10 posts and columns on Danah Boyd

Microsoft’s Danah Boyd: Social Media Makes the World More Fearful

in Social on March 11 at 1:04 am PT

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” said Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Well, Danah Boyd is afraid of fear.
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What’s Really Behind The Facebook/Google Real Name Debate?

in Social on August 8, 2011 at 4:10 pm PT

It seems to me that the larger issue in this ongoing real names debate is not who you say you are, but the usefulness of a unified Web identity.
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Wal-Mart Embraces Twitter, but Not Brevity

in Media on July 9, 2009 at 6:09 am PT

Figuring out Twitter’s business model may be complicated, but using the service isn’t: It’s fast, short and to the point. Unless you’re the world’s biggest retailer.
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