Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt
Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt studied Sociology at the Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg and West Virginia University Morgantown, USA. From 2000 onwards, he held various positions in the University of Bamberg, among them the research centre for “New Communications Media”, at the Chair in Sociology II (Prof. Dr. R. Münch) and at the State Institute for Research into Families. After completing his doctorate on the institutionalisation of locally related online services, he was a German Academic Exchange scholar at the Donau-University Krems, and guest scholar at the Johannes-Kepler-University Linz (Prof. Dr. B. Batinic). From 2005 to 2007, he worked on a postdoc project supported by the German Research Foundation on “Practices in online–based networking” at the research centre for “New Communications Media” in Bamberg. Since November 2007 he has been working as a senior researcher for digital media and political communication at the Hans Bredow Institute. His research focus is on developments of “Web 2.0”, or respectively” social software”, where he is particularly interested in current changes in online based public spheres and social networks, as well as their effects on politics, economy and civil society. In addition, he analyses form, functions and consequences of online and game-based social spaces at the research and transfer centre ”Digital Games and Online Worlds” at the Hans Bredow Institute.
Latest publications
Schmidt, J. (2011): (Micro)Blogs: Practices of Privacy Management. In: S. Trepte, L. Reinecke (eds.), Privacy Online. Heidelberg: Springer.
Bruns, A.; Schmidt, J. (eds.) (2011): Exploring Produsage. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia Special Issue, Vol. 17, No. 1, April 2011.
Kunert, J.; Schmidt, J. (2011): Hub, Fine-Tuner oder Business as Usual? Social Network Sites und die Bundestagswahl 2009 [Hub, Fine-Tuner or Business as Usual? Social Network Sites and the Federal Elections for the Bundestag 2009]. In: E. J. Schweitzer, S. Albrecht (eds.), Das Internet im Wahlkampf. Analysen zur Bundestagswahl 2009. Wiesbaden: VS, pp. 226-243.
Fritz, J.; Lampert, C.; Schmidt, J.; Witting, T. (2011) (Hrsg.): Kompetenzen und exzessive Nutzung bei Computerspielern: Gefordert, gefördert, gefährdet [Competencies and Excessive Use among Gamers: Stipulated, Promoted, Endangered]. Schriftenreihe Medienforschung der Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (LfM), Band 66. Berlin.
Schmidt, J. (2011): Weblogs in Unternehmen [Weblogs in Companies]. In: G. Walsh, B. Hass, Th. Kilian (eds.), Web 2.0 - Neue Perspektiven für Marketing und Medien, 2. vollständig überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Berlin: Springer, pp. 97-108.
Autenrieth, U.; Bänziger, A.; Rohde, W.; Schmidt, J. (2011): Gebrauch und Bedeutung von Social Network Sites im Alltag junger Menschen: Ein Ländervergleich zwischen Deutschland und der Schweiz [Usage and Significance of Social Network Sites in the Everyday Life of Young People: A Comparison between Germany and Switzerland]. In: K. Neumann-Braun, U. Autenrieth (eds.), Freundschaft und Gemeinschaft im Social Web. Bildbezogenes Handeln und Peergroup-Kommunikation auf Facebook & Co. Baden-Baden: Nomos, pp. 31-54.
Schmidt, J. (2010): Die Rolle der Onlinekommunikation bei der Herstellung von Vertrauen [The Role of Online Communication in the Creation of Trust]. In: M. Kayser, J. Böhm, A. Spiller (eds.), Die Ernährungswissenschaft in der Öffentlichkeit. Social Media als neue Herausforderung der PR. Göttingen: Cuvillier, pp. 41-53.
Schmidt, J.; Lampert, C. (2010): Jugendliche im Social Web. Empirische Befunde zu Nutzungspraktiken [Young People in the Social Web. Empirical Findings on Usage Practices]. In: Amos International, yr. 4, no. 3, pp. 3-10.
Breslin, J. G.; Burg, Th.; Kim, H.; Raftery, T.; Schmidt, J. (eds.) (2010): Recent Trends and Developments in Social Software. Lecture Notes in Computer Science #6045. Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer.
