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2024

Journal Article

No Targets, Just Vibes: Tuned Advertising and the Algorithmic Flow of Social Media

Brown, Maria-Gemma, Carah, Nicholas, Robards, Brady, Dobson, Amy, Rangiah, Lillian and De Lazzari, Chiara (2024). No Targets, Just Vibes: Tuned Advertising and the Algorithmic Flow of Social Media. Social Media + Society, 10 (1) 20563051241234691, 1-15. doi: 10.1177/20563051241234691

No Targets, Just Vibes: Tuned Advertising and the Algorithmic Flow of Social Media

2024

Other Outputs

Te Ngāngara Limbic capitalism in Aotearoa: Māori youth (14-20 years), social media and unhealthy product marketing

Barnes, Angela Moeweka, Lyons, Antonia, McCreanor, Tim, Young, Jessica and Carah, Nicholas (2024). Te Ngāngara Limbic capitalism in Aotearoa: Māori youth (14-20 years), social media and unhealthy product marketing. University of Auckland Centre for Addiction Research, University of Auckland.

Te Ngāngara Limbic capitalism in Aotearoa: Māori youth (14-20 years), social media and unhealthy product marketing

2023

Journal Article

The algorithmic flow of harmful industries advertising on social media platforms

Carah, Nicholas, Brown, Maria-Gemma, Dobson, Amy and Robards, Brady (2023). The algorithmic flow of harmful industries advertising on social media platforms. AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research. doi: 10.5210/spir.v2022i0.12985

The algorithmic flow of harmful industries advertising on social media platforms

2023

Conference Publication

#Cottagecore, #futurecore, #sadcore: using critical simulation to explore the interplay between machine vision and vernacular Instagram aesthetics

Burgess, Jean, Carah, Nicholas, Brown, Maria-Gemma and Angus, Daniel (2023). #Cottagecore, #futurecore, #sadcore: using critical simulation to explore the interplay between machine vision and vernacular Instagram aesthetics. The 23rd Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Dublin, Ireland, 2-5 Nov 2022. Champaign, IL USA: University of Illinois Libraries. doi: 10.5210/spir.v2022i0.12980

#Cottagecore, #futurecore, #sadcore: using critical simulation to explore the interplay between machine vision and vernacular Instagram aesthetics

2023

Other Outputs

Alcohol advertising on social media platforms – A 1-year snapshot

Hayden, Lauren, Brownbill, Aimee, Angus, Daniel, Carah, Nicholas, Tan, Xue Ying, Hawker, Kiah, Dobson, Amy and Robards, Brady (2023). Alcohol advertising on social media platforms – A 1-year snapshot. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education.

Alcohol advertising on social media platforms – A 1-year snapshot

2023

Other Outputs

A citizen science approach to monitoring unhealthy industry digital marketing to young people: The Social Media & Unhealthy Marketing Project: final report

Robards, Brady, Carah, Nicholas, Rangiah, Lillian, Roberts, Steven, De Lazzari, Chiara, Brown, Maria-Gemma, Elliott, Karla, Tanner, Claire, Savic, Michael and Dobson, Amy (2023). A citizen science approach to monitoring unhealthy industry digital marketing to young people: The Social Media & Unhealthy Marketing Project: final report. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Monash University; The University of Queensland.

A citizen science approach to monitoring unhealthy industry digital marketing to young people: The Social Media & Unhealthy Marketing Project: final report

2022

Journal Article

Limbic platform capitalism: understanding the contemporary marketing of health-demoting products on social media

Lyons, Antonia C., Goodwin, Ian, Carah, Nicholas, Young, Jessica, Moewaka Barnes, Angela and McCreanor, Timothy (2022). Limbic platform capitalism: understanding the contemporary marketing of health-demoting products on social media. Addiction Research and Theory, 31 (3), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2022.2124976

Limbic platform capitalism: understanding the contemporary marketing of health-demoting products on social media

2022

Journal Article

Optimizing looking and buying on Instagram: tracing the platformization of advertising and retail on mobile social media

Carah, Nicholas, Brown, Maria-Gemma and Hickman, Sarah (2022). Optimizing looking and buying on Instagram: tracing the platformization of advertising and retail on mobile social media. Television and New Media, 24 (4), 152747642211230-396. doi: 10.1177/15274764221123033

Optimizing looking and buying on Instagram: tracing the platformization of advertising and retail on mobile social media

2022

Other Outputs

Timeline of the development of Instagram's promotional culture and advertising model (2010-2020)

Brown, Maria-Gemma, Hickman, Sarah and Carah, Nicholas (2022). Timeline of the development of Instagram's promotional culture and advertising model (2010-2020). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/7c94074

Timeline of the development of Instagram's promotional culture and advertising model (2010-2020)

2022

Other Outputs

Advertisements on digital platforms: how transparent and observable are they?

Hawker, Kiah, Carah, Nicholas, Angus, Daniel, Brownbill, Aimee, Tan, Xue Ying (Jane), Dobson, Amy and Robards, Brady (2022). Advertisements on digital platforms: how transparent and observable are they?. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education.

