The Desert of My Dreams

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to speak at a private two-day conference (entitled the Conference on Blogs and Democracy) sponsored by the U.S. State Department. I am honored to have been selected and am very grateful for getting the opportunity to hear some of the most influential people in this area […]

Since posting a condensed version of my thesis online, a few people have asked some questions or left feedback about it. I’ve been a bit busy as of late so I haven’t responded as quickly as I usually do to such matters. Apologies and excuses aside, here are my responses to the feedback/questions […]

OK Go, one of my favorite bands, is holding a dance contest, utilizing YouTube in a very interesting way. Judging by the two times I’ve seen them in Ann Arbor at the Blind Pig, the band has a fairly young (and rabid) fan following (late teens/early twenties). If you’re not familiar with OK […]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the various terms used to describe social interactions online. Specifically, I’m concerned about virtual and real life (RL) when used to describe what happens online and offline respectively. Admittedly, I’ve been using these interchangeably but I’m starting to think that doing so is incorrect and actually […]