This post below was previously posted on the Masters of Media Research Blog. Note that the keynote brought together many of the inquiries done by boyd. So, if you’re familiar with her work, this won’t be groundbreaking. (I still had a blast though). Last week I had the chance to attend at a symposium held [...]

The Dutch consumers union, the ‘Consumentenbond’, wants to reach new audiences. With their monthly magazine, readers can figure out which broom or coffee machine is the best buy, often leaving out impurities of production methods (well, not always). This time, noticed by a friend, they announced a debate to be held on Twitter. The topic would [...]

The following article was also posted on the Masters of Media blog: Nowadays, many of the popular social network sites are advanced platforms that more or less evolved from simple community platforms or fora. Where Myspace, Friendster and The WELL (later the Dutch De Digitale Stad popped up as a similar landmark) took off during [...]