Advertisements on digital platforms: how transparent and observable are they?

2022

Journal Article

Turning users into ‘unofficial brand ambassadors’: marketing of unhealthy food and non-alcoholic beverages on TikTok

Brooks, Ruby, Christidis, Rebecca, Carah, Nicholas, Kelly, Bridget, Martino, Florentine and Backholer, Kathryn (2022). Turning users into ‘unofficial brand ambassadors’: marketing of unhealthy food and non-alcoholic beverages on TikTok. BMJ Global Health, 7 (6) e009112, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009112

Turning users into ‘unofficial brand ambassadors’: marketing of unhealthy food and non-alcoholic beverages on TikTok

2022

Book

Conflict in my outlook

Anna Briers, Nicholas Carah and Holly Arden eds. (2022). Conflict in my outlook. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Perimeter Editions.

Conflict in my outlook

2022

Book Chapter

Cloud, breath, bling, exhaust: an introduction

Arden, Holly and Carah, Nicholas (2022). Cloud, breath, bling, exhaust: an introduction. Conflict in my outlook. (pp. 6-13) edited by Anna Briers, Nicholas Carah and Holly Arden. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Perimeter Editions.

Cloud, breath, bling, exhaust: an introduction

2022

Journal Article

Tuning machines: an approach to exploring how Instagram’s machine vision operates on and through digital media’s participatory visual cultures

Carah, Nicholas, Angus, Daniel and Burgess, Jean (2022). Tuning machines: an approach to exploring how Instagram’s machine vision operates on and through digital media’s participatory visual cultures. Cultural Studies, 37 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2042578

Tuning machines: an approach to exploring how Instagram’s machine vision operates on and through digital media’s participatory visual cultures

2022

Book Chapter

Regulating platforms’ algorithmic brand culture: the instructive case of alcohol marketers on social media

Carah, Nicholas and Brodmerkel, Sven (2022). Regulating platforms’ algorithmic brand culture: the instructive case of alcohol marketers on social media. Digital platform regulation global perspectives on internet governance. (pp. 111-130) edited by Terry Flew and Fiona R. Martin. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-95220-4_6

Regulating platforms’ algorithmic brand culture: the instructive case of alcohol marketers on social media

2022

Book Chapter

Popular music in a brand culture

Carah, Nicholas and Hawker, Kiah (2022). Popular music in a brand culture. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Youth Culture. (pp. 445-466) New York, NY United States: Bloomsbury.

Popular music in a brand culture

2021

Journal Article

The promotional culture of social media and search platforms: an original article by Tom O’Regan and a commentary by Nicholas Carah

O’Regan, Tom and Carah, Nicholas (2021). The promotional culture of social media and search platforms: an original article by Tom O’Regan and a commentary by Nicholas Carah. Media International Australia, 180 (1), 64-82. doi: 10.1177/1329878x211010784

The promotional culture of social media and search platforms: an original article by Tom O’Regan and a commentary by Nicholas Carah

2021

Journal Article

Queensland Alcohol-related violence and Night-time Economy Monitoring (QUANTEM): rationale and overview

Miller, Peter G., Coomber, Kerri, de Andrade, Dominique, Livingston, Michael, Puljević, Cheneal, Vakidis, Thea, Carah, Nicholas, Taylor, Nicholas, Burn, Michele, Curtis, Ashlee, Chikritzhs, Tanya, Room, Robin, Clough, Alan, Najman, Jake, Scott, Debbie, Mayshak, Richelle and Ferris, Jason (2021). Queensland Alcohol-related violence and Night-time Economy Monitoring (QUANTEM): rationale and overview. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40 (5) dar.13270, 1-5. doi: 10.1111/dar.13270

Queensland Alcohol-related violence and Night-time Economy Monitoring (QUANTEM): rationale and overview

2021

Journal Article

Summarising the impacts of the Queensland Alcohol-related violence and Night-Time Economy (QUANTEM) project

Miller, Peter G., Coomber, Kerri, de Andrade, Dominique, Livingston, Michael, Puljević, Cheneal, Vakidis, Thea, Carah, Nicholas, Taylor, Nicholas, Burn, Michele, Curtis, Ashlee, Room, Robin, Clough, Alan, Najman, Jake, Scott, Debbie, Mayshak, Richelle and Ferris, Jason (2021). Summarising the impacts of the Queensland Alcohol-related violence and Night-Time Economy (QUANTEM) project. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40 (5) dar.13272, 755-760. doi: 10.1111/dar.13272

Summarising the impacts of the Queensland Alcohol-related violence and Night-Time Economy (QUANTEM) project

2021

Journal Article

The impact of Queensland's Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Policy on nightlife and business trade

Ferris, Jason, PuljeviĆ, Cheneal, Taylor, Nicholas, De Andrade, Dominique, Carah, Nicholas, Coomber, Kerri, Mayshak, Richelle, Grant, Kristy and Miller, Peter G. (2021). The impact of Queensland's Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Policy on nightlife and business trade. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40 (5) dar.13271, 1-9. doi: 10.1111/dar.13271

The impact of Queensland's Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Policy on nightlife and business trade