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Danah Boyd is an American academic, researcher, and blogger best known for media speaking appearances covering social networking sites such as Friendster and MySpace.

  • zephoria: RT: @danarotman: Isreal is the only part of the world where there's parity between TV and internet consuming. Genevieve Bell #CHI2010

    02:40:23 pm on April 12, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Diaries used to be shared publicly, w/family&friends. Lee Humphreys is historicizing Twitter thru 18/19th cent diary practices. Drool #chimb

    08:21:13 pm on April 11, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: At #CHImb workshop where I'm learning about others' Twitter/microblogging research. Cool that open platforms = lots of engaged researchers.

    08:15:07 pm on April 11, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: RT @Amanda_Lenhart: In DC you're not a rape victim unless police say you are http://bit.ly/atBPc3 friend is victims lawyer-glad this is ...

    12:45:07 pm on April 10, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: I am pleased to announce that Alice Marwick (@alicetiara) & Mike @Ananny will be joining MSR-NE as socmedia postdocs next year. w00t!

    11:24:35 pm on April 9, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: RT @jseelybrown: the url says it cutely and summarizes a lot! http://dmlcentral.net/blog/cathy-davidson/scaling-john-seely-brown-and-e ...

    08:42:46 pm on April 9, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Demos just put out their Anatomy of (British) Youth report (w/ quotes from me): http://bit.ly/bX5xi9

    05:09:23 pm on April 9, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: @saralovesyou Tx! What I loved about that piece was the historical elements (not the attack on Valenti) but it's good to see the response

    08:27:00 am on April 9, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: More details on the teen who is suing his non-custodial mother for harassment; she changed his pwd, posted msgs: http://bit.ly/aAuYhb

    08:18:11 am on April 9, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Old but goodie on marriage equality: http://bit.ly/9ibGmK "To sustain marriage some were willing to endure slavery" (tx @califaschic)

    04:29:06 pm on April 8, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: @iVenus Mostly, it makes me deeply deeply sad. For everyone involved. :-(

    02:30:20 pm on April 8, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: "Son plans to sue mother over Facebook interference" http://bit.ly/bqiwb9

    02:26:58 pm on April 8, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Congrats to @fstutzman for a successful orals & dissertation proposal! You're now successfully ABD. w0000t!!

    10:44:39 pm on April 7, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Parents/teachers/folks talking to youth: What are the teen practices you're seeing on formspring.me? (Not in the field now but I'm curious)

    12:45:42 pm on April 7, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Mmm... I forgot how good stroopwafels are. (Having a blast connecting w/ privacy researchers at TILT: http://bit.ly/b5X7aI )

    10:52:50 pm on April 6, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: @loganpoppy But not all who read English read Dutch (or Hebrew or Turkish or other languages). Then again, it got my attention.

    05:42:47 pm on April 6, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Web ads are always more noticeable when I'm traveling. But I can't help but wonder: why give me Dutch ads when I'm reading English content?

    05:32:57 pm on April 6, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Chag Sameach! (Be back online in a few days. Still in Israel.)

    07:07:11 pm on April 4, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Seriously? You can outsource dog training to sensors: http://bit.ly/aKcbeg For some reason, this Cracks Me Up.

    06:51:52 am on March 27, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Deeply saddened to learn that Susan Leigh Star (inspiring sociologist of information) passed away. :-( http://bit.ly/azCNKI

    05:43:50 pm on March 26, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: When they say "Thai massage", they don't always mean the stretchy yoga style of massage. Feeling stupid.

    02:16:05 pm on March 26, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Think Americans move more today than in the past? You're wrong. Geographic mobility is declining: http://bit.ly/9c4l8n (via @yardi)

    12:07:10 pm on March 25, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: When scaring people into disengaging doesn't work, use play to help people understand the messiness of privacy, sociality, publicity.

