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So, I did some research on ChatRoulette, and…

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 7 March 2010

I made it into the New York Times. I’ve been working on the Web Ecology Project for the past year, and these small projects seem to pay off in pleasant ways.
Strangers in the Net, Exchanging Glances
Also, I’m cited in the Wall Street Journal.
Chatroulette, by the Numbers
Also also, the Huffington Post.
ChatRoulette In Park Slope: Private Goes [...]

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PAX East Panel Submissions

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 11 January 2010

If you’re awesome and in Boston, MA from March 26th to 28th, 2010, you’ll obviously be attending Penny Arcade Expo: East!

Today is the deadline for panel submissions, and last night I sent in three presentations that will hopefully make it onto the schedule in a few months. Check them out below!
1) Memes, Microcultures, and 2D [...]

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SXSW Podcast

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 7 April 2009

So, I went to this thing called South by Southwest. It’s a tech conference in Austin, TX. Kind of big, maybe.
I presented a panel about social technology in education. The podcast’s up. Why not give it a listen?

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  • Department of Alchemy


    Connecting the dots between popular media and social culture.

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    The Department of Alchemy approaches American, Japanese, and international digital culture from a critical, analytical (and sometimes quite academic) perspective.
    The blog provides commentary, news, essays, reviews, reports, presentations, audio/video, and general thoughts for a mainstream audience, with intended respect to the context of the works and the broader society that encompasses them.

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    See me speak at Ignite Boston 7 at Microsoft NERD in Boston, MA, on 4 March 2010.


    See me speak at Penny Arcade Expo East in Boston, MA, from March 26th - 28th, 2010.


    See me speak at the Popular Culture Association National Conference in St. Louis, MI, from March 31st - April 3rd, 2010.


    See me speak at Anime Boston in Boston, MA, from April 2nd - 4th, 2010.


    Meet me at ROFLcon II in Boston, MA, from April 30th - May 1st, 2010.


    Meet me at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA, from July 1st - 4th, 2010.


    Meet me at Otakon in Baltimore, MD, from July 30th - August 1st, 2010.

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