D. Yvette Wohn

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Tag Archives: Internet murder weapon

Internet becomes murder weapon

October 4, 2008by arcticpenguin 4 Comments

The recent death of Korean actress Choi Jin-sil shows how the Internet can be used as murder weapon. It is not fair to blame the network itself- as a knife […]

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YvetteWohn

D.Y. Wohn, Ph.D.

Dr. Wohn is an associate professor at NJIT and director of the Social Interaction Lab (socialinteractionlab.com). Her research is in the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) where she studies the role of algorithms and social interactions in livestreaming, esports, gaming, and social media.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, and Yahoo, her main projects examine 1) content moderation, online harassment and the creation of safe spaces, 2) social exchange in digital economies, which include the transactions of emotional, informational, and financial support, and 3) news consumption via social media.

2020 Conferences/ Talks

6/18: IMX (Barcelona)
7/21: HCI International (Copenhagen)

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  • art & architecture
  • being digital
    • ::3D Virtual Worlds::
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  • daily doilies
  • fashion
  • fiction:surrealism
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  • natural science
  • politics & law

Most Recent Posts

  • Happy holidays
  • Discussing psychology of giving money to streamers on podcast
  • Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award
  • Discussing gaming and social media on podcast

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