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Joe Mier

A native of Danville, Virginia (population 43,055), Joe Mier is currently completing his second and final year of the Research Masters in Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam. After pursuing a BA in Media Studies at the University of Virginia with a focus in film and television, Joe worked in the field of book and online publishing - first in semantic tagging in Charlottesville, and then in New York at Macmillan Publishers.

His current research interests are software studies, convergence and transmedia storytelling, and locative media in urban environments.

Joe enjoys traveling and bagels.
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Fake Identities in Social Media

Fake Identities in Social Media

The popularity of social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, has resulted in new forms of user performance and identity. Each new online account creates a new identity in which users must negotiate issues of disclosure, security, and...
By Joe Mier on 11/14/12 4
[Interview] Juul Spee of Zesbaans: Digital Media Designer

[Interview] Juul Spee of Zesbaans: Digital Media Designer

Zesbaans is a digital media and design collective that experiments with media and interactivity. Zesbaans (Dutch for a six-laned highway) has been based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, since its founding in 2007 where it has been involved with projects...
By Joe Mier on 10/17/12 Comments Off on [Interview] Juul Spee of Zesbaans: Digital Media Designer
NYC Neighborhood Explorer: Data Visualization Tool

NYC Neighborhood Explorer: Data Visualization Tool

I want you to think back to the time you moved to the neighborhood you currently live in. Was it a difficult move? Hard to adjust and find libraries, cafes, and parks near you? Of course it was! I...
By Joe Mier on 09/13/12 Comments Off on NYC Neighborhood Explorer: Data Visualization Tool
Visualizing Food Systems

Visualizing Food Systems

What did you have for breakfast? It’s an easy enough question. But how about, where did your breakfast come from? Using innovative data visualization tools, a growing number of developers and activists have created dynamic ways in which human...
By Joe Mier on 03/27/12 Comments Off on Visualizing Food Systems