Youngjin Yoo

Professor of Information Systems and Innovation The London School of Economics and Political Science

The role of social media in Egypt

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I read two articles (this and this) on the role of social media on what is going on Egypt. The first one is written by Malcolm Gladwell. The second one was written by Egyptian author, Haisam Abu-Samra. Given what he has written few months ago, it is not surprising that Gladwell is very dismissive about … Read more

Social media and revolution

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I finally had a chance to read Malcolm Gladwell’s article on social media. He argues that social media cannot revolutionize the world. He disputes a popular beliefs that social media is a new tool for social activism. He points out two specific reasons why social media cannot be a tool for social revolution. First, he … Read more

Our country that I desire

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I came across a writing of Kim Gu who was a political leader during the Japanese occupation. It was written in 1947, shortly after the end of the occupation. Korea was then already divided between North and South, occupied by the USSR and US with no independent government yet. Although it was written over 60 … Read more

Digital city as a generative platform for urban innovation

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Couple days ago, I gave a talk at the 2010 Mayors’ Technology Summit. After the talk, several participants asked me to share my slides. Given the way I use my slides, I felt that just sending out slides wouldn’t be that useful. Instead, I decided to post the whole talk in text here after the break.

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Books on writing

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I have made few suggestions on books on writing in my Philosophy of Science class. Here are the links of those books. “The Elements of Style (4th Edition)” (William Strunk, E. B. White) – This is a classic.   “Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition” (American Psychological Association (APA)) – A must-have … Read more

Books for Philosophy of Science

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Here are the books that we will be reading this semester.   “Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research” (Andrew H. Van de Ven)   “What Is This Thing Called Science?” (A. F. Chalmers, Alan F. Chalmers, Alan F. Chalmers)   “Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference” (William R. Shadish, Thomas … Read more

Consumption and Production

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Bradley Bloch wrote a post on Huffington Post that the proliferation of non-professional media production increased non-productive consumption of media. He uses an example of a popular YouTube video, ‘Charlie Bit Me’. Here is what he wrote: One of the most popular videos on YouTube, “Charlie bit my finger–again!” depicting a boy sticking his fingers … Read more

매미: Cicada

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Cicadas are fascinating. They live 7, 13 or 17 years under the ground until they become adults. In their final year, they come out of the ground and die only after 7 – 10 days. Its endurance, its transformation, and its short-lived “free life” make me continue to think about them. The thought about Cicadas has been with me since I saw an empty shell that a cicada had left on the ground during my visit to Osaka a week ago. A life of a cicada can be seen as a reminder of evanescent nature of life. But it is also a triumphant, victorious life, eventually fulfilling its dream after a long wait. No matter how short it may be, it’s worth the wait. Many people never get to do that. They never leave their ground. They never get to fly.
Below are few poems that I wrote, thinking about cicadas.

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