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Thinkers you should know - danah boyd

by Jim McGee

Here’s a 14 minute video interview with danah boyd, who’s been working on a Ph.D. for the past several years at the Berkeley School of Information. She’s focused on understanding social networks and their interplay with youth culture. The video is an excellent introduction to her work. I’ve found her blog, Apophenia, a source of regular insight into the interplay between people and technology. I characterize her as an enthnographer of digital culture. Although her primary focus has been on youth culture, her insights are worth factoring into your thinking about Enterprise 2.0. If nothing else, she’ll help you understand your future work force.

Discover Magazine video of moi

Last fall, I did an interview for Discover Magazine about my research. I still think that I look strange in video, but I figured others might appreciate it.

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2 Comments »

  Jevon MacDonald wrote @ February 13th, 2008 at 8:41 pm

Danah’s work has been incredibly important. Anyone wanting to really understand the social underpinnings of Enterprise 2.0 (social computing in general) should spend a week just reading everything Danah has written.

  Paula Thornton wrote @ February 18th, 2008 at 9:23 am

I was intrigued by some of the elemental things that Danah suggests that form an underlying model. Things like ‘identity projection’, ‘identity posturing’ through seemingly meaningless conversation, ‘identity attraction’ finding others like you or interested in common topics, the fluidity of channel switching and channel preferences that has generational if not, lifecycle correlations.

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