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Darren Sharp

Darren Sharp is a Senior Researcher in the User Environments program of the Smart Internet Technology CRC, based at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne. He holds Bachelor of Multimedia (Media Studies) and BA (Honours) degrees, and has taught social science subjects from TAFE to Masters level. He is a PhD candidate in the newly established ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at Queensland University of Technology.

Sharp was principal researcher on a project commissioned by Multimedia Victoria in 2004 which examined community use of the Internet. He also co-authored the Smart Internet 2010 report writing chapters on Social Networks and Open Source. His research interests include Internet Culture, Social Software, Blogs, Wikis, Peer Production, the Knowledge Commons, Communication Futures and User-led Innovation.

Sharp was an associate editor of the website Australian Policy Online (www.apo.org.au), and produced multimedia for SBS New Media and Eclipse Group. He was an invited panellist to the Next Wave (www.nextwave.org.au), and This Is Not Art (www.thisisnotart.org) festivals, and has appeared in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and The Courier Mail providing commentary on media related issues.

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