DURING my now long/er book writing-days, I am now taking time out between chapters and chai tea and am in development of one or two brave ideas with the Environment Department at the University of York. The latest endeavour is to take a lead with social media for a project that will record, track and follow data and information about a specific geographical area of ecological interest.
The key focus will be on the participatory nature of the digital content. Something we have seen already with regard to building specific 'web communities' (circa 1990s community spaces, newsforums etc.), but this time around usergenerated content will be a part of the creative tools to generate ‘noise’ and sustain connections. This is with the additional aim of a collaborative working approach and future publications too from an academic side of things.
So far, so innovative and full of potential with a capital 'P'. We might not save the world with our datavaillence, but there will amble opportunity for participation and a creativity in ways that academia in particular is still getting used to. Might see some whales too.
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