Author: Christophe Bruchansky

Jessa Lingel is assistant Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Digital Countercultures and the Struggle for Community. Christophe Bruchansky: In “Digital Countercultures and the Struggle for Community”, you argue that social platform don’t aways encourage authenticity and self-exploration. Read the rest

In this interview, the futurist and science fiction author Karl Schroeder talks about the future of digital communities and their impact on people and nations. Shane Saunderson: In Lady of Mazes, you imagine revolutionary new social technologies. Read the rest

Geert Lovink is the founding director of the Institute of Network Cultures. He is research Professor of Interactive Media at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam. Christophe Bruchansky: In your 2016 book Social Media Abyss: Critical Internet Cultures and the Force of Negation you draw a distinction between social media platforms and organized networks. Read the rest

Emily Bitze (Canada) is  Founder of Bunz, an app where people trade and shop locally. Shane Saunderson: How do you define Bunz in terms of the sharing economy movement?

Emily Blitz: Bunz is a digital community that facilitates and encourages in person meet ups for the purpose of exchanging of items one no longer wants to acquire something they need. Read the rest