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Danah boyd and capitalization

Danah boyd and capitalization

Tim Gorichanaz
Oct 02, 2012
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At the Web 2.0 Conference in 2005

Danah at the Web 2.0 Conference in 2005, from Wikipedia

Danah boyd is a social media and youth culture scholar. Besides her research, she may be best known for having legally changed her name to be written in lowercase. She did this for many reasons, which she has articulated extensively on her website. To summarize:

  • Protests against English convention a…

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