Digital Discourse Database

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Sur les réseaux sociaux, la cuisine doit être belle avant d'être bonne

(On social media, food should look good before tasting good )

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Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 19.2.2018
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | social media
Summary | On social media networks such as Facebook or Instagram, people have been sharing beautiful pictures of their food. This phenomenon is called "food porn". At restaurants, it has become so common to see customers get their smartphone and take a picture of their food to post it online.
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Qu'est-ce qu'un chatbot?

(What is a chatbot?)

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Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 8.6.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, social media, texting
Summary | "Chatbot" comes from "chat" and "robot", and is a software that imitates human conversation and natural language. We can come across chatbots on certain companies' websites (e.g. SNCF, Orange, Fnac, Ikea). We can ask them questions online and they usually try to help us. Chatbots are particularly popular today, but the concept is now new; it started in 1960 a program called Eliza (from MIT). Today's softwares are more complex and powerful. They are increasingly used on social media and messaging apps.
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«Nous n'avons jamais autant écrit à travers l'histoire de l'humanité»

("We have never written so much through the history of mankind")

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Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 27.7.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | emojis, grammar, language threat, social media, spelling, word/writing
Summary | Linguist Louise-Amélie Cougnon answers some questions related to digital language and language threat. She talks about social media language and emojis, and claims that we should not worry about the spread of digital language. Also, research does not show a link between digital language use and language impoverishment. However, it seems that pupils have lower spelling and grammar skills than before.
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À la télévision, les programmes sous influence grandissante du numérique

(On television, programs are under the influence of the digital)

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Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 28.10.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | emojis, social media, TV, youth
Summary | The TV industry seems to be lacking inspiration. As a result, they are trying to find new ways to create new formats based on what can be found online. For instance, CBS introduced Candy Crush, a one-hour show inspired from the game. Moreover, emojis will also make an appearance on TV. Indeed, in "The Great Emoji Challenge", participants will have to decode emoji messages in order to win money. The idea is to draw millenials' attention.
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Pourquoi les commentaires «Vive Marine» pullulent sur les réseaux sociaux

(Why "Vive Marine" comments abound on social networks)

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Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 29.3.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | politics, social media
Summary | Messages supporting Marine LePen abound on social networks. Why do people keep repeating such comments? It seems that a minority of people that keeps posting the same messages over and over. However, the fact that there are more messages supporting LePen does not reflect online people's political opinion. If people think the news media is not fair with LePen, it's not surprising that they're trying to post as many positive comments as possible.
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#EmmanuelHollande: la genèse d'une offensive numérique

(#EmmanuelHollande: the genesis of a digital offensive)

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Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 6.4.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | hashtags, politics, social media
Summary | During the French presidential campaign, Emmanuel Macron was called "Emmanuel Hollande" by François Fillon. Then, everything goes really fast: exhanges of hashtags, keywords, and images. Fillon's digital campaign team quickly notices the potential of #EmmanuelHollande. Samuel Lafont creates a Twitter account and a Facebook page based on #EmmanuelHollande, and it's a success.
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Les réseaux sociaux, champ de bataille souterrain de la campagne

(Social media, the campaign's underground battle field )

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Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 14.4.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | politics, social media
Summary | During the French presidential campaign, François Fillon is dominating the war online. Gautier, 34, is leading Fillon's digital campaign. Social media platforms have become very important for candidates; they can redefine themselves online. Since 2012, what has changed regarding social media is the importance of videos. You can find a video of a candidate on social media platforms right after it was seen on TV, which can have a huge impact on people online.
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Si vous parlez le langage des réseaux sociaux, la science a besoin de vous

(If you speak the language of social media, science needs you)

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Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 12.4.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | research/study, social media
Summary | Francophone researchers are looking for people to participate in a study about the language of social media. The study is called "vos pouces pour la science", and the goal is to collect Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, or Skype conversations and to analyze language evolution.
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