In Search of Belonging with discussants Susan Kish, Marc Canter and Dana Boyd.
It's human nature to form cliques and join communities. The Internet, TV, music, mobile devices, virtual reality and gaming and print publications make it easier for people to form communities of interest where they can access info, share resources and connect with people with similar interests- PICNIC
Bio
Danah Boyd
Danah Boyd is a doctoral candidate at the School of Information at the University of California - Berkeley and a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Her research focuses on how young people navigate networked publics (i.e. MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, etc.) for sociable purposes.
Boyd has studied many different aspects of social media, including blogging, computer-mediated communication, tagging, backchanneling, etc. Her earlier work includes visualization of social interaction, artifacts for memory maintenance, and an analysis of how men and women see depth differently in 3D virtual reality systems.
For five years, she worked at V-Day, an organization working to end violence against women and girls worldwide. She also worked as a researcher at Intel, Tribe.net, Google, and Yahoo! She has been featured in major press, including profiles in the Financial Times, San Francisco Magazine, and the New York Times. She has been blogging for 10 years.
Marc Canter
Marc Canter is the Founder and CEO of Broadband Mechanics.
Canter also created a company called MacroMind - which became Macromedia.
Susan Kish
Susan Kish has more than two decades of executive experience in finance and starting businesses. As CEO for First Tuesday Zurich, she has led its growth into a recognized innovative think tank and knowledge network focused on new technologies and industries undergoing radical change, producing thought leadership and leading publications. Susan is also on the Board of the FT Global Network, having successfully led the purchase of FT Global by a syndicate of private investors and licensee cities around the world.
Prior to FT, Susan was with UBS for more than 14 years, most recently as Global Head of Structured Finance, based in Zurich. Before moving to Europe in 1995 with UBS, she held a variety of executive positions at UBS in New York, where she was responsible for their successful entry into several new financial markets and products.
Ms. Kish is an experienced public speaker and moderator at institutes and corporate events on topics including financial services, venture capital and entrepreneurship, risk and innovation.
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