Archive for the ‘work’ Category

Writing an MA dissertation. Part one.

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Social Networking and Identity: A case study investigating the relationship between social networking software and the online and offline identity constructions of University of Leicester students. So, today is the day I start writing - no more mucking around, it works out I have 7 weeks to complete the whole thing ...

Super Duper MA Dissertastical!

Friday, June 6th, 2008

I've started working on my dissertation now (I've always been working on it, but this is me actually commiting that statement to writing.) So, working title - as follows: Social Networking and Identity: A case study investigating the relationship between social networking software and the online and offline identity constructions of University ...

Offline Social Networking.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Met with Shani Lee ( Nlab co-ordinator and part of CCCLeicester) this afternoon for lunch and a natter at DMU. Came across a few points of shared interest - which was good. Especially when we are on the same page about the predominance of Leicester's new media and social technology presence online. I am ...

Smartmob Leicester.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

As AJCann wrote about earlier - we used to Seesmic to arrange a "smartmob" (or "coffee" for those who are not convinced by social media terminology) to discuss what was proposed yesterday. In the past - from holding various moderator roles and reveling in teen angst as a Livejournal "early ...

Non-university related blog entry.

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

In other news... I got a(nother) part-time bar job. This is my third one (and hopefully, fingers crossed - the only one I'll need) whilst I've lived in Leicester. It's at the dry dock (for those who are familiar with Leicester) and it is quite literally across the road from my ...