Can I pick just one?
by Diana on July 27, 2011
So, as you can tell I took a break from blogging for a bit. Several things lead to this including some side work I was doing researching mobile developers, finishing my spring semester, living in South Korea for a month, (…)
Applying Lean Startup Methodology toward PhD Studies
by Diana on March 13, 2011
So, while staying up late to do a paper for class (yes it is spring break, PhD students never rest!), I got this wild brainstorm of how to apply both my development training (I work in an agile development environment (…)
What the heck is Cyber Anthropology?
by Diana on March 3, 2011
An interview with me at last years SXSWi. It explains a bit about what my take on Cyber Anthro is, how I do it, why I do it, and how I got here. Hope to see a few of you (…)
Ok, I’ll admit it – I have a Cyber Husband
by Diana on February 14, 2011
This shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, I am a cyber anthropologist after all and I do pretty much LIVE online, but perhaps I should explain. My husband is in the US Army currently stationed in Uijeongbu, South Korea. (…)
SXSW Bound – Looking for Thought Leaders in Tech
by Diana on February 13, 2011
Well, it looks like I’m SXSW bound yet again this year. Still trying to find a hotel as they are all sold out and I was late to sign up – but that’s another story entirely! While at SXSW this (…)
FUDCon Tempe 2011
by Diana on January 29, 2011
Thank you to all of you who attended my talk this morning at FUDCon in Tempe! For those interested in the community report on my research can be found here. If you have questions, or just want to chat please (…)
Defining Virtual Ethnography
by Diana on January 11, 2011
Virtual Ethnography is a highly interactive process that provides the ability to make observations of and participate in computer/device mediated cultures through a multitude of non face-to-face methods. It is used to better understand the behaviors and knowledge of participants (…)
Open Letter…
by Diana on December 10, 2010
Dear James Paul Gee – gamer and published author on gaming, Thank you so much for writing on gaming and in particular for writing on WoW. This allows me to write about what I know with “published scholarly references”. I (…)
Earning the title of Gamer
by Diana on October 21, 2010
Do you play Farmville or any of the other what seem like thousands of passive games on Facebook? Do you enjoy it? Get something out of it? If so, you probably don’t want to read any further. Head back to (…)
Book List: Seminar in Information Science
by Diana on September 9, 2010
I thought some of you may find this interesting. It’s my book list for one of my intro PhD courses. Which would you pick? What would you add based on what you see here? Berners-Lee, T., Fischetti, M., & Dertouzos, (…)