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About Shawn Day
I am a Digital Humanities Specialist at the Digital Humanities Observatory (DHO) in Dublin, Ireland.
Academically, my research interests revolve about nineteenth century Canadian economic, business and social history. Most specifically the role of drink and those who served them in late 19thC Ontario. More broadly I explore the adaptation of technology and information visualisation to the pedagogical process.
Professionally, I enjoyed the dotcom boom as jack-of-all trades in co-founded development ventures. Prior to that I was a self-employed journeyman involved in all aspects of information architecture.
I have some history in technology and my main joy in life is catalyzing the reaction between technology and the study of history.
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January 26th, 2010 at 4:04 am
Hi Shawn: Thanks for the kind words. Have you had a chance to use the application? There are some interesting things being done with the app at Universities and museums. Get in touch if you’d like to chat. In the meantime, your area of interest made me think about this talk I heard two years about the importance of gin carts during the Industrial Revolution:
http://www.shirky.com/herecomeseverybody/2008/04/looking-for-the-mouse.html
Best,
John