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Demet Dagdelen

My name is Demet and I am deeply dippy with all things digital. I am Turkish-Kurdish but I've been living in Hungary for the last 11 years, currently I am in Amsterdam doing an MA in New Media at the UvA. I am interested in the flow of information in a multi-platform environment and the role of the middlemen in the web ecology. Currently I am writing my -very data-driven - thesis on Anonymous.

I have a BA in Communication and Media Studies from Hungary and I used to do a BSc in Mathematics, but I just transferred to Computer Science, which brings me tons of excitement and joy every day. Really, it does.

http://www.metish.net
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Google’s Newrosis: How the issue language pre-determines the content of Google search results

Google’s Newrosis: How the issue language pre-determines the content of Google search results

Newroz is a traditional Iranian new year holiday celebrated by Kurdish people between March 18 and 21. During this year's celebrations, unnecessary police violence resulted in the death of a politician in Turkey. However, since Turkey lifted the ban...
By Demet Dagdelen on 03/21/12 Comments Off on Google’s Newrosis: How the issue language pre-determines the content of Google search results

Meanwhile in Hungary

When the new media law for Hungary was passed on 21st of December 2010, many people were outraged at how much of a setback it was for press freedom in Hungary. A Facebook page named “One million people for...
By Demet Dagdelen on 11/02/11 Comments Off on Meanwhile in Hungary

Nicholas Carr didn’t convince me

I came upon an article today that said that research shows that Facebook popularity might be predicted by brain regions or in more sensational terms “Facebook may be changing people’s brains“. The research was based on 165 people: “One...
By Demet Dagdelen on 10/19/11 2
There’s an xkcd for that! (GeoHash: A Spontaneous Adventure Generator app)

There’s an xkcd for that! (GeoHash: A Spontaneous Adventure Generator app)

(Christmas GPS by xkcd) I’ve been a very avid iPhone user since 2008, ever since then it has been an extension of my arm and brain. It was my first mobile phone and my excitement over having access to...
By Demet Dagdelen on 10/09/11 Comments Off on There’s an xkcd for that! (GeoHash: A Spontaneous Adventure Generator app)
How to do comparative media analysis on the web: Start small.

How to do comparative media analysis on the web: Start small.

I’ve always thought that in order to understand a network, like the web, better, we should be able to understand as much of the objects and actors that the network itself is made of, as possible. Whilst finishing my...
By Demet Dagdelen on 10/03/11 Comments Off on How to do comparative media analysis on the web: Start small.
Book review: In the Plex by Steven Levy

Book review: In the Plex by Steven Levy

"I wanted to write a book that got the reader inside Google and learned about its thought process, the way it planned and built products, its visions for the future, and the way it struggled with issues like China,...
By Demet Dagdelen on 09/20/11 Comments Off on Book review: In the Plex by Steven Levy

The like button: Something mutual, nothing too personal

An interview with an average net user about the role of the virtual in her life.
By Demet Dagdelen on 09/14/11 Comments Off on The like button: Something mutual, nothing too personal