    09:09:13 am on March 25, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: It's embarrassing: Whenever someone sez "3 screens & a cloud" I think "2 girls & a cup". (If u don't know that reference, DON'T look it up)

    11:48:27 am on March 24, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: I can't provide valuable context in 140 bytes. So, past, present, & future apologies to those who get cranky w/ me over coarse msgs.

    07:01:58 pm on March 22, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: RT @Amanda_Lenhart: Finally, we're starting to acknowledge that the law is current a blunt instrument Re: sexting & child pornography ht ...

    06:43:49 pm on March 22, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Rush Limbaugh said he'd go to Costa Rica if Healthcare passed. It did. Help send Rush far far away: http://bit.ly/czfJDx

    05:36:09 pm on March 22, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Christian Sandvig on how quant research methods get (further) messed up w/ internet studies: http://bit.ly/9W7oe3 (via @yardi)

    02:49:38 pm on March 22, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: For those depressed by yesterday's ChatRoulette link, how about "Show me your books!" by @CrookedTimber : http://bit.ly/944V3I (Me lovez!)

    12:43:33 pm on March 21, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: ChatRoulette videos are becoming a thing of themselves. PianoGuy was one thing, but DeadGuy is kinda disturbing: http://bit.ly/cgowcY

    10:01:37 pm on March 19, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Some feminist deconstruction explaining why I heart @LadyGaga & the Telephone vid for those saying WTF http://bit.ly/cPREmT (tx @alicetiara)

    03:21:08 am on March 19, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Video from @Pew_Internet's #millennials event is now available. Panel w/ me, @Amanda_Lenhart & @dylancasey : http://bit.ly/9tFjCH

    06:44:43 pm on March 18, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: At #sxsw, @zadi and I talked on camera about privacy and research and whatnot: http://bit.ly/at7Ybo

    01:30:53 pm on March 18, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Why is it that stupid cat videos are always funny to me? http://i.imgur.com/UUCvI.gif ::giggle:: (tx @chloecockburn)

    09:28:49 am on March 18, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Wow- @ladygaga has done it again w/ a phenomenal video laced w/ cultural (& feminist) references that delight: http://bit.ly/c0SDlu

    09:00:24 pm on March 17, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: The crib from my SXSW talk on privacy and publicity is now available for those who couldn't attend: http://bit.ly/b0zN5K Enjoy!!!

    07:52:23 pm on March 14, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: En route to SXSW. Tonite: family dinner. Tomorrow: my keynote. And then I will be social. w00t!!! (Hopefully I'll see many of u @ my talk)

    08:29:11 pm on March 12, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: "How Obscure Security Makes School Suck" or why panopticons are bad for teens (written by a teen) http://bit.ly/a9b8xi (tx @GardnerCampbell)

    08:59:44 pm on March 11, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Trying to make plans @SXSW is like trying to make plans @BurningMan. You're lucky if you know what day it is. (I prefer the no-plan plan.)

    07:31:55 am on March 11, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Oh boy. Now ChatRoulette users being photo'd & geo-mapped. http://bit.ly/cu8bEc Not so anonymous anymore. Will this curb masturbators?

    06:48:40 am on March 11, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Want to work with @eszter ? She's hiring a postdoc: http://webuse.org/postdoc10/

    11:11:37 pm on March 10, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Just finished being a talking head on BBC trying to counter fear-mongering. Exhausting.

    12:30:58 am on March 10, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Brilliant critique of @OKCupid's analysis of race in its online dating data by Ta-Nehisi Coates: http://bit.ly/9ns1vY (tx dlg)

    04:55:47 pm on March 9, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: Congrats news media. In framing ChatRoulette as scary & risky, you've motivated many teens who shouldn't participate to do so. Good job.

    04:32:13 pm on March 9, 2010 |

     

  • zephoria: @DrSbaitso Oh, I like to be social. It's just that I have no time these days. :(

    05:04:45 pm on March 8, 2010 |

     
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