Associate Professor of Media, Data & Society
I proudly present you the new Institute of Network Cultures portal. I have been working on this project for the past few months and I’ll be working on finetuning the portal (including some Internet Explorer issues) from now on. The old portal consisted of a custom-made CMS with a few additional WordPress installations for all… Read more New Institute of Network Cultures portal launched!
On Thursday evening I went to the first Girl Geek Dinner Amsterdam, organized by Melanie Rieback and Donna Metzlar. I first met Melanie at the Mediamatic RFID Hackers Camp at PICNIC07 where I developed the RFID Photobooth with Timo, Einar and Jorn. I previously attended a hardware course by Donna Metzlar (photo) from the Genderchangers… Read more Photos first Girl Geek Dinner Amsterdam
Last week I gave a talk on ‘The Widgetized Self. Distributed identity and the role of software-engine relations in blogging.’ Blogs may be seen as databases that allow for various types of identity construction. The use of themes, plugins and widgets play an important role in the blogging identity. Edial Dekker, New Media student at the University of Amsterdam,… Read more The widgetized self and the modding user in the blogosphere
Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose Kevin Rose smells a spliff while recording Diggnation Amsterdam. Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose promised to grow a mustache for The Next Web but fortunately they just wore fake mustaches. Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose with fake mustaches. Robert Scoble joins the fun and also puts on a fake mustache.… Read more Photos from Diggnation recorded live in Amsterdam at The Next Web 2008
The Next Web organizers Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten and Patrick Laive. The Next Web colleague Ernst-Jan Pfauth and TechCrunch’s Erick Schonfeld blogging live. Notable moment of the day: One of my pictures was featured on the front page of TechCrunch. Jay! Scott Rafer and Kevin Rose (Digg) Leah Culver (Pownce), Andy Smith (Jaiku/Google) and Ernst-Jan… Read more Photos and blog posts from the first day at The Next Web 2008 in Amsterdam
Tomorrow and Friday I’ll be blogging live from the Next Web Conference with Dutch problogger Ernst-Jan Pfauth. Together we’ll cover all the keynotes and start-up pitches at the Next Web blog. Speakers include: Leah Culver (Pownce), Nova Spivack (Twine), Robert Scoble, Kevin Rose (Digg), Garrett Camp (Stumble Upon) and many more. One of my personal highlights is that Diggnation… Read more Blogging live from The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam