Who to support? Algorithms for World Cup 2010
The 2010 FIFA World Cup starts on Friday, which means that football fans across the world have a difficult task this week: determining who to… Read More »Who to support? Algorithms for World Cup 2010
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ROFLCon: From Weird to Wide
An audio version of danah and my keynote is now available for download online. I recommend a background of lolcats – preferably multilingual ones –… Read More »ROFLCon: From Weird to Wide
Makmende’s so huge, he can’t fit in Wikipedia
“After platinum, albums go Makmende” “They once made a makmende toilet paper, but there was a problem: It wouldn’t take shit from anybody!!!” “Makmende hangs… Read More »Makmende’s so huge, he can’t fit in Wikipedia
Everybody wants to rule the world
Web Seer is a beautiful illustration of the ways in which search engines are becoming a reflection of our collective unconscious. My friends Fernanda Viégas… Read More »Everybody wants to rule the world
Geocaching: Augmenting Reality for Enhanced Serendipity
We turned off the snowmobile tracks half a mile back, as they bent to the west and GPS pointed north to our destination. The trackless… Read More »Geocaching: Augmenting Reality for Enhanced Serendipity
What I’m not writing about
I had the realization the other day that the main way in which I procrastinate from the work I should be doing is by taking… Read More »What I’m not writing about