Berkman Center for Internet & Society

Youth and Digital Media: From Credibility to Information Quality - New Report from the Berkman Center

A new report from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society's Youth and Media team

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is pleased to share a substantial new report from the Youth and Media project: "Youth and Digital Media: From Credibility to Information Quality" by Urs Gasser, Sandra Cortesi, Momin Malik, & Ashley Lee.

One Year after Mubarak: The Past and Future of the 'Arab Spring'; Online Consultation and Democratic Information Flow

Upcoming events and digital media roundup

Announcing The Kinder & Braver World Project: Research Series

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is pleased to announce The Kinder & Braver World Project: Research Series (danah boyd and John Palfrey, editors) as part of its collaboration with the Born This Way Foundation (BTWF), and generously supported by the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Berkman Buzz: February 17, 2012

Help Radio Berkman, Apple's new Gatekeeper, the limits of screen culture, and more...in this week's Buzz.

RB 190: Your Date, Reverse Engineered

Until everyone started using the net to date sociologists didn't have much information to go by when trying to figure out the beautiful process of human courtship. But dating sites are the 2nd leading source for modern relationships. And the data collected by dating sites sheds some light on how the heck people are getting together in the first place. Berkman Fellow, Harvard PhD Candidate, and Friend of the Show Kevin Lewis dug into some of this data and shares his amazing findings on how folks are pairing up online.

The Promises of Web-based Social Experiments; The Past & Future of the 'Arab Spring'; Online Consultation & Democratic Info Flow

Upcoming events and digital media roundup...

So I submitted my application to be a Summer 2012 Berktern. Now what?

Today we give huge thanks to all who applied to join us as an intern this summer, and to all who helped spread the word about the opportunities! We have had an unprecedented response to our call for applications, and to have such a talented group of candidates is an amazing privilege - and challenge - for us. We’re now faced with our review and selection process – a responsibility we take seriously so that we can support rewarding and productive summers for everyone involved.

Berkman Buzz: February 10, 2012

The early days of Facebook, digital dualism, the Toto "Africa" meme, and more...in this week's Buzz.

Mate Choice in an Online Dating Site; "Bully" Film Screening; The Promises of Web-based Social Experiments

Upcoming events and digital media roundup

Berkman Buzz: February 3, 2012

Cooking up a library smörgåsbord, news in the age of participatory media, the Megaupload indictments, and more...in this week's Buzz.

Consent of the Networked; Open Government Data for Open Accountability; Connected Democracy

Upcoming events and digital media roundup

Berkman Buzz: January 27, 2012

Computers going wild, the Serbian media war against Angelina Jolie, Twitter's new censorship policy, and more...in this week's Buzz.

DMLP Advocates Protection for Uses of Trademarks in Critical Speech Online Before Massachusetts Appeals Court

The Digital Media Law Project (DMLP), assisted by Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, last week asked the Massachusetts Appeals Court to reject a claim of trademark infringement based on the use of a company’s name in metadata on a web page containing speech about that company.