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This week I've been in Oxford at the RCUK's DTC/CDT Summer Meeting: "Digital Revolutions". This was a 2-day event comprising of a mix of keynote talks, facilitated group sandpits and networking.The first thing that hit me upon arriving at my table in the rather large tent in which the main part of the event was situated was the number of DTCs/CDTs (Centres for Doctoral Training) that were attending. Continue reading →

I've spent the last few days in Paris for the  ACM WebSci13 conference, hearing the latest views and research about the Web from leading experts from around the world. Having been at WebSci12 in Chicago last year, it was great to see some familiar faces and hear updates on the research that is being done. Continue reading →

As supermarkets currently run around faster than a contestant on Supermarket Sweep, testing their products to check that what they're selling is actually what they claim they're selling, the question of how they can rebuild consumer trust in the aftermath of the horsemeat scandal arises. Continue reading →

Next week (5th-8th November): join live webcasts and discussions from the Internet Governance Forum in BakuThanks for everyone who voted for Internet Governance Forum sessions we should take part in as part of the Southampton Remote Hub. Continue reading →

Between 5th – 9th November 2012, the Internet Governance Forum will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Continue reading →

The last few weeks have been rather busy, with a few developments in my PhD occurring. This post will be split in 3 parts to cover them...First Year Viva - Passed!A couple of weeks ago, I faced the first examination of my PhD progress. Continue reading →

Today I am in a remote part of Norway - Dyroy, attending an annual seminar about the local community. I'm part of a delegation of Web Science PhD students from Southampton who are listening to an English translation of all the talks. We're attempting to cover everything on various forms of social media, and I'll hopefully update this blog with things that are going on. Continue reading →

For various reasons, aspects of my PhD topic – analysing marketing performance on social media – have been popping up in the news lately. To make things even better, there seems to be support for a lot of the arguments I will be making, along with a core Web Science methodological issue. Super. Continue reading →

This is something I’ve been meaning to write about for a while. If you follow on me on Twitter, you probably saw my tweets earlier in the year from South Korea. Now I’ll explain why I was there, what I was doing, and what I’ve taken away from it. Continue reading →

It was a great privilege to be accepted to the Web Science conference in 2012 for my first conference presentation. Having been accepted, I was also offered the opportunity to attend the Network Science conference immediately before it as they were held together at Northwestern University, and so I had an opportunity to experience a conference without the stress of presenting before WebSci came around (literally, right before it!). Continue reading →