danah boyd researches how social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and YouTube are integrated into people's daily practices. Much of her work focuses on American youth practices, popular social network sites, and sociality. She is a senior researcher at Microsoft Research, a research assistant professor in media, culture, and communication at New York University, a fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and an adjunct associate professor at the University of New South Wales.