Events

How is the Internet experienced in the margins of the global economy? I School professor Jenna Burrell presents a detailed study of the youth of Accra, Ghana, and how the Internet does — and sometime does not — connect them with the larger world.

What role will museums and libraries play in the information technology landscape of the future? Todd Carter presents his vision of museums and libraries empowered by Web 2.0 and crowd-sourcing technologies.

A discussion with Howard Rheingold, author of the new book Net Smart: How to Thrive Online. How can we use digital media as grounded, well-rounded people rather than multitasking neurotics? Rheingold outlines five fundamental digital literacies, online skills that will help us use social media intelligently, humanely, and, above all, mindfully.

How do companies use Facebook to investigate potential employees? And does Facebook facilitate illegal employment bias?

Panel discussion with Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO; privacy and censorship scholars Deirdre Mulligan & Nicole Wong; and Chinese human-rights activist Qiang Xiao; moderated by Geoffrey Nunberg.