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Digital identity paper accepted to CSCW 2011
November 17th, 2010 | Published in News
Our paper on digital identity on Facebook and craigslist Missed Connections was accepted to CSCW 2011.
Papers Accepted to CHI 2015
March 6th, 2015 | Published in News
Congratulations to Oliver Haimson and co-authors for having their papers and workshops accepted to CHI 2015. Haimson, O. L., Bowser, A., Melcer, E., & Churchill, E. F. Online Inspiration and Exploration for Identity Reinvention. Proceedings of ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2015. Bowser, A., Haimson, O. L., Melcer, E., & Churchill, […]
Gender Transition on Social Networking Sites
October 1st, 2014 | Published in Projects
Social networking sites often privilege people who fit within expected, static categories. Thus, designing technology and SNS flexible enough to allow for representation of complex identities that emerge as people embark on major life transitions, such as changing gender, is a particular challenge for HCI.
Brubaker Quoted in Knowledge@Wharton!
April 1st, 2014 | Published in News
Jed’s work is featured in an article in online business analysis journal Knowledge@Wharton, titled “Rest in Peace: Planning for Your Demise, Digitally“. But online memorials are delicate entities. Who has custody of the profile? Who gets access? Who has the right to decide what’s appropriate to include, and what is involved in those decisions? Jed […]
Brubaker’s Work Featured by UC Irvine News!
October 26th, 2013 | Published in News
Jed is featured in a Halloween-themed article by UC Irvine News, titled “The spooky side of science“. “The mass adoption of social network sites includes, as a natural consequence, the growing presence of profiles representing individuals who are no longer alive,” he explains on his website. “However, the death of a user does not result […]
Brubaker’s Work Highlighted by Center for Digital Ethics & Policy!
October 4th, 2013 | Published in News
Jed was interviewed by Center for Digital Ethics & Policy in an article called “RIP Trolling“. “For many individuals it’s about connecting with other people who are experiencing loss,” explains Jed Brubaker, a digital identity researcher who focuses on death, social media and post-mortem identity. Facebook, of course, is also a popular destination for commiseration. […]
Jed in Huffington Post and Page
December 8th, 2012 | Published in News
Jed was recently quoted in articles in the Huffington Post and the German Magazine PAGE about death, Facebook profiles, and digital identity. “Facebook doesn’t do a good job of thinking about death,” says Brubaker, the scholar who studies death on social media. “It doesn’t have that concept. There’s no checkbox that says ‘I am dead,’ […]
Congratulations to Jed Brubaker on his Advancement!
February 29th, 2012 | Published in News
Congratulations to Jed Brubaker on advancing to Ph.D. candidacy on February 29, 2012. Jed presented his work on Identity, Post-mortem social networking, and a framework for social, spatial, and temporal expansions on social networking sites. Jed’s committee was comprised of Drs. Gillian Hayes, Melissa Mazmanian, Paul Dourish, Geoffrey Bowker, and Martha Feldman. Congratulations!
Lucas Kam awarded UCI Undergraduate “Outstanding Contribution for Research” award
June 8th, 2011 | Published in News
Congratulations to Lucas Kam for being awarded the UCI undergraduate award of “Outstanding Contribution to Research”. Kam has done research with a variety of graduate students, including working Jed Brubaker and his social media and identity projects and Lynn Dombrowski and her backyard bounty project. Again, congratulations to Lucas Kam!
Death and the Social Network
July 2nd, 2010 | Published in Projects
The death of a user does not result in the elimination of his or her account nor the profile’s place inside a network of digital peers. Friends use profiles postmortem to say last goodbyes, share memories, and coordinate funereal arrangements. These practices highlight three important themes for social networks and the representation of identity for their users: embodiment, representation, and temporality.