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December 9, 2008OMG. I have my PhD! OMG!!!!!![]() PS: I will post my dissertation in January when I return from vacation. Category: my life Tags: dissertation phd Posted by zephoria at December 9, 2008 11:40 AM
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major congrats : ) and welcome back to boston. cheers, paul moody
Posted by paul moody | December 9, 2008 12:08 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:08
Congratulations, Danah! Wait, does this mean you have to enter the real world now...?
Posted by Dave's Lounge | December 9, 2008 12:10 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:10
Congratulations, danah! Please don't stop feeding us new theoretical explanations and empirical observations of human behaviour in social network sites.
Posted by Benedikt | December 9, 2008 12:13 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:13
congratulations!
Posted by Albert Huang | December 9, 2008 12:14 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:14
Congratulations. Enjoy your vacation, you deserve it. :)
Posted by Alison | December 9, 2008 12:17 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:17
gratz :-)
Posted by friism | December 9, 2008 12:17 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:17
Congratulations!
Posted by Marina | December 9, 2008 12:19 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:19
Congratulations. I bet it was worth all the pain and paper writing!
Posted by zak | December 9, 2008 12:22 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:22
Omedeto! Congratulations! Wow...it's been such a pleasure seeing you though this process, and getting to learn so much from you! Yay!!
Posted by mie | December 9, 2008 12:31 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:31
congrats and great job! looking forward to the opportunity to read the masterpiece. enjoy your vacation.
Posted by LizG | December 9, 2008 12:32 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:32
Well-earned, congratulations. (And they even got the capitalization of your name right!)
Posted by Andy Baio | December 9, 2008 12:46 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:46
Congratulations, danah! Today, PhD. Tomorrow, Microsoft. In the future, THE ENTIRE PLANET!!
Posted by Ariel | December 9, 2008 12:47 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:47
Congratulations dana! I really hope to be tweeting/blogging the same thing sometime over the next 16 or so months. Do you have to have a viva? Or did I miss you blogging about that? Or is that not how it works across the proverbial pond? That was less than coherent, wasn't it, sorry,
Kayt x
Posted by Neko/ Kayt | December 9, 2008 12:53 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:53
Congrats!
Posted by Aprille | December 9, 2008 12:55 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:55
rock on danah. congratulations.
Posted by david silver | December 9, 2008 12:59 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 12:59
w00t! congratulations!
Posted by nikkiana | December 9, 2008 1:00 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 13:00
Not only are you to be congratulated (and I cannot wait to read it!) ... but you are to be congratulated for sharing your journey. It is nice to welcome you into this community!
Posted by Britt Watwood | December 9, 2008 1:02 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 13:02
Hey danah,
I met you in the office this morning when you got your lollipop. I see what you mean about your name: typographically speaking, it's beautiful. All the best!
Posted by Kofi Boakye | December 9, 2008 1:24 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 13:24
The world is just a little bit brighter.
Posted by Brooks Jordan | December 9, 2008 1:24 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 13:24
I bought one just like that the other day via paypal.
Posted by Alan Wilensky | December 9, 2008 1:36 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 13:36
So A W E S O M E ! ! !
Congrats!
ceo
Posted by C. Enrique Ortiz | December 9, 2008 1:42 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 13:42
Congrats, danah!
Posted by Margaret Weigel | December 9, 2008 1:49 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 13:49
Hey, congratulations, sistah doctah!
Posted by Robin Reagler | December 9, 2008 1:54 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 13:54
Congratulations! Enjoy your break!
Posted by Michael Faris | December 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 14:06
Long-time reader but wanted to save my first post for when you actually received your PhD. Congrats danah and thanks for the great words over the past decade.
Posted by mike mccaffrey | December 9, 2008 2:20 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 14:20
As if there was any doubt... Congrats!
Posted by Udi | December 9, 2008 2:24 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 14:24
Fabulous! Safe travels and good luck with your new chapter in the new year.
Posted by Jane Dysart | December 9, 2008 2:43 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 14:43
Congratulations!
Posted by Stefan Constantinescu | December 9, 2008 2:55 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 14:55
Excellent. Many hoorays in your direction.
Posted by Terrell Russell | December 9, 2008 3:11 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 15:11
Congratulations! Looking forward to reading it in the New Year...
Posted by Neil Winton | December 9, 2008 3:24 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 15:24
I remember your blog post talking about starting this sometime last year...
