DIONS Nexus – Cyber Means Pilot

Aerial overhead township and wealthy suburb in South Africa

Shane Tilton

2026-06-17

Finding Focus Among the Inequalities: A Reflection of the ICA 2026 Annual Conference

The week or so after being named as a Shortlisted Finalist for “Digital Culture in the Platform Era” for the ICA Popular Media and Culture Outstanding Book of the Year at the 2026 International Communication Association’s Annual Conference in Cape Town, South Africa has given me a chance to reflect...

Young man showing portraits with different emotions isolated on blue background. stock photo

Digital Culture in the Platform Era

Shane Tilton

2026-02-28

Refining the Internet Celebrity Personality Types

Author's Note: I've been asked to be on a potential panel for the 2026 Association of Internet Researchers that will be a gathering of scholars that have focused on and written books about creators and influencers. This proposal is being organized by the brilliant Daniela Jaramillo Dent and Crystal Abidin....