Commerce on Instagram
This is the third and final installment of a series on Instagram. Part one on The Great Instagram Purge and part two on Authenticity on Instagram now concludes with Commerce on […]
Authenticity on Instagram
Since its creation in 2010, Instagram has become an aesthetically stylized site for photosharing, microblogging, networking, and commercial exchange. Instagram’s philosophy is listed on its FAQ page: What is Instagram? […]
The Lifecycle of Privacy Among Microcelebrity Bloggers
Author’s Note: Here are some early thoughts on privacy as […]
Microcelebrity Social Media Selfies
Reflecting on Week three of The Selfie Course on selfies and microcelebrity, I thought I would share my take on the types of heterosexual feminine scripts microcelebrity social media personalities in […]
October in Singapore
Hi folks, I’ll be giving four talks in Singapore this October. They are open to the public (although two require you to register – links below). Please come by and […]
#sexbait at MMTC
Had the honour of sharing some of my work at the Media Management and Transformation Centre (MMTC) at Jonkoping International Business School (JIBS) a fortnight ago thanks to the amazing Sara Ekberg. The campus […]
In today’s episode of a day in the life of a Social Media scholar…
Closely tracking the social currency of Dashiel Marquet Sayre, newborn of […]
Establishing blogger social currency through hashtags and tags.
Although they broadcast to readers primarily on their blogs, commercial […]
mission accomplished!
Woo hoo! Just survived my first teleconference lecture with the Gender Collective at the National University of Singapore. Thank you, gender warriors, for journeying through 120 minutes with me. I […]
Buymylife.com – eyeballs, influencers, and social media
This August, I had the honour of representing the School […]
Celebrity blogshop models – performing cyber-femininity
Celebrity blogger, Naomi Neo, being approached by a fan for […]
Speaking with Beatrice Tan
Beatrice Tan is easily the most recognisable face in the commercial blog industry in Singapore, having been among the pioneer batch of blogshop models in the mid 2000s. She also […]
Off stage/On stage
Ever wondered what goes on at a Bloggers’ coverage event? Lifestyle blogger, Beatrice Tan, very kindly invited me along to The Most Marvellous Bloggers’ Party held at Nassim Hill @ […]
Cyber-femininities
Imagine a world where we traded on intellect, circulated ideas, and communicated textually to convey our ‘inner selves’, where others evaluated us based on our ideal self-perceived identities… In this […]
Speaking with Ohvola.
Since my first contact with them in mid-2011, the Zhou sisters have very graciously agreed to host me during my fieldwork in South East Asia for a good part of […]
Speaking with Collette Miles.
Collette Miles is a woman of many talents. The blogger and former blogshop model was recently signed to Avenue, works for Abercrombie & Fitch, and somehow manages to sail through […]
Behind The Scenes.
Last month, I had the honour of observing Ohvola‘s first outdoor shoot of the year. Dee of Souldeelight Photography was engaged to shoot the girls’ Lookbook, January album to be featured on their Facebook […]
I survived the first week of fieldwork!
I made it through the first week of fieldwork, whoo hoo! I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to work with Beatrice of Klarra and Lucinda & Jolene of Ohvola for the […]
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