Just to get you caught up on things you might have missed in the past year: the Red Sox won a second World Series, they replaced the cast on "House" with cheaper actors and there's a Democrat in the White House again.
Congratulations and enjoy your holiday!
Posted by Richie de Almeida | December 9, 2008 3:45 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 15:45
Well done! And ... is that a graduation-themed lolly? :)
Posted by Justin Pickard | December 9, 2008 3:51 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 15:51
Wow, what an amazing milestone! Congratulations!
Posted by melanie gao | December 9, 2008 4:03 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 16:03
Congratulations, Dr. D! All us geeks are quite pleased for you.
Posted by Brian W. | December 9, 2008 4:41 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 16:41
hi danah,
you don't know me, but i have been following your work after reading one of your articles in a class this semester. congrats! on the phd. i hope to be there in 2 more years. your work on social media is fantastic. can't wait to read your dissertation. good luck at the new gig!
Posted by adrienne | December 9, 2008 4:42 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 16:42
congratulations danah, can't wait to read your disertation.
meanwhile, i will use your findings on social networks in my master thesis.
Posted by popkitchen | December 9, 2008 4:47 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 16:47
Congratulations! and Lolly Pop!
Posted by Hadyn | December 9, 2008 4:58 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 16:58
Congratulations dr. danah!
Posted by Ria | December 9, 2008 5:06 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 17:06
congrats! the disseration ladies gave me a kiss when i turned mine in:
http://flickr.com/photos/joshc/422528141/
Posted by josh | December 9, 2008 5:07 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 17:07
Congratulations, of course!
Posted by Amber Case | December 9, 2008 5:20 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 17:20
Congratulations!! You've worked so hard for this!
And, thanks for taking us along on the ride with you -- I think we've all learned a lot along the way.
Posted by Cliff Allen | December 9, 2008 5:37 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 17:37
congratulations!! wont it be an lower case phd too? dr. danah boyd phd?
Posted by kesava M | December 9, 2008 5:50 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 17:50
Congrats!!!
Posted by Tony Siino | December 9, 2008 5:53 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 17:53
legions of line-dancing rodents. you've worked very very hard and your vacation is well and hard earned. go enjoy it!
(maybe one day i can have a similar post about my thesis...)
Posted by kethryvis | December 9, 2008 6:15 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 18:15
Congratulations!
Posted by fern chasida | December 9, 2008 6:18 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 18:18
Congrats. Well done :-)
Posted by Dave H | December 9, 2008 6:37 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 18:37
Kudos and Congrats on finishing!
Posted by PhDCoach - Mary McKinney | December 9, 2008 7:29 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 19:29
Yay! Congratulations! You are made of awesome!
(1 part danah, 2 parts awesome)
Posted by Kevin Schofield | December 9, 2008 8:04 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 20:04
danah
congratulations. have a great vacation. you've earned it.
i saw you in hartford when you were on a panel with craig newmark & jimmy wales. they were great but you were better.
looking forward to your dissertation and more from dr danah boyd
joe wehr in ct
Posted by Joe Wehr | December 9, 2008 9:16 PM
Posted on December 9, 2008 21:16
Danah,congratulation from Brazil
You are great!
Posted by José Erigleidson | December 10, 2008 1:46 AM
Posted on December 10, 2008 01:46
Congratulations Danah!
It's been great to follow your research, even from the "outside".
Looking forward to what'll be next.
Cheers,
R
Posted by Riccardo Cambiassi | December 10, 2008 4:01 AM
Posted on December 10, 2008 04:01
Beautiful. Just beautiful.
I hope you enjoy your well-deserved vacation.
Posted by Darius K. | December 10, 2008 7:41 AM
Posted on December 10, 2008 07:41
bravo vous devez etre tres fiere (you must be very proud), i know the amount of work it is... congratulations and continue to help us to think
bonnes vacances (happy holidays)
Posted by isabelle le roy | December 10, 2008 8:04 AM
Posted on December 10, 2008 08:04
Félicitations
Posted by JeanHuguesRobert | December 10, 2008 8:28 AM
Posted on December 10, 2008 08:28
congratulations! i like the shiny gold seal and the lollipop.
Posted by M. Senn | December 10, 2008 9:10 AM
Posted on December 10, 2008 09:10
Congratulations!!!
Posted by cherylm | December 10, 2008 10:18 AM
Posted on December 10, 2008 10:18
Congratulations and best wishes. Keep up the great work that you do.
