Geekgazing at the stars of w00tstock 2009
Last month my Twitter feed was burning up with w00tstock 2009, versions 1.0 and 1.01 in San Francisco, and version 1.1 in Los Angeles. Featuring Adam Savage (of Mythbusters), Wil Wheaton (of ST:TNG and...
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Glee on Wheels
Artie in his wheelchair Last night’s episode of Glee, “Wheels,” focused on Artie and put the entire club in wheelchairs for a performance. It also attracted a lot of attention and some controversy. A...
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Unfriended!
Facebook logo New Oxford American Dictionary, it’s over. No more status updates, no more shared photos – you’re unfriended. This week, Oxford University Press announced it’s Word of Year for 2009 –...
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Google leaving China?
Alongside economic growth and growing privatization in China, government censorship of entertainment and information media has remained in effect. Though outlets are generally no longer...
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My Deaf Family, My New Web Series?
Oscar-winning deaf actress Marlee Matlin is producing a new reality show, My Deaf Family. It follows the Firl family – father Leslie and mother Bridgetta are both deaf, and they have four children, two...
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Report From Internet Research 11
Photo credit: Wrote's Flickr stream Last week, I joined 250 international scholars in Gothenburg, Sweden for Internet Research 11, the 2010 conference of the Association of Internet Researchers. The...
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Seeing is Disbelieving
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, an unexpected celebrity has emerged – Lydia Callis, a sign language interpreter who appeared on-screen alongside Mayor Bloomberg during his warnings in advance of the...
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