Following the success of an event held last spring to showcase educational and research opportunities involving the study of technology and society at UCSB, CITS and the Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS) will be hosting a similar graduate reception February 13, 2008. Lunch & refreshments will be provided.
Newspaper 2.0 was a one-day workshop to explore challenges and opportunities in the new Internet-enabled newspaper marketplace. The workshop was hosted by Doc Searls, a CITS Research Fellow and journalist with feet in both the print and online domains.
Newspaper 2.0 was a one-day workshop to explore challenges and opportunities in the new Internet-enabled newspaper marketplace. The workshop brought together journalists, scholars and leading thinkers who shared a common interest in the future of daily and weekly journals — with a particular interest in Santa Barbara as a region where new approaches might be explored.
Angela Beesley is a British internet entrepreneur. She is a co-founder and vice president for community relations of Wikia. In this interview filmed during the 2006 Santa Barbara Forum on Digital Transitions she explains the new for-profit global initiative.
Rob Kaye is the founder and lead developer for MusicBrainz, and President and Executive Director of the MetaBrainz Foundation, the non-profit organization that pays the bills for MusicBrainz.
Anil de Mello founded Mobuzz T.V S.L in 2004 by and it has become in one of the most important Videoblogs worldwide. MobuzzTV produces several daily shows in different areas and languages.
Professor Bimber's research examines the relationship between evolving information technology and changes in human behavior, especially in the domains of political organization, collective action, social capital, and political deliberation.
A student film written and produced at UC Santa Barbara for the Center for Information Technology and Society's 2006 Santa Barbara Forum on Digital Transitions: Social Collaboration and Dynamic Communities.
Lawrence Lessig, legal professor, author, and digital culture visionary presented the 2008 CITS Distinguished Lecture. The free event took place April 11, 2008 at 12 o’clock at UCSB’s MultiCultural Center theater. Professor Lessig spoke on "Changing Congress: Lessons Learned by a Copyright Activist."
Rob Patton is Program Manager of CITS and will present recent research that examines the communication behaviors of student users of the popular online social networking site (SNS) Facebook. Specifically the research analyzed the relationships between antecedent user characteristics and forms of networked interactivity present in Facebook user profile communication.
This year's Herb Kay Lecture,“My Entrepreneurial Journey from UCSB to MySpace and Beyond”, will be held on Monday, May 19 at the University of California, Santa Barbara's Campbell Hall at 2:30pm. Admission is free.
Cristina Venegas is Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies at UCSB. Her research focuses on international media with an emphasis on “Latin” America, Spanish-language film and television in the U.S., and digital technologies. Her forthcoming book is titled Digital Dilemma about Cuba’s digital media since the 1990s.
Following the success of an event held last spring to showcase educational and research opportunities involving the study of technology and society at UCSB, CITS and the Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS) will be hosting a similar graduate reception February 13, 2008. Lunch & refreshments will be provided.
