Elisa Jo Harkness

San Francisco Bay Area United States

Content Strategist at FABERNOVEL US

Technology / Software / Internet

In the course of conducting doctoral research on the cultural history of the sonnet in 16th-century England, it became apparent that the most significant - and significantly underrated - cultural development of the Renaissance was the advent of movable type. This sparked a fascination with radically disruptive communication technologies that led me to technology startups: if Shakespeare were alive today, he'd be Chief Content Officer at Netflix. I focus in particular on platforms and tools that enable better, more fluid exchange of ideas and information. I've researched emerging social networks and self-publishing platforms, identified key trends in messaging apps and text editors, and ...