Monthly Archives: August 2010

How geographically or linguistically diverse is your online social network?

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Scott

Three recent news stories highlight the international nature of many social media platforms: Pingdom Documents Top Countries On Facebook How Black People Use TwitterThe latest research on race and microblogging. Indonesia, Brazil and Venezuela Lead Global Surge in Twitter Usage … Continue reading →

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Naming Places/Features on Google Maps

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Scott

Google Maps must engage in a cross-cultural (and often cross-lingual) act to publish its maps. Each place or feature name can be given in multiple languages, and occasionally as NPR’s On the Media discusses, cultures don’t agree on the name … Continue reading →

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Homophily and the Internet

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Scott

I recently had the opportunity to meet Ethan Zuckerman while he was on a visit to Oxford for TED where he gave a talk on Listening to global voices. Ethan has been doing amazing work on trying to promote more … Continue reading →

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Resuming (or at least attempting)

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Scott

After a break from blogging while I completed an intense MSc at the Oxford Internet Institute I am going to attempt to revive this blog. Although I haven’t written in sometime, I have added numerous news stories and other blogs … Continue reading →

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