Reddit, Mathematically the Anti-Facebook (+ other thoughts on algorithmic culture)

(or, Are We Social Insects?) I worried that my last blog post was too short and intellectually ineffectual. But given the positive feedback I've received, my true calling may be to write top ten lists of other people's ideas, based on conferences I attend. So here is another list like that. These are my notes …

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Are there feminist data? (+ other questions)

Here's a quick post containing eight ideas that made it into my notes from today's "Feminism, Technology, and the Body" FemTechNet dialogue at the University of Michigan. It featured  Alondra Nelson, Jessie Daniels, Lisa Nakamura, Sidonie Smith, Carrie Rentschler, Sharon Irish, and a bunch of other people I didn't write down. What a crew! Eight Ideas …

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Lectio Precursoria: Interpersonal Boundary Regulation in the Context of Social Network Services

Interpersonal boundary regulation constitutes of the efforts needed to make the world work, that is, for people to achieve contextually desirable degrees of social interaction and to build and sustain their relations with others and with the self. In my dissertation, I examined the topic in the context of social network services.  I defended the …

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