Posted by Angel | December 10, 2008 11:43 AM
Posted on December 10, 2008 11:43
Awesome. Congratulations!
Posted by Michael Dragone | December 10, 2008 1:20 PM
Posted on December 10, 2008 13:20
As everyone else says -- congratz!
Posted by Aaron Bowen | December 10, 2008 1:33 PM
Posted on December 10, 2008 13:33
Congratulations, dr. danah! Well deserved, and the world is a more enlightened place for your contribution!
Best of luck in the next phase of your life, and in all your future adventures.
Posted by Mark Federman | December 10, 2008 2:36 PM
Posted on December 10, 2008 14:36
Congratulations! What a wonderful page to turn . . .
Posted by Mark Donovan | December 10, 2008 4:39 PM
Posted on December 10, 2008 16:39
Congratulations! Great headline, great picture!
Posted by Steve Trefethen | December 10, 2008 7:55 PM
Posted on December 10, 2008 19:55
danah! I'm so excited for you! Big giant congratulations.
Posted by Steve Jenson | December 10, 2008 8:49 PM
Posted on December 10, 2008 20:49
My most sincere congratulations!!!!
Posted by Sebas | December 10, 2008 8:55 PM
Posted on December 10, 2008 20:55
Congratulations! Have a good holiday!
Posted by Eilleen | December 11, 2008 5:58 AM
Posted on December 11, 2008 05:58
Congrats Dana! You got your lollipop!!! Have a great vacation.
Posted by Beatrice M | December 11, 2008 7:26 AM
Posted on December 11, 2008 07:26
Grats
Posted by Tony Forster | December 11, 2008 11:40 AM
Posted on December 11, 2008 11:40
This is amazing news. I have seen you work so hard for this for 4 years+. So proud and so happy!
Posted by Randy | December 11, 2008 12:50 PM
Posted on December 11, 2008 12:50
3 cheers!
and enjoy the hell out of that vacation!
Posted by amy.leblanc | December 11, 2008 2:30 PM
Posted on December 11, 2008 14:30
Wow! Congratulations, Danah. Very happy for you.
Posted by Chris Wetherell | December 11, 2008 2:36 PM
Posted on December 11, 2008 14:36
Congratulations, Dr. boyd! Enjoy the email-free vacation!
Posted by jon | December 11, 2008 6:29 PM
Posted on December 11, 2008 18:29
Congratulations from Italy!
Posted by LivePaola | December 12, 2008 3:19 AM
Posted on December 12, 2008 03:19
A fantastic accomplishment Danah! Congratulations!
Posted by Jay | December 12, 2008 10:23 AM
Posted on December 12, 2008 10:23
hell yeah! like really. and they give you a phD Sucker? HA!
love love love and I'll see you on the flipside.
Posted by Hapto | December 12, 2008 4:05 PM
Posted on December 12, 2008 16:05
Congratulations!
Posted by Some Other Mike | December 13, 2008 2:16 PM
Posted on December 13, 2008 14:16
Congratulations! Looking forward to reading your dissertation!
Posted by Alan | December 14, 2008 1:23 PM
Posted on December 14, 2008 13:23
Congratulations and thanks for sharing your thoughts along the way!
Posted by Roger Hiles | December 15, 2008 2:02 PM
Posted on December 15, 2008 14:02
"I spent four years at UC-Berkely and all I got was a stupid lollipop. And a letter. Three letters, actually."
Congrats.
Posted by John T. Hoffoss | December 15, 2008 3:04 PM
Posted on December 15, 2008 15:04
Congrats! I remember when Stacy "got the lollipop." It's a huge moment, and well-deserved.
Posted by peterme | December 16, 2008 1:12 PM
Posted on December 16, 2008 13:12
Congratulations from Bangladesh!
Posted by Taslima Akter | December 25, 2008 11:28 PM
Posted on December 25, 2008 23:28
Congratulations from Osaka :)
Posted by Michael Camilleri | December 26, 2008 1:32 AM
Posted on December 26, 2008 01:32
Congratulations and thanks for sharing your thoughts along the way
Posted by savaş oyunu | December 27, 2008 9:52 AM
Posted on December 27, 2008 09:52
Well done! Much deserved and time to update your profile page!
Posted by Stef | December 29, 2008 8:06 AM
Posted on December 29, 2008 08:06
Yay for you!!
Posted by Niall Larkin | January 5, 2009 8:13 AM
Posted on January 5, 2009 08:13