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Can “Leaderless Revolutions” Stay Leaderless: Preferential Attachment, Iron Laws and Networks
14 février 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedMany commentators relate the diffuse, somewhat leaderless nature of the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia (and now spreading elsewhere) with the (...) -
Interview with Voice of America–in Turkish
11 février 2011, par zeynep — Uncategorized, media
I was interviewed earlier today by Voice of America in Turkish. Yes, the interview is in Turkish. (VoA page for the interview can be found here). (...) -
Let’s Mess with Stereotypes: Is Social Media Finally There?
10 février 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedPerhaps no region of the world is more subject to stereotypes than the Middle East. Being a woman from that region, I have encountered these (...) -
Social Media’s Role in Political Protests: Interview on TVO
9 février 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedInterview with me on TV Ontario on the role of social media in the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. (Original video (...) -
Why the “how” of social organizing matters and how Gladwell’s latest contrarian missive falls short
4 février 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedIn his latest missive about the role of social media in political movements, Malcolm Gladwell makes two points: one so trivial to be barely worth (...) -
As Egypt Shuts off the Net: Seven Theses on Dictator’s Dilemma
28 janvier 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedEgypt’s apparent move to shut off Internet has called for revisiting the so-called “dictator’s dilemma,” i.e. the idea that authoritarian governments (...) -
Tunisia, Twitter, Aristotle, Social Media and Final and Efficient Causes
15 janvier 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedA debate has been raging on the role social media—especially Facebook and Twitter— played in the apparently successful uprising in Tunisia. Most of (...) -
Review of the Net Delusion and Response to Jaron Lanier on Wikileaks
14 janvier 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedMy last two pieces were published over at the Atlantic, mostly because Alexis Madrigal has been doing a spectacular job covering some of the (...) -
Upcoming Talk: Symposium on Wikileaks and Internet Freedom
11 décembre 2010, par zeynep — UncategorizedI will be speaking at the Symposium on Wikileaks and Internet Freedom organized by the Personal Democracy Forum in New York on December 11, 2010. (...) -
Wikileaks is not about secret information; it’s about insiders versus outsiders
9 décembre 2010, par zeynep — UncategorizedMany commentators have noted that the confidential U.S. embassy cables published by Wikileaks contain nothing that would surprise an “informed (...) -
Twitter and the Anti-Playstation Effect on War Coverage
28 mars 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedAs I follow the remarkable political transformations ongoing in the Middle East and North Africa through social media, I’m struck by the depth of (...) -
Hi-Tech does not mean high-quality jobs (My Washington Post op-ed from 2004)
1er avril 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedReading about the jobs report today, and noticing the discussion started by Umair Haque about how, contrary to the way it is being covered, it is (...) -
Faster is Different. Brief Presentation at Theorizing the Web, 2011
13 avril 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedOver the weekend, I attended an great conference called “Theorizing the Web.” Lead organizers were Nathan Jurgenson and PJ Rey, two awesome (...) -
Notes on Amina, Facebook and the Reverse Tragedy of Commons: Pseudonymity under Repressive Conditions
9 juin 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedAs the Internet first spread to the general public, there was great excitement about the potential identity experimentation. Gender, race, (...) -
Slides from my PDF 2011 Talk “The Power of Strong Ties, The Power of Weak Ties” #pdf11
6 juin 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedThe Powerpoint slides from my talk at Personal Democracy Forum in 2011 are available. My talk was titled “The Power of Strong Ties, The Power of (...) -
The Revolution Will be Self-Organized, Tahrir, #May27 (part 1)
30 mai 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedMy plane landed in Cairo in the early hours of the morning on May 27, the day of a key protest in Tahrir, Cario dubbed the “Revolution Part II.” (...) -
Egypt! Last week of May, 2011!
20 mai 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedI am going to be in Egypt the last week of May! My panel (with Sarah Abdel Rahman (@sarrahsworld) and Mahmoud Salem (@sandmonkey) is scheduled on (...) -
Why Twitter’s Oral Culture Irritates Bill Keller (and why this is an important issue)
19 mai 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedBill Keller of the New York Times has just written a provocative piece lamenting that new technologies are eroding essential human (...) -
Too Many Messages and Only One Facebook Page: April 6th Movement in Post-Mubarak Egypt
19 septembre 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedGuest post by Susannah Vila This post draws from over 30 in-depth, semi structured interviews conducted with coordinators of and participants in (...) -
Don’t Suspend Scout Finch, Mr. Schmidt. It’s Wrong and It’s Bad for Business.
30 août 2011, par zeynep — UncategorizedEx-CEO of Google Eric Schmidt made waves recently during an interview with NPR’s Andy Carvin where he defended the current implementation Google (...)
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