Wharton Web Conference

Keynote Speaker

danah boyd

danah boyd is an internationally recognized authority on the ways people use networked social media as a context for social interaction — who inhabits the world of online social network sites, what they do there, and why. She has been called the “high priestess” of online social network sites by the Financial Times.

danah researches how social media like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and YouTube are integrated into people’s daily practices. Much of her work focuses on American youth practices, popular social network sites, and sociality. She also studies blogging, media making and social media more broadly.