Society of the Query Conference coverage

By anne, November 13, 2009 at 12:28 pm.

Geert Lovink just welcomed all the visitors and described how the conference came into being after his essay on Society of the Query and the Googlization of Our Lives.

Bloggers Chris Castiglione, Liliana Bounegru, Dennis Deicke, Morgan Currie, Rosa Menkman and Tjerk Timan will be covering the Society of the Query Conference on this blog. Stay tuned for their conference reports.

Photography by Anne Helmond. All photos from the Society of the Query Conference on Flickr.

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