Monthly Archives: October 2012

Gilad Lotan’s field of study is data and information flow.  He is the Vice President of Research Development His main focus is Social Flow. Social Flow is company that analyzes Twitter interaction to try to determine patterns and gather demographic … Continue reading →

Jakob Nielsen received his Ph.D. in human-computer interaction in Copenhagen from the Technical University of Denmark. He was a Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer from 1994-1998 and his chief responsibility was increasing web efficiency. Nielsen’s work and books have revolved mainly … Continue reading →

Henry Jenkins is an avid reader, writer and researcher. He has a passion for popular culture and science fiction. He has written and edited over a dozen books and he is currently the Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic … Continue reading →

Jane McGonigal has a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. She researches games and their impact on society and has published many articles and a book on gaming. She has taught classes on game design and game theory … Continue reading →

Dr. Danah Boyd attended Brown University where she earned her bachelor’s in computer science and then attended MIT and received her master’s degree in sociable media. In 2008 Boyd received her Ph.D. in Information from UC Berkeley. She is a … Continue reading →