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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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why I
Y’know how when you’re really really tired and your eyes refuse to focus unless you force them to? And if you force them to, you’re inviting a searing headache...
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I AM OFFLINE! On Email Sabbatical from December 9
I am offline, taking a deeply needed break while traveling. During the duration of my break, no email will be received by my computer. All email sent to me during...
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Digital Self-Harm and Other Acts of Self-Harassment
Sometimes, things aren’t what they appear to be. And, in those cases, jumping to the wrong conclusion can be a disservice to everyone. After I first wrote about...
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NOTICE: Email sabbatical will start December 9
If you don’t know me, you probably don’t know that I work obscene hours for most of the year and then take a proper vacation. As in no internet, no work, no geeking...
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Social Science PhD Internships at Microsoft Research New England (Spring & Summer 2011)
Microsoft Research New England (MSRNE) is looking for PhD interns to join the social media collective for Spring and Summer 2011. For these positions, we are looking...
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Risk Reduction Strategies on Facebook
Sometimes, when I’m in the field, I find teens who have strategies for managing their online presence that are odd at first blush but make complete sense when you...
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Facebook & helicopter parenting
I recently received an email from a teen that I speak with that piqued my interest. I thought I’d share it with you: My friend (17 yo girl) isn’t allowed on Facebook...
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Combating Sexual Exploitation Online
Today, I testified in front of Martha Coakley and other members of the Massachusetts Attorney General Office as part of their Hearing on Sexual Solicitation Online...
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Thank you Nashville!
I’m just finishing up the first 10 days of my fall sprint at intensive fieldwork. I’m a long way from being about to synthesize what I’m seeing but I wanted to...
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Call for Papers: Digital Media & Learning Conference
Interested in Digital Media & Learning? Well, the 2011 Digital Media & Learning Conference is looking for some interesting talks, papers, and sessions. They’ve...
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Musing on Child Naming and the Internet
I am of the age where many of my friends are having kids and so I’ve been exposed to more conversations about what to name one’s child than I ever could’ve imagined...
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Favorite myth-making news articles?
The book that I’m writing is focused on myths that we have about teens and social media. I’m trying to find some good quotes from news media that perpetuate these...
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How Censoring Craigslist Helps Pimps, Child Traffickers, and Other Abusive Scumbags
[Originally posted at Huffington Post] For the last 12 years, I’ve dedicated immense amounts of time, money, and energy to end violence against women and children...
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Regulating the Use of Social Media Data
If you were to walk into my office, I’d have a pretty descent sense of your gender, your age, your race, and other identity markers. My knowledge wouldn’t be perfect...
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Social Steganography: Learning to Hide in Plain Sight
[Posted originally to the Digital Media & Learning blog.] Carmen and her mother are close. As far as Carmen’s concerned, she has nothing to hide from her mother...
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Social Divisions Between Orkut & Facebook in Brazil
I have been writing about social divisions between Facebook and MySpace for some time now, focused exclusively on American teenager dynamics. Yet, every time I...
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a few thoughts on name changes & reputation
I’ve changed my name twice. First, I took my (now ex) stepfather’s last name when I was a child. At 18, I started the process to take my maternal grandfather’s...
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