danah boyd is now part of the selected few that travel the world to talk about the internet. here she explains why did it happen, why she became so well-know.

as she points out, it wasn't specifically for here research, but as a consequence of her blogging using academic training to comment on popular themes and also for working as a connector between things that are happening in society and in the academic world.

she also evaluates the good and the bad sides of becoming a celebrity in certain environments.