1: ab hancer - "get a six pack in seconds - you don't need to work out to get hot abs". Audience: middle-aged dads. Marketing ab hancers on Facebook, Twitter, and maybe spam email. Suggestion: perhaps reconsider sending spam email! 2: Community group about awareness and acceptance of your and other heritages. Project Heritage. Spreading … Continue reading Web presence 2: dad-bods, activism, and pizza
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Web presence workshop 1: activism, support, and volcano sacrifices
Today I ran a couple of short workshops for students visiting Curtin. They developed a digital strategy for their campaign, business, or organisation, and presented their plan in lightning talks. Here's some brief feedback: 1 The cool kids club: addressing parents and children. Ads, website forums, FB page. Asking people to post positive reviews. Suggestion: … Continue reading Web presence workshop 1: activism, support, and volcano sacrifices
Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: Decentralisation and Local Democracy
Building on the research Christalla Yakinthou and I recently publishing on Internet governance in Tunisia, I'll be speaking at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation's symposium, Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: Decentralisation and Local Democracy in July. There's an amazing line-up of speakers, including many people who seem to be at the forefront of work … Continue reading Post-Arab Spring Tunisia: Decentralisation and Local Democracy
Transforming Tunisia: Transitional Justice and Internet Governance in a Post-Revolutionary Society
I'm pleased to (somewhat belatedly) write that a new branch of research with Dr. Christalla Yakinthou has seen its first publication, exploring what Internet governance in Tunisia might tell us about transitional justice: In this article we argue that examining efforts at Internet reform in Tunisia holds important lessons for transitional justice (TJ) theory and … Continue reading Transforming Tunisia: Transitional Justice and Internet Governance in a Post-Revolutionary Society
Frictions that slow, frictions that spark
I'm delighted that the latest article from Tim and my Mapping Movements project is out, Harbouring Dissent: Greek Independent and Social Media and the Antifascist Movement. It's been a long wait, and there are a few sections which I'm sure need updating, but I'm still very glad that it's finally public: Abstract: This article examines … Continue reading Frictions that slow, frictions that spark
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