D. Yvette Wohn

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Tag Archives: social networking

Koreans ‘nuts’ over Cyworld

May 15, 2009by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

Getting nostalgic…I found this article I wrote in 2004 about how everyone in Korea was using the social networking site Cyworld. At the time I wrote it, I thought it […]

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::Cyber Culture::

Hyperlocal News Needs Social Networking

April 13, 2009by arcticpenguin 2 Comments

I’ve argued for some time that hyperlocal news is the future of newspapers and today’s article in the NYT points out several ventures that are trying out this model. These […]

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journalism

Future Business Model for Newspapers

January 20, 2009by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

I love print. I’m sensitive to the paper- the texture, the weight, the smell. Did you know that thinner paper is more expensive to print than the 100g glossy ones? […]

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being digital, journalism

Social networking in enterprises

January 13, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Andrew McAfee of HBS was the speaker at today’s Berkman luncheon series, talking about Enterprise 2.0, which he explains as being the phenomenon in which companies incorporate “community” features into […]

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::Gadgets/Services::

Blocked- or not?

July 17, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

While running some tests for the Open Net Initiative while I’m in Korea, I’ve interestingly discovered that most of the sites that are “blocked” for me are not because the […]

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::Gadgets/Services::, ::Games::

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YvetteWohn

D.Y. Wohn, Ph.D.

Dr. Wohn (she/her) 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 characteristics and consequences of social interactions in online environments such as livestreaming, esports, virtual worlds, 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/maintenance of online safe spaces, 2) social exchange in digital economies & digital patronage (creator-supporter dynamics), and 3) news consumption via social media.

Blog Posts

  • art & architecture
  • being digital
    • ::3D Virtual Worlds::
    • ::Cyber Culture::
    • ::Gadgets/Services::
    • ::Games::
    • ::Mobile Culture::
    • ::Social Media::
  • daily doilies
  • fashion
  • fiction:surrealism
  • food
  • journalism
  • natural science
  • politics & law
2023 Talks

1/8-11: GROUP (Hilton Head)
4/23-8: CHI (Hamburg)
5/25/-29: ICA (Toronto)

Blog Posts

  • art & architecture
  • being digital
    • ::3D Virtual Worlds::
    • ::Cyber Culture::
    • ::Gadgets/Services::
    • ::Games::
    • ::Mobile Culture::
    • ::Social Media::
  • daily doilies
  • fashion
  • fiction:surrealism
  • food
  • journalism
  • natural science
  • politics & law

Most Recent Posts

  • UNICEF Report
  • Pew Metaverse Report
  • Discussing mental health on livestreams
  • College of Computing research award

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