Schmidt, J. (2010): Netzwerkplattformen als Räume des Heranwachsens [Networking Platforms as Spaces for Growing-up]. In: B. Fuhs, C. Lampert, R. Rosenstock (eds.), Mit der Welt vernetzt, Kinder und Jugendliche in virtuellen Erfahrungsräumen. München: kopaed, pp. 163-177.
Hasebrink, U.; Paus-Hasebrink, I.; Schmidt, J.-H. (2010): Das Social Web in den Medienrepertoires von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen [The Social Web in Media Repertoires of Yound People and Adolescents]. In: Hepp, A.; Wimmer, J. (Eds.): Medienkulturen im Wandel. Konstanz: UVK, pp. 319-355.
Hasebrink, U.; Schulz, W.; Deterding, S.; Schmidt, J.-H.; Schröder, H.-D.; Sprenger, R. (2010): Leitmedium Internet? Mögliche Auswirkungen des Aufstiegs des Internets zum Leitmedium für das deutsche Mediensystem [Key Medium Internet? Potential Effects of the Rise of the Internet as “Key Medium” in the German Media System]. Expert Opinion submitted to the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament (TAB) in April 2010 (unpublished).
Schmidt, J.; Breslin, J.; Burg, Th.; Hong-Gee, K.; Raftery, T (2010): Recent Trends and Developments in Social Software. Lecture Notes in Computer Science #6045. Berlin/Heidelberg.
Latest lectures
"Persönliche Öffentlichkeiten und politische Kommunikation im Social Web" [Personal Public Spaces and Political Communication in the Social Web], lecture by J. Schmidt at the Aarauer Democracy Days 2011 in Aarau (Switzerland) on 8 April 2011.
“Menschen und Medien” [People and Media], lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference “Digital ist besser! Medienprojekte für alle“ [Digital is better! Media Projects for Everyone] of the State Community Local Media Relations NRW and the Technical Youth Recreation and Education Society in Düsseldorf on 14 March 2011.
“Zur Zukunft des Internets – wie entwickelt sich die Online-Kommunikation?” [On the Future of the Internet - How Is Online Communication Developing?], lecture by J. Schmidt at the 6th conference Social Information Sciences in Eichstätt on 11 March 2011.
“Social Networking Sites and Privacy: Recent Data and Developments”, lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference “Youth on the Net – Seminar on Information Safety, Security and Quality” in Luxemburg on 17 February 2011.
“Delphi-Runde: Digitale Wissenschaftskommunikation – Drei Generationen der Mediennutzung” [Delphi-Circle: Digital Science Communication – Three Generations of Media Use], participation of J. Schmidt in a panel discussion of the Cultural Sciences Institute (KWI) and the German Historical Institute Paris in Essen on 15 February 2011.
“Im Netz sein – Chancen und Risiken der Computergeneration” [Being in the Net – Opportunities and Risks of the Computer Generation], lecture by J. Schmidt at the St. Answer parish in Ratzeburg on 7 February 2011.
“Another Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere? On Recent Challenges and Current Research Projects”, lecture by J. Schmidt in Umea (Sweden) on 25 January 2011.
"Social Communities, Web 2.0 und Politische Bildung" [Social Communities, Web 2.0 and Civic Education], lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference of the directors of study for civic education of the protestant church in Hofgeismar on 19 January 2011.
"Das Ende der Privatheit?" [The End of Privacy?], lecture by J. Schmidt at the "11. Medienforum Ingolstadt-Eichstätt" in Ingolstadt on 14 January 2011.
"Persönliche Öffentlichkeiten und Privatsphäre im Social Web" [Personal Public Spaces and Privacy in the Social Web], lecture by J. Schmidt at the interdisciplinary conference "Privatheit" [Privacy] in Passau on 20 November 2010.
"Social Medien - Theorie und Praxis" [Social Media - Theory and Practice], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of the seminar “Das Netz ist lokal” [The Net is Local] of the programme for community journalists of the German Federal Agency for Civic Education in Augsburg on 16 November 2010.
"Das Entstehen persönlicher Öffentlichkeiten: Identitäts-, Beziehungs- und Informationsmanagement im Web 2.0" [The Development of Personal Public Spheres: Identity, Relation and Information Management in the Web 2.0], lecture by J. Schmidt at the lecture series "Leben in virtuellen Welten" [Living in Virtual Worlds] in Potsdam on 2 November 2010.
