Associate Professor of Media, Data & Society
Dear MTV, I know I don’t exactly fit your age profile anymore but I really want to be MADE into a killer PHP programmer. I love watching your shows on a relaxing Sunday afternoon and I’ve seen girls become prom queens, rappers and skateboarders. How exciting would it be to turn a motivated grrrrrl into… Read more Dear MTV, I Wanna Be MADE into a Killer PHP Programmer
*bliep* *crunch* *bliep* Yes, I lost some important data due to irregular backups. Yes, I am upset. However, Apple just upgraded their whole MacBook collection today. Every cloud has a silver lining?
It’s been less than three months since I celebrated my 2000th del.icio.us bookmark. Maybe it’s too early to tell but it sure feels like an exponential growth. It might have to do with my increasing list of feed subscriptions and my decreasing amount of time to keep up with them. del.icio.us is a continuous record… Read more Celebrating 2500 del.icio.us bookmarks
Yesterday I attended the Amsterdam Flickr Meetup at the NDSM Wharf. An amazing amount of people from all over the world showed up and we spent a great day in Amsterdam North. I started using Flickr less than a year ago but it only took me a few days to take over two hundred pictures… Read more Photos Amsterdam Flickr Meetup 16th February 2008
Printing my thesis at Felix Offset. I am happy to announce that my MA thesis titled ‘Blogging for Engines. Blogs under the Influence of Software-Engine Relations’ is finished, handed in, graded and officially approved. It will be published online soon, so stay tuned! This week I started my new job as a New Media Lecturer/Instructor… Read more Thesis Finished and New Job at the University of Amsterdam
Deleting your MySpace page is painful. You had friends, too few or too many. It had taken over your life, or you wish it had. Was your profile stale? Were you too active? The morning after International Delete Your Myspace Account Day elfriendo gives you a new look. elfriendo.com – “Taking the work out of… Read more International Delete Your Myspace Account Day: The Morning After is Elfriendo Day!