Associate Professor of Media, Data & Society
Yesterday I attended the first ever WordCampNL where I gave a talk about “The blog as database. Blogging and the blogosphere through the eyes of software and search engines.” I talked about how research can tell us something about current blogging culture through three concepts: Freshness Fetish (an internal wish to update, the consensus within… Read more Slides from my presentation at the first WordCampNL
Short introduction to my research in the ASCA newsletter #119, October 2009. Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, University of Amsterdam Anne Helmond, Softwareâ€Engine relations in the Social Web (Docentâ€Promovendus, Promotor: Richard Rogers) The research contributes to the emerging field of software studies as a branch within media studies. Software is an understudied object within media… Read more New ASCA PhD Candidate: Introduction to my research
It’s been pretty quiet here in contrast to my Twitter account (in Dutch). While finishing my publication for the Networked book I applied for a PhD position at the University of Amsterdam. I am happy to announce that I will continue my research on software-engine relations as a PhD within the emerging field of Software… Read more New job and new blog design
My chapter for Networked: a (networked_book) about (networked_art), Lifetracing. The Traces of a Networked Life, is now officially online and open to comments. Thanks to Turbulence.org and and the National Endowment for the Arts for supporting my research. Lifetracing. The Traces of a Networked Life Identity on the web has changed by the assemblage of… Read more Lifetracing. The Traces of a Networked Life online at Networked: A Networked Book
I’ve been thinking about buying an e-book lately. I recently moved houses and, boy, books are heavy! I haven’t bought one yet because none of the available e-books currently meet my criteria: Fast: no flickering when turning pages Editable: make notes with qwerty keyboard or touchscreen writing: as a teacher this is a must have!… Read more The e-book is more than a medium, it’s a platform
Illustrations by Het Harde Potlood / The Hard Pencil The Hard Pencil are drawing illustrations at Winter Camp and this one refers to the plenary session from Wednesday night. Someone from the audience said that when we talk about networks and communities we need to keep in mind that our online friends are not our… Read more Facebook friends are not friends, not real friends