by Raizel Liebler Assuming you are someone who is a creator, rights of publicity likely effect what you do, even if you aren’t aware of…
danah boyd’s It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens is one of the most important books ever on online culture, teens, and the ways…
by Raizel Liebler Memes in Digital Culture by Limor Shifman is another great addition to the MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series. This book doesn’t dive…
by Keidra Chaney The publication of Textual Poachers in 1992 opened the door of acceptance for an academic study of fan communities and transformative works,…
Until recently, Clay Shirky was best known as the author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. The book was widely praised…
David Bollier’s Viral spiral : how the commoners built a digital republic of their own is a very good book with a horrible title. While…
After a truly great time presenting about fan culture two years ago at MIT5: Creativity, Ownership, and Collaboration in the Digital Age, we presented at…
Every time I login to this blog — or my other blogs — or my email, I need to spend time dealing with unwanted materials….
Like a lot of geeky people, I spent much of Inauguration Day (and night) online, riveted to the live streaming feed on CNN and also…
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, is the highly recommended third book by Laurence Lessig, focusing on why and how copyright…