Archeology of Personal and Collective Web Blogs (2005-2020)
Blogging is one of the media practices and socio-technical systems that has made the world wide web what it is today. As a practice it has democratized writing,...
Category: networks
Youth’s Activities, Aspirations, and Work in the Digital Economy: A New Report and Research agenda.
The relationship between youth and digital technology has been at the center of the public discourse about digital culture, education and socialization in the l...
Digital Colonialism?
Big data about individuals and populations is one of the most important resources we have today for understanding our societies, and for communicating and takin...
Internet and Digital Platforms’ resilience during the Covid19
The pandemic and the global public health crisis have proven the resilience and adaptability of the Internet and the ecosystem of digital platforms. Social netw...
Building the Internet of Trust: Reflections after the #IGF2018
Not that long ago governments around the world tried by multiple means to spread Internet connectivity across their territories with the goal of transitioning i...
Hello, Operator!
– Number please? – Line 2244! Said a man, with an impatient tone. – One moment please. Said the telephone operator. In front of a switchboard,...
The Struggle for Re-Descentralizing the Web
Due to the consolidation of privately owned corporate platforms and their massive adoption around the world the Web is becoming more and more centralized. The c...