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11 Jun 2019

Jeffrey Boase: Network Complexity & Mobile Texting (Video)

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Social complexity is thought to be a hallmark of modern life. Individuals now maintain complex personal networks of local and distant friends, family, and workmates. Nevertheless, the frequent exchange of mobile text messages has been shown to strengthen and reinforce existing social bonds, which is at odds with the general trend towards social complexity. Using 3.1 million texting and calling events, along with survey and interview data collected from five sources, I will provide nuanced discussion of mobile texting practices with friend, family, school, and work ties. Jeffrey Boase is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information […]
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30 May 2019

Digital Inclusion: #FixTheDamnInternet for Michigan Students

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An estimated 27% of students lack access to broadband in their homes. To spur discussion on closing this divide, this session will raise awareness around rural broadband connectivity issues in Michigan that exacerbate the “homework gap” and affect digital inclusion. Panelists will explore a variety of approaches, including community coalitions, changes in regulation, and public/private partnerships, which can be used to connect the underserved and impact Michigan’s collective progress. Event hosted by Merit Network and live streamed through Detroit Public TV. Moderator: Joe Sawasky, President and CEO, Merit Network Speakers: Quello Director Johannes M. Bauer, Chairperson of the Department of […]
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20 May 2019

Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa: How a Continent Is Escaping from Silicon Valley’s Long Shadow

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May 22, 2019, room 408, 12:00-1:00PM Digital entrepreneurship is widely believed to be an engine for Africa’s development in the 21st century. From Mark Zuckerberg to Emmanuel Macron and Paul Kagame, technologists and policymakers have proposed that digital technologies are enabling Africa to “leapfrog” and experience ground-breaking economic progress. Yet, in any imaginable measure for digital economies, Africa does far worse than any other continent, and global divides seem to be widening. In this book, we grapple with the large gap between boundless ambition and sobering statistics. We draw on a five-year empirical research project, including fieldwork in 11 African […]
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09 May 2019

Merit 2019 Innovation Award

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The Quello Center was honored with the Merit 2019 Innovation Award for original contributions to the Michigan Moonshot project. The Quello Team, led by Co-PIs Johannes Bauer, Laleah Fernandez, and Keith Hampton, developed a multi faceted approach to increase our understanding of the quality of broadband connectivity and its effects on school performance. This is the first study to combine crowd-sourced network data with survey data, administered initially in 202 classrooms in three intermediate school districts across Michigan. Based on the lessons from the pilot phase, the team, working with Merit Network and MLab, plans to scale the project across […]
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09 May 2019

Quello Center Roundtable: Alwin Mahler: Diffusion of Digital Innovation: Digital Transformation of Industries and National Agenda Setting

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Thursday, May 16, 4:30-5:30 PM, Quello Center, Room 405. Abstract: Dr. Alwin Mahler will talk about the diffusion of digital innovations, a research area he has pursued since his time as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Michigan State in 1997-1998. He will reflect on two decades of experiences in business development, regulatory, and executive roles in various European companies in IT and telecommunications, including the digital transformation of key industries, such as retailing or the news industry. In addition, he will explore key determinants of the diffusion of digital innovation and agenda setting on a national level, illustrated with Germany’s […]
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18 Apr 2019

Jeffery Boase – Network Complexity and Mobile Texting: A Triangulation of Digital Trace, Survey, and Interview Data

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April 25, 2019 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm in room 184 CAS. Social complexity is thought to be a hallmark of modern life. Individuals now maintain complex personal networks of local and distant friends, family, and workmates. Nevertheless, the frequent exchange of mobile text messages has been shown to strengthen and reinforce existing social bonds, which is at odds with the general trend towards social complexity. Using 3.1 million texting and calling events, along with survey and interview data collected from five sources, I will provide nuanced discussion of mobile texting practices with friend, family, school, and work ties. […]
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