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Singapore, New York Singapore
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Deputy Director, Co:Lab X - An Innovation Lab
Website
theory.isthereason.com
About
As a cyberculturalist, I study the co-evolution of network and culture. I am interested in ways to promote creative economies, by helping people understand how the participatory and self-governing aspects of social computing generates new forms of social, economic and legal affordances.
With an academic background in communication theory, my research has ranged from Public Deliberation in Internet-Regulated China, to Social Capital among Online Non-Profit Organizations. My practice includes conducting social media strategy workshops for academic, commercial and non-profit organizations.
As an experiment in memory, privacy and cybernetics, I've worn networked cameras and computing devic...
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PSFK Future of Health
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Georgette chen
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Transmedia engagement participatory culture to activism
Siobhan O'Flynn
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KPCB Internet trends 2014
Kleiner Perkins
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8 years ago
Culture
Reed Hastings
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13 years ago
Opening Up Museums
Nina Simon
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10 years ago
PSFK Future of Retail Report 2012
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10 years ago
PSFK Future of Gaming Report
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Creating Pleasurable Interfaces: Getting From Tasks to Experiences
Stephen Anderson
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Altimeter Report: Social Marketing Analytics
Jeremiah Owyang
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12 years ago
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The Real Life Social Network v2
Paul Adams
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12 years ago
Wearing Emotions by FakePress, presented at the IV10 conference in London, July 2010
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Visual Note Taking / Sketchnotes
Eva-Lotta Lamm
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12 years ago
Three Technologies for Museum Visitors
Nina Simon
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12 years ago
An Introduction to Participatory Design Practices for Museums
Nina Simon
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12 years ago
Creating Alternate Realities (or, Hacking Happiness!)
Jane McGonigal
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15 years ago
The Future Museum: Connected, Social, Open
Seb Chan
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14 years ago
Gaming the Future of Museums - a lecture by Jane McGonigal
Jane McGonigal
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14 years ago
The Future Journalist
Columbia University
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13 years ago
Omniture Workbook Measuring Social Media Impact
Ralph Paglia
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13 years ago
Can authoritarianism survive the Internet? Yes it can...
rmackinnon
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13 years ago
The Open Web
coleman yee
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13 years ago
Walk The Talk
Joakim Vars Nilsen
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13 years ago
Power Of People
Joakim Vars Nilsen
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13 years ago
Measuring Social Media: Everything I know I learned in Com101
University at Buffalo
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13 years ago
Autoethnographies & journeys of the (virtual) self: students, sociology & second life
Tracy Kennedy
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13 years ago
Health Care Napkin 1
Dan Roam
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13 years ago
What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later
Martafy!
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13 years ago
Pop Cap’s First Year In China
James Gwertzman
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13 years ago
Twittorial
Pat Law
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13 years ago
The Internet in China: breakneck growth and activism: jell-o, push ups, alpaca sheep, and human flesh search engines
The New School
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13 years ago
Roundup Global Internet Activism Course
The New School
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13 years ago
Zapatistas and online activism
Hillbilly Gothic
•
14 years ago
Social Pulpit: Barack Obama's Social Media Toolkit
Monte Lutz
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13 years ago
Social Media for Fundraisers
karakane
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13 years ago
The Art & Science of Seductive Interactions
Stephen Anderson
•
13 years ago
Spectrum of Online Friendship
Mike Arauz
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13 years ago
Marketing to the Social Web
Mike Lewis
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13 years ago
Tracy Kennedy
citasa
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15 years ago
Startup Metrics for Pirates: AARRR! (Startonomics SF 2008)
Dealmaker Media
•
14 years ago
Social Media ROI
Jon Yongfook
•
13 years ago
What can we learn from games? 10 game mechanics that will make your web community more successful.
Holger Dieterich (holger-dieterich.de)
•
15 years ago
WWGD? - The PowerPoint
jeffjarvis
•
13 years ago
Future of TV and Video from Asia
Benjamin Joffe
•
14 years ago
Mnemonomics
Richard Smyth
•
14 years ago
How Twitter Changed My Life
Min Lee
•
14 years ago
The Future Of Social Networks
Charlene Li
•
14 years ago
Making Whuffie
Tara Hunt
•
14 years ago
The Tao of Twitter: An intro guide
David Griner
•
14 years ago
Street Hacks
Jan Chipchase
•
14 years ago
Bda Presentation On Video Sharing Sites Hku June 14th 2008
Chinese Internet Research Conference
•
14 years ago
Zones of Emergency Talk Treborscholz
The New School
•
14 years ago
Writing Workshop
The New School
•
14 years ago
Happiness as Your Business Model
Tara Hunt
•
14 years ago
Internet + Politics
ggasian
•
14 years ago
Facebook Blackboard
Pat Parslow
•
15 years ago
Facebook Rate Card
valleywag
•
15 years ago
Presentations
(19)
See all
Likes
(60)
See all
Being connected is the new rock'n roll
Oyvind Solstad
•
15 years ago
PSFK Future of Health
PSFK
•
5 years ago
Georgette chen
Tan Cm
•
11 years ago
Transmedia engagement participatory culture to activism
Siobhan O'Flynn
•
10 years ago
KPCB Internet trends 2014
Kleiner Perkins
•
8 years ago
Culture
Reed Hastings
•
13 years ago
Opening Up Museums
Nina Simon
•
10 years ago
PSFK Future of Retail Report 2012
PSFK
•
10 years ago
PSFK Future of Gaming Report
PSFK
•
11 years ago
Creating Pleasurable Interfaces: Getting From Tasks to Experiences
Stephen Anderson
•
15 years ago
Altimeter Report: Social Marketing Analytics
Jeremiah Owyang
•
12 years ago
PSFK presents Future Of Health
PSFK
•
12 years ago
The Real Life Social Network v2
Paul Adams
•
12 years ago
Wearing Emotions by FakePress, presented at the IV10 conference in London, July 2010
Salvatore Iaconesi
•
12 years ago
Visual Note Taking / Sketchnotes
Eva-Lotta Lamm
•
12 years ago
Three Technologies for Museum Visitors
Nina Simon
•
12 years ago
An Introduction to Participatory Design Practices for Museums
Nina Simon
•
12 years ago
Creating Alternate Realities (or, Hacking Happiness!)
