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In my dissertation I analyse the social dimensions of internet interconnection. Part of my theoretical framework is a research perspective that has been coined Economics of Convention (EoC). At this year's Global Internet Governance Academic Network's symposium I presented some of the building blocks of this perspective.
Read MoreOn May 28, 2014, we had a panel discussion on wearables at the HIIG's "Digitaler Salon" event. I was invited to give a short introduction. My remarks as well as the discussion that follows are in German. If you do not understand German but are interested in wearables, I recommend you to read Donna Haraway's "Cyborg Manifesto". I refer to this text in my introduction because it reminds me of how important it is to explore the boundary zones of those dualisms that we are surrounded by. Human/technology is one of them. Wearables (can) prompt us to challenge this separation, so they open up a field for emancipation from dualisms and the exclusions they produce.
At the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) more than 50 people huddled together in the Federal Foreign Office to hear and talk about net neutrality – politicians, internet and content providers, interested citizens and academics. The good news: hardly any new arguments were exchanged.
Read MoreWhen Netflix and Comcast recently announced that the video service's data will be poured into the Comcast network more directly, interconnection agreements were put in the spotlight as economic practices. However, economic action happens in a social context. The concept of economics of convention can help us see the social in internet interconnection.
Read MoreEdward Snowden’s revelations indicate a massive breach of trust in internet infrastructure. However, there is one positive aspect to his revelations: they lead to a greater public awareness for questions regarding the net’s infrastructure -- which is good because infrastructures can easily disappear from perception.
Read MoreThe internet is seething below the surface. Network operators, internet service providers (ISPs), content delivery networks and network-oriented content providers are caught in a struggle for the best position to earn money with infrastructure services such as providing, distributing and forwarding content.
Read MoreInfrastruktur-Betreiber entwickeln eine neue Aufmerksamkeit für die Inhalte, die sie transportieren sollen - mit noch ungeahnten Folgen für die Erfahrung “Internet”.
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