of the information is summarized in your own words to avoid any possibility of loose paraphrasing.

I hope this helps! I look forward to reading your peer review of my article on Creepy Treehouse and welcome your feedback.

Hbgolightly (talk) 00:13, 30 September 2018 (UTC)