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17 August 2010
Oxford Internet Institute
OII Research Fellow Bernie Hogan is acting as scientific mentor for a finalist of BBC Radio 4's 'So you want to be a scientist' project, in an experiment on Facebook profile images, self-presentation, and identity online.
26 July 2010
BBC Radio 4
Material World: So You Want to be a Scientist?
Dr Bernie Hogan (OII) and Nina Jones, finalist in BBC Radio 4's 'So You Want to Be A Scientist' project, discuss her research into the profile pictures we use to represent ourselves on Facebook. Dr Hogan is Nina's scientific mentor for the project.
15 July 2010
The Economist
The Difference Engine: The wisdom of crowds
Work by Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon and colleagues, using the emotional content in online discussions to predict how US presidents fare at election time, is referenced in a post on the significance of emotionally charged opinions in the economic sphere.
14 July 2010
Financial Times
Net neutrality comes back to haunt Google
In an article on possible investigation into Google's search processes Viktor Mayer-Schonberger is reported as saying that Google's dominance may be less assured than it seems.
6 July 2010
Washington Post
The Internet is redefining our relationships, reputations: Pew study says
A report on the Pew Internet and American Life Project quotes Bernie Hogan who believes the key to developing mature relationships on the Internet is incorporating real-world and Internet relationships without pandering to the lowest common denominator.
23 June 2010
Oxford Internet Institute
Service Provision in the Digital Age: Notes from an Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) Workshop
Notes from an OII-Scottish and Southern Energy Workshop on service provision in the digital age. Intended to inform the 2011 Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS), it explored the use and impact of the Internet in supporting business and consumer relationships.
22 June 2010
Oxford Internet Institute
This lecture series offers an introduction to a range of cultural, economic and political questions relating to the Internet, including the core theoretical and empirical groundings necessary to understand how the Internet is altering society.
19 June 2010
The Economist
Discussing Mark Graham's work that calculates the proportion of all geo-tagged internet content (linked to Google Map placemarks) mentioning the word "football" in the 32 countries competing in the 2010 World Cup.
19 June 2010
Human Rights House Network London
Iran: one year after elections - importance of internet and small media.
Mahmood Enayat on the aftermath of the disputed Iranian presidential election: he concludes that the green movement will need to look beyond the prescribed use of the Internet like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook for innovative solutions.
17 June 2010
University of Oxford
Which nation talks about football the most in cyberspace?
Mark Graham uses Google Maps to determine whether the term 'football' or 'soccer' is preferred across the world and which nations like to talk about football the most.
14 June 2010
Research Information
Lucy Power tells librarians at the UKSG annual conference about Friendfeed, an online networking tool used by life scientists which she believes is ripe for adoption by librarians as online collaboration becomes more and more crucial.
11 June 2010
Index on Censorship
Iran: Beyond Twitter, the new revolution
Mahmood Enayat on the aftermath of the disputed Iranian presidential election: he concludes that the green movement will need to look beyond the prescribed use of the Internet like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook for innovative solutions.
7 June 2010
Oxford Internet Institute
This new book from the OII explores how advances in ICTs are transforming the way scholarly research is conducted across all disciplines. It offers a comprehensive and accessible view of 'e-research', and its ethical, legal and institutional implications.
6 June 2010
The Guardian
James Murdoch vs The British Library
Ian Brown comments on challenges to copyright law.
1 June 2010
BBC News
Facebook profile photo experiment goes live
Radio 4 science project finalist, 17 year old Nina Jones, talks about her Facebook experiment on the day it goes live and how her mentor, the OII's Bernie Hogan has helped shape her work.
25 May 2010
The Guardian
Facebook, Google and Twitter: custodians of our most intimate secrets
Ian Brown quoted on the wealth of personal information held about us by online companies.
18 May 2010
University of Oxford
Oxford student awarded prestigious Trudeau Scholarship
OII doctoral student Amanda Clarke wins a scholarship from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation: it will enable her to look at online citizen political engagement and how Canadian policy decisions are shaped by input from e-consultations.
17 May 2010
Oxford Internet Institute
Policy and Internet Call for Papers: Special Issue on Cybercrime
Policy and Internet, the first major peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal investigating the impact of the Internet on public policy, is inviting submissions for a special issue on cybercrime to be published in April 2011.
15 May 2010
BBC News
Google admits wi-fi data collection blunder
Ian Brown expects law suits to follow Google error in Street View data collection.
13 May 2010
Oxford Internet Institute
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is appointed Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford.
11 May 2010
Oxford Internet Institute
First Oxford Internet Institute Doctor!
Max Loubser is the first OII doctoral student to receive his doctoral thesis. His thesis investigates the importance of governance mechanisms in the development (and future viability) of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia.
7 May 2010
Voice of America
Leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats Key to New Government
Helen Margetts comments on the position of Nick Clegg following the General Election.
27 April 2010
Web Science Trust
New Global Network of Web Science Laboratories announced at WebSci10
The OII is part of the Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories (WSTNet), which combines some of the world's leading academic researchers in Web Science with new academic programmes that will enhance the growing influence of Web Science.
26 April 2010
BBC Radio 4
Bernie Hogan talks about finalist in 'So You Want to be a Scientist' competition
22 April 2010
The Guardian
Where the parties stand on free speech
Ian Brown questions party representatives on their attitude to the Digital Economy Bill.
Last updated on: 2 September 2010