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| Researcher '''danah boyd''' (she styles it lowercase) is a researcher in ] and widely-read ]ger and commentator on virtual worlds. | Researcher '''danah boyd''' (she styles it lowercase) is a researcher in ] and widely-read ]ger and commentator on virtual worlds. | ||
| Raised in ], boyd studied ] at ] where she worked with ]. She then pursued her ] in sociable media with ] at the ]. |
Raised in ], boyd studied ] at ] where she worked with ]. She then pursued her ] in sociable media with ] at the ]. | ||
| She is currently a ] student with ] in the ] (formerly ]) at the ]. She has conducted research on social networking technologies such as ] and blogging. The ] published a profile of boyd in 2003<ref>Erard, Michael (Nov. 23, 2003). ''"Decoding the New Cues in Online Society"''. New York Times. URL= http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/27/technology/circuits/27frie.html</ref> and, outside of academic publications in ], ] and ], she has penned op-ed pieces for ]<ref>Boyd, danah (Jul. 28, 2004). ''"The new blogocracy"''. ]. URL= http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2004/07/28/demoblog/index_np.html</ref><ref>Boyd, danah (Jan. 8, 2005). ''"Turmoil in blogland"''. ]. URL= http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2005/01/08/livejournal/index.html</ref> and a chapter in ] book ''Best Software Writing''<ref>Boyd, danah (2005). Autistic Social Software. In Joel Spolsky (Ed.), ''Best Software Writing I'', pp. 23–47. Berkeley: Apress.</ref>. Boyd has consulted with ] in the past, and she currently works at ]. | |||
| Boyd resides in ]. She is known for her signature fuzzy hats with ears. | Boyd resides in ]. She is known for her signature fuzzy hats with ears. | ||
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Researcher danah boyd (she styles it lowercase) is a researcher in social software and widely-read blogger and commentator on virtual worlds.
Raised in Pennsylvania, boyd studied computer science at Brown University where she worked with Andy van Dam. She then pursued her Masters Degree in sociable media with Judith Donath at the MIT Media Lab.
She is currently a Ph.D. student with Peter Lyman in the UC Berkeley School of Information (formerly SIMS) at the University of California, Berkeley. She has conducted research on social networking technologies such as Friendster and blogging. The New York Times published a profile of boyd in 2003 and, outside of academic publications in SIGGRAPH, CHI and HICSS, she has penned op-ed pieces for Salon.com and a chapter in Joel Spolsky's book Best Software Writing. Boyd has consulted with Google in the past, and she currently works at Yahoo! Research Berkeley.
Boyd resides in San Francisco, California. She is known for her signature fuzzy hats with ears.
Notes
- Erard, Michael (Nov. 23, 2003). "Decoding the New Cues in Online Society". New York Times. URL= http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/27/technology/circuits/27frie.html
- Boyd, danah (Jul. 28, 2004). "The new blogocracy". Salon.com. URL= http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2004/07/28/demoblog/index_np.html
- Boyd, danah (Jan. 8, 2005). "Turmoil in blogland". Salon.com. URL= http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2005/01/08/livejournal/index.html
- Boyd, danah (2005). Autistic Social Software. In Joel Spolsky (Ed.), Best Software Writing I, pp. 23–47. Berkeley: Apress.