I am an independent researcher. My research interests lie in understanding the ways that information and knowledge shape the lives of individuals, organizations and the society. My interest in the effects of technology on the Information Society led me to closely follow the cultural, economic and social processes that are occurring around us in the digital era. To that end I developed a course on the Economics of Information. And post relevant article and news items on facebook.

studienblog über das leben in und mit digitalen onlinemedien. Samstagnachmittagsvermissung, 26,5 Jahre später. Da räumt man eben die Wäsche aus der Maschine, da fährt einem ein Queen-Song ein und schlägt gleich um in den schmerzlichen Wunsch, dass Freddie Mercury doch nie aufgehört hätte zu singen, welcher seinerseits spätestens bei diesem Lied in Tränen übergeht.

Managing the Brisbane Floods Disaster. New Ideas at the New School. Life and Art in Second Life. What If Google Bought Twitter? A Conversation and Some Further Thoughts. What If Google Bought Twitter? A Conversation and Some Further Thoughts. As well as major effort.

A think tank promoting policy discourse about virtual worlds and convergent media. Is a think tank dedicated to stimulating a balanced policy debate about virtual worlds, online games and other convergent media - with the goal of maximizing the social good of these technologies. Read more about the Virtual Policy Network. Dynamic Coalition on Convergent Media.

A copy of my old English blog. About me and this blog. Than with those around us. Only 15 years later and even Sherry Turkle writes an entirely different book.