Ryan Stoldt
Biographic Data
| ID | 277097 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ryan Stoldt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ryan |
| FAMILY NAME | Stoldt |
| SIGNATURE | STOLDT R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Drake University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1827-0936 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
They’re trying to influence me to gain the more acceptable viewpoint”: The algorithmic imaginaries of politically activated social media users
Links between extremism online and personalization algorithms are, by now, widely accepted. However, discussions surrounding sociopolitical radicalization and its relationship to filter bubbles often fail to account for user agency. Based on interview ( N = 29) and survey ( N = 1100) data, our study asks how politically engaged social media users make sense of algorithmic personalization related to political topics of interest. Our results indica…
Beyond ‘Lulz' and ‘Keyboard warriors': Exploring the relationship between trolling and radicalization
Despite the similar psychological profiles of internet trolls and radicalized political actors, as well as the historical connections between trolling and the alt-right, little research has studied how trolling corresponds with the process of radicalization. Our study examines this relationship between trolling and radicalization by interrogating two pieces of folk wisdom about internet trolls, that they only care about ‘the lulz’ and that they a…
Using racial discourse communities to audit personalization algorithms
Personalization algorithms are the information undercurrent of the digital age. They learn users’ behaviors and tailor content to individual interests and predicted tastes. These algorithms, in turn, categorize and represent these users back to society—culturally, politically, and racially. Researchers audit personalization algorithms to critique the ways bias is perpetuated within these systems. Yet, research examining the relationship between p…
Evan Elkins, Locked out: Regional Restrictions in Digital Entertainment Culture
Trust in Online Search Results During Uncertain Times
Drawing from the layer model of trust, this study examines what factors influence the perceived quality of search results. Participants (N = 256) conducted searches about current events and evaluated the quality of the results they received along with their trust in technology and attitudes toward the search topic. Consistent with the layer model of trust, people’s propensity to trust technology corresponded with greater perceptions of search qua…
Netflix
Netflix’s global expansion has required new innovations in the channel brand hierarchy as the company seeks to promote both its service and its programming in unfamiliar territories. Examining strategies of translation and personalization closely reveals how brand hierarchies are increasingly rooted in the technological affordances of different content delivery systems
Ethics of Authenticity: Social Media Influencers and the Production of Sponsored Content
Media coverage of influencer marketing abounds with ethical questions about this emerging industry. Much of this coverage assumes influencers operate without an ethical framework and many social media personalities skirt around the edges of legal guidelines. Our study starts from the premise that influencer marketing is not inherently unethical but, rather, the ethical principles guiding production of sponsored content are not well understood. Th…
Grandma or Mommy: Familial Labels as Constructs of Identity in Grandfamilies
One challenge that grandfamilies, families in which grandparents act as caregivers to grandchildren, must navigate is assignment of labels – whether to go by traditional grandparent labels such as “grandma” and “grandpa” or to assume parental labels such as “mom” and “dad.” Applying identity theory, this exploratory study investigated how grandfamilies negotiate and apply familial labels as constructs of identity. In-depth interviews (N = 23) wer…
Professionalizing and Profiting: The Rise of Intermediaries in the Social Media Influencer Industry
This study examines the relationship between travel influencers (e.g., bloggers and social media personalities) and destination marketers within the changing travel and tourism industry. Through in-depth interviews, observations, and document analysis, we explore the tensions between travel influencers and destination marketers that shape the way travel is promoted, labor is compensated, and professional structures are negotiated. We examine a ne…
Professionalizing and Profiting: The Rise of Intermediaries in the Social Media Influencer Industry
This study examines the relationship between travel influencers (e.g., bloggers and social media personalities) and destination marketers within the changing travel and tourism industry. Through in-depth interviews, observations, and document analysis, we explore the tensions between travel influencers and destination marketers that shape the way travel is promoted, labor is compensated, and professional structures are negotiated. We examine a ne…
Using racial discourse communities to audit personalization algorithms
Personalization algorithms are the information undercurrent of the digital age. They learn users’ behaviors and tailor content to individual interests and predicted tastes. These algorithms, in turn, categorize and represent these users back to society—culturally, politically, and racially. Researchers audit personalization algorithms to critique the ways bias is perpetuated within these systems. Yet, research examining the relationship between p…
Grandma or Mommy: Familial Labels as Constructs of Identity in Grandfamilies
One challenge that grandfamilies, families in which grandparents act as caregivers to grandchildren, must navigate is assignment of labels – whether to go by traditional grandparent labels such as “grandma” and “grandpa” or to assume parental labels such as “mom” and “dad.” Applying identity theory, this exploratory study investigated how grandfamilies negotiate and apply familial labels as constructs of identity. In-depth interviews (N = 23) wer…
Professionalizing and Profiting: The Rise of Intermediaries in the Social Media Influencer Industry
This study examines the relationship between travel influencers (e.g., bloggers and social media personalities) and destination marketers within the changing travel and tourism industry. Through in-depth interviews, observations, and document analysis, we explore the tensions between travel influencers and destination marketers that shape the way travel is promoted, labor is compensated, and professional structures are negotiated. We examine a ne…
Ethics of Authenticity: Social Media Influencers and the Production of Sponsored Content
Media coverage of influencer marketing abounds with ethical questions about this emerging industry. Much of this coverage assumes influencers operate without an ethical framework and many social media personalities skirt around the edges of legal guidelines. Our study starts from the premise that influencer marketing is not inherently unethical but, rather, the ethical principles guiding production of sponsored content are not well understood. Th…
Trust in Online Search Results During Uncertain Times
Drawing from the layer model of trust, this study examines what factors influence the perceived quality of search results. Participants (N = 256) conducted searches about current events and evaluated the quality of the results they received along with their trust in technology and attitudes toward the search topic. Consistent with the layer model of trust, people’s propensity to trust technology corresponded with greater perceptions of search qua…
Netflix
Netflix’s global expansion has required new innovations in the channel brand hierarchy as the company seeks to promote both its service and its programming in unfamiliar territories. Examining strategies of translation and personalization closely reveals how brand hierarchies are increasingly rooted in the technological affordances of different content delivery systems
Using racial discourse communities to audit personalization algorithms
Personalization algorithms are the information undercurrent of the digital age. They learn users’ behaviors and tailor content to individual interests and predicted tastes. These algorithms, in turn, categorize and represent these users back to society—culturally, politically, and racially. Researchers audit personalization algorithms to critique the ways bias is perpetuated within these systems. Yet, research examining the relationship between p…
Evan Elkins, Locked out: Regional Restrictions in Digital Entertainment Culture
Beyond ‘Lulz' and ‘Keyboard warriors': Exploring the relationship between trolling and radicalization
Despite the similar psychological profiles of internet trolls and radicalized political actors, as well as the historical connections between trolling and the alt-right, little research has studied how trolling corresponds with the process of radicalization. Our study examines this relationship between trolling and radicalization by interrogating two pieces of folk wisdom about internet trolls, that they only care about ‘the lulz’ and that they a…
They’re trying to influence me to gain the more acceptable viewpoint”: The algorithmic imaginaries of politically activated social media users
Links between extremism online and personalization algorithms are, by now, widely accepted. However, discussions surrounding sociopolitical radicalization and its relationship to filter bubbles often fail to account for user agency. Based on interview ( N = 29) and survey ( N = 1100) data, our study asks how politically engaged social media users make sense of algorithmic personalization related to political topics of interest. Our results indica…
Sociology (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Digital Marketing and Social Media (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (3 works)