Nov 12: Social Networks and the Law in the Network Age

Network Age Briefing:  Social Networks and the Law in the Network Age
1pm EST / 10am PST (60min)
Thursday, November 12

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http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Supernova/2009/11/12/Social-Networks-and-the-Law-in-the-Network-Age

Denise Howell is a seasoned appellate and intellectual property litigator based in Los Angeles. Weblogs she writes or has written include Bag and Baggage, Lawgarithms, Between Lawyers, and The Industry Standard. She writes the Dicta column in The American Lawyer magazine on a bi-monthly basis, hosts an audio series at TWiT.tv called this WEEK in LAW, and another one at IT Conversations called Sound Policy. Howell coined the term “blawg” and helped pioneer podcasting for lawyers. Microcontent obsessed since 2001, she is frequently quoted in the media on… Read More

Nov 11: Class and Connection in the Network Age with danah boyd

Network Age Briefing:  Class and Connection in the Network Age
Noon EST / 9am PST (60min)
Wednesday, November 11

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http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Supernova/2009/11/11/danah-boyd

danah boyd is a researcher at Microsoft Research New England and a Fellow at the Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and Society. She recently completed her PhD in the School of Information at the University of California-Berkeley.

Dr. boyd’s dissertation “Taken Out of Context: American Teen Sociality in Networked Publics” focused on how American youth use networked publics for sociable purposes. She examined the role that social network sites like MySpace and Facebook play in everyday teen interactions and social relations. She was interested in how mediated environments alter the… Read More