Ran our RMeS workshop on web archives last week with students mostly new to this type of source, resulting in plenty of moments that showed how much is behind a single archived website. A big thank-you to Anat Ben-David for the afternoon session, and to RMeS and Susan Aasman for co-organising!

Episode 2 of our new podcast season "Internet Futures" is now live. Listen to “Back to the Future? The Vernacular Web” with @nathaliefridz.bsky.social and @anya-shchetvina.bsky.social to learn about the Yesterweb, nostalgia-tinged imagining of Internet futures and more. letscast.fm/sites/redico...

On 12 Nov in Groningen, I’m co-hosting a workshop on "Working with web archives in Media Studies: An introduction to theory, methods, and practices" in the context of the RMeS phd workshop grant. 💾 For PhDs & RMa students in Dutch research schools. Info + registration: www.rmes.nl/rmes-worksho...

📣 Call for contributions! @anya-shchetvina.bsky.social and I are editing a collaborative glossary on internet imaginaries. We’re looking for short entries (500–1000 words) that unpack research concepts used to study how the internet has been imagined over time. matterofimagination.neocities.org/cfp

Write with us! Submit a 100-word pitch by the 15th of September for the "Collaborative Glossary: Imagining the Internet(s)". The Glossary will be published by the INC (open access) with the @easstransport.bsky.social support. More info: matterofimagination.neocities.org/cfp #sts #internetstudies

talked about the conceptual confusion and utopian promises around the "vernacular web" with @nathaliefridz.bsky.social at @redico.eu yesterday. online conferences are still really hard for me, but it was nice to get to know more about the ReDiCo Hub. beautiful online space they do have! redico.eu

Last week, I presented methodological research at RESAW25, arguing to foreground source criticism when working with old websites as historical sources. It highlighted the importance of close reading amongst increasingly datafied research strategies! Excited to see conversations continue at RESAW27🖱️

@anya-shchetvina.bsky.social and I are exploring the concept of the vernacular web and related notions. Can you help us with literary suggestions? Read more about it in our recent MoI newsletter (to which you can subscribe) (and yes, we do pick new GIFs every month) mailchi.mp/c85362c3a6ae...

MoI had the pleasure of interviewing @kdriscoll.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy about doing internet history, the archive, and the impact of myths and scale. Thank you for such a thoughtful conversation! A great read for students as well, imo. 🖱️👉Full interview here: matterofimagination.neocities.org/blog9

And big thanks to @nathaliefridz.bsky.social who prepared and led the interview 📝🤖🕸️

So much fun and inspiration talking to @kdriscoll.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy for the new MoI blog post! On BBSs, the challenges of archival work, the role of nostalgia and the critique of the numbers we operate when studying online phenomena - it's all here: matterofimagination.neocities.org/blog9

Spending two days at the @kb.nl KB_Datalab, exploring their archived websites. Web archive research often means travelling to sit behind another screen—but the lab’s setting and research opportunities make it worth it ✨🖱️📀

New blog post on 'Matter of Imagination' about networks, imaginaries, and the many things in between ✨🌐

FOMO was growing... decided to join blue sky 🦋🦋