"Informelle Selbstbestimmung im Social Web" [Informal Self-Determination in the Social Web], lecture and discussion by J. Schmidt in the context of the event series "Salon Surveillance" of the Verein Engagierte Wissenschaft e.V. in Leipzig on 22 October.
"Politik in den digitalen Wohnzimmern - Politische Kommunikation über Netzwerkplattformen und (Mikro-) Blogs" [Politics in Digital Living Rooms - Political Communication through networking platforms and (micro-)blogs], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of the weekly lecture series "Internet und Politik" [Internet and Politics] at the University of Hamburg on 21 October 2010.
"Das neue Netz" [The New Net], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of a book presentation of the eponymous book at "Buch Hebel", initiated by the community college in Wiesbaden on 21 September 2010.
"Wie werden Journalisten Social Medien in den nächsten Jahren nutzen?" [How Will Journalists Use Social Media in the Upcoming Years?], lecture by J. Schmidt at the event "Roundtable: Social Media managen" of the ARD.ZDF Medienakademie in Hanover on 18 September 2010.
"Hub, Fine-Tuner or Business as Usual? Social Network Sites in the 2009 Federal Election", lecture by J. Schmidt and J. Kunert at the “General Online Research Conference” in Pforzheim on 28 May 2010.
"Die (Wieder-)Entdeckung des Publikums – Inklusion in Journalismus" [The (Re-)Discovery of the Audience - Inclusion in Journalism], lecture by W. Loosen and J. Schmidt at the annual conference of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [German Association for Journalism and Communication Studies] in Ilmenau on 13 May 2010.
„Produser im Social Web“ [Produsers in the Social Web], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of a workshop on the topic „Do it Yourself“ of the Museum for Communication in Frankfurt on 10 May 2010.
"International Blogospheres", keynote by J. Schmidt at the "Best of Blog Awards" of Deutsche Welle in Berlin on 15 April 2010.
"Ich bin drin. Heranwachsen mit dem Social Web" [I'm in there. Growing up with the Social Web], lecture by J. Schmidt at the "Fachtagung Jugendpastoral" [Symposium Youth Pastoral] of the Bischöfliches Generalvikariat Münster in Gemen on 12 April 2010.
"Political Knowledge Production", lecture by J. Schmidt at the workshop “NGOs in the Social Web” at the University of Siegen on 29 March 2010.
“Öffentlichkeiten im Social Web. Orientierung zwischen Themen und Tools” [Public Spheres in the Social Web. Orientation between Themes and Tools], lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference „Online Communikation“ of the Deutsche Presseakademie [German Press Academy] in Berlin on 11 March 2010.
"The Communicative Architecture of Blog-Based Publics", lecture by J. Schmidt at the workshop "Privacy and Web 2.0" of the Young Scholars Network in Hamburg on 9 March 2010.
"Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Internet und ihre gesellschaftliche Bedeutung" [Current Developments on the Internet and their Impact on Society], lecture by J. Schmidt at the three-step-test committee of the SWR broadcasting council in Baden-Baden on 25 February 2010.
“Safer Social Networking Principles for the EU: Assessment of VZ Netzwerke Ltd.”, contribution by J. Schmidt at the conference “Think before you post!” in Strasbourg on 9 February 2010.
"Web 2.0 und Politik" [Web 2.0 and Politics], lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference "Staat, Bürgergesellschaft und Soziale Demokratie" [State, Civil Society and Social Democracy] in Würzburg on 23 January 2010.
"Quo Vadis Internet – wohin treibt die Mediengesellschaft" [Quo Vadis Internet – Where Does the Media Society Drift], lecture by J. Schmidt at the "7. Forum für kirchliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit" of the Catholic-Social Institute in Bad Honnef on 14 January 2010.
"Die Rolle der Onlinekommunikation bei der Herstellung von Vertrauen" [The Role of Online Communication in Building Confidence], lecture by J. Schmidt at the symposium "Die Ernährungswissenschaft im Scheinwerferlicht der Öffentlichkeit" [Nutritional Science in the Public Spotlight] in Göttingen on 12 January 2010.
