Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Popular Culture & Film at Brock University. Personal account, reposts ≠ endorsements, and find me at http://karenlouisesmith.net/wp/ https://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3msjaod36nk2vHacking of smartwatches for children/ https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-stalked-me-by-hijacking-a-smartwatch-for-kids/ #Comm4P3507 Aug 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjaod36nk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3msjabfjpx22vPlease send me all of your favourite social annotation resources! I'm planning to use Hypothesis in the fall [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjabfjpx22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lxkgontrnc2bHappy to announce that I will be continuing to work on issues associated with ethical educational technologies with the support of Chancellor's Chair for Teaching Excellence at Brock (2025-2028) [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkgontrnc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lwn26uudnk2tIn September my #Comm3P90 Advanced Topics in Digital Culture course at @brockucpcf.bsky.social begins an #OpenEducation adventure! We will use WikiEdu to improve @wikipedia.org articles. Here's a sneak peek of some articles that I hope student teams will improve from "C" quality status...17 Aug 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwn26uudnk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lwmzjjp7yc2twelcome to Bluesky @brockucpcf.bsky.social17 Aug 2025 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwmzjjp7yc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lpasbsuzgc2iA great day with #opendata colleagues at #GOOD25 in Niagara Falls today www.go-opendata.ca/good25 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2025 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpasbsuzgc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lk76tj3yrk2sFrom Teen Vogue: "AI features are at the forefront of every major tech service, almost a forced opt-in for children and adults alike." [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk76tj3yrk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lj4veo23rc2q🚨 Job alert reminder! This games studies job posting with the fine folks in the Digital Humanities Department at Brock is open until March 7, 2025 at 12:01 am. 🚨 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2025 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4veo23rc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lj4uwrprgs2qI'm late to repost this one, but I'm happy to see that @brocku.ca's very FIRST Bluesky post features my colleague @marschm.bsky.social's research on lava rocks from the Mars’ Jezero Crater. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2025 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4uwrprgs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lipikcvw7k2nVoted early in the Ontario election today. No line ups for me at the advanced polling station in St. Catharines https://voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/10/90?tab=beforeElectionInPerson21 Feb 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipikcvw7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lfv6fikznc25CFP for the second annual Digital Regulation in the Public Interest Symposium at Brock University / online. Very accommodating for remote presenters. Abstracts due by Jan 24th https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/symposium-series/digital-regulation-in-the-public-interest/16 Jan 2025 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfv6fikznc25https://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lfuzw56fhc25St. Catharines / Niagara is getting 2 CBC journalists this summer. It's related to spending $100 million annually from Google and staffing journalists in underserved communities in Canada following Bill C-18 the Online News Act. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jan 2025 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfuzw56fhc25https://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3ldgputxbic2mThe 20th anniversary edition of the Journal of Community Informatics is out. I have a co-authored piece with Shade and Clement titled "Revisiting the Access Rainbow" https://openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/JoCI/index16 Dec 2024 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgputxbic2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lcityzb6ys2nDo you know of any #dataviz examples that show lab membership over time? I was discussing with @jhangiani.bsky.social and colleagues as an #open scholarship practice and would like to add to my set of examples e.g., https://research.fredhutch.org/emerman/en/lab-members/lab-member-timeline-1989-2021.html and https://kingsley.stanford.edu/lab_members.html#timechart04 Dec 2024 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcityzb6ys2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lcirj6nq2k2dIt sounds like Medium is the platform, or it is used like the content management system, for The Conversation? I'd love to learn more about this @cassiemc.bsky.social @brittanyjezouit.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcirj6nq2k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lcdoxmnmds2cPrivacy Badger has arrived on Bluesky! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdoxmnmds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lbfp3w4aak2xSearch for starter packs here https://blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs/all20 Nov 2024 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfp3w4aak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lbfc2mzqic23A good introductory thread for newbies like me who joined Bluesky over the past few days [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfc2mzqic23https://bsky.app/profile/smithisgeneric.bsky.social/post/3lbbk6ywhat2sNew to Bluesky, open to starter pack recommendations!19 Nov 2024 03:57 +0000at://did:plc:equrptbekpmgosqd3bfex4gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbk6ywhat2s