Social Life of Information

Social media is a pretty hot topic of late. In addition to the popular press and blogosphere take on the phenomenon, there’s a whole MSI degree specialization in social computing over at SI, so it seems that social media has already become something of an institution in a rather short time.
I’m not sure where I […]

It’s been awhile since my last post, but constantly doing a catch-up on my life seems pretty dull, so instead I’ve queued up a few different topics for blog posts. I’m starting with my new favorite social media site, Ravelry, which is an online community for knitters and crocheters. What I love most about Ravelry […]

The local Flickr user community in Ann Arbor has been a wonderful part of the last year I’ve spent here. Besides the obvious benefits of friendship and expertise networks, I’ve really rediscovered the joy of photography as a result of association with other photo geeks exploring the social life of photographers.
The Ann Arbor Flickr […]

I appear to be an early adopter of some social networks and not others; I set up a Facebook account just last week. After considering it useless to me for two years as a student, I find it considerably more useful as an alumna. In terms of keeping up with college pals, there’s […]

I wish I had the wherewithal to write a clever and insightful blog post about something in my Categories list that isn’t “life” but at the moment, life overwhelms any attempts at being thoughtful about those things. Everything is about complexity, but not in the way that I’ve studied. The home buying process […]