"Neue Öffentlichkeiten. Partizipation und Orientierung in konvergenten Medienumgebungen" [New Public Spheres. Participation and Orientation in Converging Media Environments], lecture by J. Schmidt at the lecture series "Medienkonvergenz und Neue Medien" [Media Convergence and New Media] at the University of Tübingen on 7 January 2010.
"Das neue Netz" [The New Net], lecture by J. Schmidt at the "Virtuelle Ringvorlesung" [Virtual Lecture Series] of the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences in Hardenberg (Austria) on 10. December 2009.
"Orientierung in Öffentlichkeiten des Social Web" [Orientation in the Public Spheres of the Social Web], lecture by J. Schmidt at the Politikkongress 2009 in Berlin on 26 November 2009.
"Persönliche Öffentlichkeiten und Privatsphäre" [Personal Public Spheres and Private Sphere], lecture by J. Schmidt at the panel "Datenschutz – Unbekanntes Verbraucherrecht in sozialen Netzwerken?" [Data Protection – Unknown Consumer Right in Social Networks?] at the Verbraucherpolitischer Kongress in Hamm on 18 November 2009.
"Das Internet. Bestandsaufnahme, Praktiken und Konsequenzen" [The Internet. Inventory, Practices and Consequences], lecture by J. Schmidt at the symposium "Das Zeitalter des Internets bricht gerade erst an – ein Blick in die Zukunft" [The Age of the Internet is only Dawning – a Look into the Future] of the Evangelischen Akademie im Rheinland in Bonn on 7 November 2009.
"Neue Öffentlichkeiten im Social Web" [New Public Spheres in the Social Web], lecture by J. Schmidt in the context of the lecture series "Leben im Netz" [Life in the Net] of the Fachschaftsrat Publizistik at the University of Mainz on 5 November 2009.
"Was ist der Reiz des neuen Netzes?“ [What is the Attraction of the New Net?], lecture by J. Schmidt at the Maria-Ward-School in Mainz on 5 November 2009.
"Meinungsbildung 2.0? Die Bedeutung von Blogs für Gesellschaft, Politik und Journalismus" [Opinion-Forming 2.0? The Meaning of Blogs for Society, Politics and Journalism], talk by J. Schmidt at the eponymous panel at the Munich Media Days in Munich on 29. October 2009.
"Netzwerkplattformen und soziale Netzwerke – Persönliche Öffentlichkeiten und etablierte Medien“ [Network Platforms and Social Networks – Personal Public Spheres and Established Media], lecture by J. Schmidt at the "Online-Workshop" of the ARD/ZDF Media Academy in Bonn on 27 October 2009.
“Jugend 2.0 – Leben in der Medienwelt“ [Youth 2.0 – Life in the Media World], lecture by J. Schmidt at the „11. Forum Medienkompetenz“ [11th Forum Media Competence] in Koblenz on 16 September 2009.
"Offenes Netz – geschlossene Archive?" [Open Net – Closed Archive], presentation by J. Schmidt at the symposium "Öffentliche Archive – 'geheime’ Informationen" [Open Archives – 'Secret' Information] of the Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin on 10 September 2009.
"Neues Netz – neue Gesellschaft? Gesellschaftlicher Wandel und Mediennutzung" [New Net – New Society? Social Change and Media Usage], lecture by J. Schmidt at the "Roundtable Social Media" of Bitkom in Cologne on 8 September 2009.
"Neue Öffentlichkeiten im Web" [New Public Spheres in the Web], lecture by J. Schmidt at the conference "Onlineforschung" by Globalpark in Cologne on 4 September 2009.
"Web 2.0 – Herausforderungen und Chancen für die Hochschulen" [Web 2.0 – Challenges and Potentials for Universities], statement by J. Schmidt at the expert hearing of the HRK Commission "Neue Medien und Wissenstransfer“ on 6 July 2009.
"Neue Öffentlichkeiten im Social Web" [New Public Spheres in the Social Web], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the conference "User-ignored Content. Journalismus für die Generation Internet" [User-ignored Content. Journalism for the Generation Internet] of the Gemeinschaftswerks der Evangelischen Publizistik, the Media Commissioner of the Protestant Church in Germany and the Hessischer Rundfunk in Frankfurt on 25 June 2009.
