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PhD fellowship available on extremist discourse online – and open call as well
I’ve been dreadfully remiss in forgetting to post a note here about the PhD fellowships that are currently available at our department. We have seven open fellowships for the whole department (so any topic within digital culture, Nordic, linguistics, comparative … Continue reading →
17. December 2012 by Jill
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How to hack gender stereotyping and let girls and boys just be kids
Children are constantly exposed to gender stereotypes, but as a parent, I would like to minimize that influence and allow them to stay as open as possible about what sort of person they would like to be. There are ways to … Continue reading →
25. November 2012 by Jill
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Microtargeting potential voters in a political campaign
I’m reading fascinating – and scary – stories about how political campaigns today use microtargeting to send prospective voters exactly the right information and advertisements to sway them. For instance, a Slate article from back in February about “Narwhal”, the … Continue reading →
10. October 2012 by Jill
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Makeup to stop face-recognition software from “seeing” you
Fascinating artist profile and interview with Adam Harvey, who designed the CV Dazzle (CV stands for Computer Vision) makeup and hair design that stops facial recognition software in surveillance cameras from recognizing you as a human. This could be important … Continue reading →
14. June 2012 by Jill
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Strikes, conflicts and academia
This morning I dropped my two-year-old and four-year-old off at preschool for the first time after a thirteen day strike. What a relief. I adore my children, but figuring out childcare from day to day, canceling meetings, trying to work … Continue reading →
06. June 2012 by Jill
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Interesting reads
I love my RSS feed. Every article I read on my almost too-brief commute from work (a mere 13 minutes by train) was brilliant. Culture Digitally and The Institute of Network Cultures both wrote about the leaked Operation Manual for Live … Continue reading →
23. February 2012 by Jill
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How to collect lots of random Facebook profile photos in a spreadsheet
I’ve been thinking about Facebook profile photos. For instance, have you noticed what a lot of people have kids in their profile photos? Some people use a photo of themselves with one of their kids, some use a photo of … Continue reading →
21. February 2012 by Jill
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Are we estranged from our own social media?
Watching this video about a location-based game used in marketing a new model of Mini car in Stockholm, at first I just felt exhausted at the total corruption of social media for the purpose of marketing and profit.We’re discussi gMark … Continue reading →
31. January 2012 by Jill
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visualising my LinkedIn network
I’m not sure how useful this visualisation of my LinkedIn network is. They say I can use it to figure out which areas of my professional network I need to work on. But it’s pretty. And fairly accurate at grouping … Continue reading →
16. January 2012 by Jill
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teaching pre-schoolers to create digital media
I heard somewhere that 50% of pre-school kids in Norway have access to smart phones and tablets like iPads at home, and are proficient in using them. But what about the kids who don’t have access? In theory, preschools in Norway … Continue reading →
13. January 2012 by Jill
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