Archive for November 2011

Encyclopedia of Social Networks

November 28, 2011 Uncategorized No comments


These big books, to which I contributed, arrived in the mail today. My texts are: ”CouchSurfing” (pp. 190-191); ”Linked-In” (pp. 500-501); ”Local Political Activism Communities” (pp. 505-507); ”Network Visualization” (pp. 619-623); ”Open-Source Networks” (pp. 677-680);”Sweden” (pp. 836-837).

Research methods and youth work

November 28, 2011 Uncategorized No comments


I have recently had two new texts published in Swedish. One is in a book about doing youth projects online, from The Swedish National Board of Youth Affairs. It can be downloaded from here, and my contribution is on pages 7-15. The other is the Swedish version of the chapter on text analysis in a methods book edited by Ann-Mari Sellerberg and Katrine Fangen. It is available now from Studentlitteratur, I’m chapter 16.


#WikiLeaks hashtag article out

November 28, 2011 Uncategorized No comments

Our article on social networks and discourse relating to the #WikiLeaks hashtag on Twitter is now out in New Media and Society. Find it here.


Media Places as Hybrid Practice

November 28, 2011 Uncategorized No comments


A 24 minute video of my talk on “Media Places as Hybrid Practice” from the Media Places conference in HUMlab in December 2010 is now available online. Watch it here.


Interviewed about Wordfeud

November 24, 2011 Uncategorized No comments



Wordfeud: Swedes’ latest smartphone addiction (The Local).

According to sociologist Lindgren, the link between the mobile game (Wordfeud) and the board game (Scrabble) is an example of how new and old media interact in contemporary society. The game is neither simply re-used nor completely replaced, but rather developed to suit the small screens and multi-tasking lifestyle of users smartphones and tablet devices.