In June 2004, I bought the domain antropologi.info, and this website with blogs in English, German, and Norwegian soon became part of a steadily growing anthropology online community. Browsing through old posts, I get surprised by the number of discussions we have had here! That was fun. I really get nostalgic.
It is easy to get depressed when looking at today’s state of anthropology online—and the Internet generally. Such an anthropological community no longer exists, at least not in the open internet. Personal blogs are gone. They have been replaced by shorter posts we share in “walled gardens” like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram that are controlled by advertising networks. Many anthropologists (as people generally) tend to use these social media sites as a tool for self-promotion rather than for sharing ideas. Very boring, in my view! Click to read the rest
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