Instagram: The Next Big (Academic) Thing?
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Scholarship and Research
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Instagram: The Next Big (Academic) Thing?
12 February 2015
Authors: Elizabeth Kaufer
Social media is one of the most prominent areas of interest in Internet scholarship, particularly the Twitter and Facebook platforms. A quick search in Google Scholar for “Twitter” pulls ... Read More Instagram: The Next Big (Academic) Thing?
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Connected Life 2014: Poster and Visualisation Fair Presenters
10 June 2014
Authors: Connected Life Organising Team
Connected Life 2014, occurring on June 12th, is a day-long student-run conference dedicated to sparking exchange between disciplines and showcasing emerging internet research. Bringing together participants and attendees from ... Read More Connected Life 2014: Poster and Visualisation Fair Presenters
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Connected Life 2014: Remaining Presenters Announced
9 June 2014
Authors: Connected Life Organising Team
Connected Life 2014, occurring on June 12th, is a day-long student-run conference dedicated to sparking exchange between disciplines and showcasing emerging internet research. Bringing together participants and attendees from ... Read More Connected Life 2014: Remaining Presenters Announced
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Announcing Connected Life Presenters in the Fields of Culture and Digital Divides
5 June 2014
Authors: Connected Life Organising Team
Connected Life 2014, occurring on June 12th, is a day-long student-run conference dedicated to sparking exchange between disciplines and showcasing emerging internet research. Bringing together participants and attendees from ... Read More Announcing Connected Life Presenters in the Fields of Culture and Digital Divides
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Announcing Connected Life 2014 Presenters in the fields of Education and Governance
3 June 2014
Authors: Connected Life Organising Team
Connected Life 2014, occurring on June 12th, is a day-long student-run conference dedicated to sparking exchange between disciplines and showcasing emerging internet research. Bringing together participants and attendees from ... Read More Announcing Connected Life 2014 Presenters in the fields of Education and Governance
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Data, Knowledge, and Knowing Through Data
6 February 2014
Authors: Sarah Lefkowith
We live in a world ruled by data in all realms, not just the scientific or mathematical but the political and the personal. This comes with both benefits and ... Read More Data, Knowledge, and Knowing Through Data
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“internet” vs. “Internet”: The Consequence of Capitalization
24 January 2014
Authors: Sarah Lefkowith
Read enough about digital developments and you’re bound to run into a subtle inconsistency: the capitalization of the word “internet.” Some scholars do, some scholars don’t. This may lead ... Read More “internet” vs. “Internet”: The Consequence of Capitalization
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Careful, Now: Turing’s life and the construction of a genius narrative
26 June 2012
Authors: Manuel Schaeffer
Portrait of Alan Turing by Daniel Rogers © Daniel Rogers “I wish I had,” said Steve Jobs when asked if he had designed the Apple logo as a reverence ... Read More Careful, Now: Turing’s life and the construction of a genius narrative
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Exploring the Geography of WorldBank.org
11 June 2012
Authors: Molly Norris
“Once we become critical of the assumption that the Web is a neutral repository of information, the structure of the Web becomes much more interesting.” – M.H Jackson, 1997 Absences speak ... Read More Exploring the Geography of WorldBank.org
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Playing with New Toys
13 February 2012
Authors: Neil Basu
Last week, I found myself in Nuffield College, watching a bright-eyed lecturer, Ilmo van der Lowe, in fascination. Believe me when I say that I knew less about the ... Read More Playing with New Toys