Jane McGonigal
•
15 years ago
The Future Museum: Connected, Social, Open
Seb Chan
•
14 years ago
Gaming the Future of Museums - a lecture by Jane McGonigal
Jane McGonigal
•
14 years ago
The Future Journalist
Columbia University
•
13 years ago
Omniture Workbook Measuring Social Media Impact
Ralph Paglia
•
13 years ago
Can authoritarianism survive the Internet? Yes it can...
rmackinnon
•
13 years ago
The Open Web
coleman yee
•
13 years ago
Walk The Talk
Joakim Vars Nilsen
•
13 years ago
Power Of People
Joakim Vars Nilsen
•
13 years ago
Measuring Social Media: Everything I know I learned in Com101
University at Buffalo
•
13 years ago
Autoethnographies & journeys of the (virtual) self: students, sociology & second life
Tracy Kennedy
•
13 years ago
Health Care Napkin 1
Dan Roam
•
13 years ago
What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later
Martafy!
•
13 years ago
Pop Cap’s First Year In China
James Gwertzman
•
13 years ago
Twittorial
Pat Law
•
13 years ago
The Internet in China: breakneck growth and activism: jell-o, push ups, alpaca sheep, and human flesh search engines
The New School
•
13 years ago
Roundup Global Internet Activism Course
The New School
•
13 years ago
Zapatistas and online activism
Hillbilly Gothic
•
14 years ago
Social Pulpit: Barack Obama's Social Media Toolkit
Monte Lutz
•
13 years ago
Social Media for Fundraisers
karakane
•
13 years ago
The Art & Science of Seductive Interactions
Stephen Anderson
•
13 years ago
Spectrum of Online Friendship
Mike Arauz
•
13 years ago
Marketing to the Social Web
Mike Lewis
•
13 years ago
Tracy Kennedy
citasa
•
15 years ago
Startup Metrics for Pirates: AARRR! (Startonomics SF 2008)
Dealmaker Media
•
14 years ago
Social Media ROI
Jon Yongfook
•
13 years ago
What can we learn from games? 10 game mechanics that will make your web community more successful.
Holger Dieterich (holger-dieterich.de)
•
15 years ago
WWGD? - The PowerPoint
jeffjarvis
•
13 years ago
Future of TV and Video from Asia
Benjamin Joffe
•
14 years ago
Mnemonomics
Richard Smyth
•
14 years ago
How Twitter Changed My Life
Min Lee
•
14 years ago
The Future Of Social Networks
Charlene Li
•
14 years ago
Making Whuffie
Tara Hunt
•
14 years ago
The Tao of Twitter: An intro guide
David Griner
•
14 years ago
Street Hacks
Jan Chipchase
•
14 years ago
Bda Presentation On Video Sharing Sites Hku June 14th 2008
Chinese Internet Research Conference
•
14 years ago
Zones of Emergency Talk Treborscholz
The New School
•
14 years ago
Writing Workshop
The New School
•
14 years ago
Happiness as Your Business Model
Tara Hunt
•
14 years ago
Internet + Politics
ggasian
•
14 years ago
Facebook Blackboard
Pat Parslow
•
15 years ago
Facebook Rate Card
valleywag
•
15 years ago
Personal Information
Organization / Workplace
Singapore, New York Singapore
Occupation
Deputy Director, Co:Lab X - An Innovation Lab
Website
theory.isthereason.com
About
As a cyberculturalist, I study the co-evolution of network and culture. I am interested in ways to promote creative economies, by helping people understand how the participatory and self-governing aspects of social computing generates new forms of social, economic and legal affordances.
With an academic background in communication theory, my research has ranged from Public Deliberation in Internet-Regulated China, to Social Capital among Online Non-Profit Organizations. My practice includes conducting social media strategy workshops for academic, commercial and non-profit organizations.
As an experiment in memory, privacy and cybernetics, I've worn networked cameras and computing devic...
Tags
socialmedia
education
web20
gaming
prsa
monitoring
media
wikipedia
gamemechanics
behavior
strategy
groundswell
cotweet
tools
pr
jamiq
marketing
socialnetworks
cyborg
memory
socialweb
web2.0
smartmobs
crowdsourcing
howto
academic
students
singapore
teachers
newmedia
innovajc
games
school
crowdsource
democracy
writing
marginalia
participatory
ebooks
books
systems
reality sensors
prosthesis
network
consciousness
productivity
game mechanics
sociology
amyjokim
branding
advertising
workflow
community
economics
fundraising
obama
campaign
solsummit
2009
classroom
teaching
pedagogy
ludology
blogging
listening
publicrelations
search
memes
cyberculture
web
barcampsg3
twitter
ambience
intimacy
lifelogging
socialnetworking
collaborating
relationships
findabilty
prosthetic
identity
selfawareness
com125
talk
lecture
highschool
See more