"Persönliche Öffentlichkeiten und Privatsphäre von Jugendlichen auf Netzwerkplattformen" [Personal Public Spheres and Private Sphere of Young People on Networking Platforms], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the workshop "Kultur und Kommunikationstechnologien in sozialen Netzwerken" [Culture and Communication Technologies] in Stuttgart on 29 May 2009.
"Das neue Netz - Reiz und Risiken" [The New Net - Attraction and Risks], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the conference "Webciety. Chancen und Gefahren im Internet" [Webciety. Opportunities and Hazards on the Internet] of the Deutschen Hochschule für Verwaltungswissenschaft [Germany University for Public Administration Sciences], the state agency of Rhineland-Palatinate and the Network Berlin in Berlin on 27 May 2009.
"Das Web 2.0 und seine Bedeutung für die politische Bildung" [The Web 2.0 and its Meaning for Political Education], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the Roundtable of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung in Berlin on 27 May 2009.
"Growing up in the Social Web", lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the "Next 09" in Hamburg on 6 May 2009.
"Regeln und Code. Praktiken jugendlicher Nutzer auf Netzwerkplattformen" [Rules and Code. Practices of Adolescent Users on Networking Platforms], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the DGPuK annual conference in Bremen on 30 April 2009.
"Heranwachsen mit dem Social Web" [Growing up with the Social Web], lecture by U. Hasebrink, I. Paus-Hasebrink (University of Salzburg) and J.-H. Schmidt at the media briefing for the presentation of the eponymous study in in Düsseldorf on 29 April 2009.
"How do Blogs Comment on Mainstream Media Content? Results from a Link Analysis", lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at "General Online Research Conference" in Vienna on 8 April 2009.
"Das neue Netz. Wandel von Öffentlichkeit – Wandel von Privatsphäre?" [The New Net. Changing Public Sphere – Changing the Private Sphere?], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the "Re:publica 2009" in Berlin on 3 April 2009.
"Persönliche Öffentlichkeiten im Social Web und ihre Bedeutung für die Zivilgesellschaft" [Personal Public Spheres on the Social Web and Their Significance for Civil Society], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the 11th Bundeskongress zur politischen Bildung [Federal Congress on Political Education] in Halle on 13 März 2009.
"Wie Google Orientierung und Werbevermarktung im Internet verändert hat" [How Google Changed Orientation and Ad-Marketing on the Internet], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the conference "Die Google Ökonomie - Wie eine Suchmaschine Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft verändert" [The Google Economy - How a Search Engine Changes Economy and Society] of the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung in Hamburg on 5. March 2009.
"Braucht das Web 2.0 eine eigene Forschungsethik?" [Does the Web 2.0 need its own Research Ethic], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the DGPuK work group conference "Web 2.0 – Neue Kommunikations- und Interaktionsformen als Herausforderung für die Medienethik" [Web 2.0 – New Forms of Communication and Internaction as Challenge for Media Ethics] in Munich on 12 February 2009.
"Öffentlichkeit im Wandel: Das bringt das Netz" [Changing Public Spheres: This Is What the Net Will Bring Forward], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the conference "Zukunft Online-PR" [Future Online-PR] of the University of Darmstadt on 29 January 2009.
"Wen interessieren die Daten? Virale vernetzte Effekte: Die Mechanik der Netzwerke" [Who Cares about the Data? Viral Interconnected Effects: The Mechanics of Networks], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the symposium "Ach wie gut, dass jeder weiss..." [Oh, I am glad that everybody knows ...] of the ZDF in Mainz on 18 January 2009.
"Der Reiz des neuen Netzes. Wie Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene das Internet nutzen." [The Attraction of the New Net. How Adolescents and Young Adults Use the Internet.], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the workshop "Cyberwelt" [Cyberworld] of the ETA-Hoffmann-Theatre in Bamberg on 14 January 2009.
"Web 2.0: Neue Identitäten und Beziehungen? Entstehen, Gestalt und Konsequenzen persönlicher Öffentlichkeiten" [Web 2.0: New Identities and Relations? Development, Shape and Consequences of Personal Public Spheres], lecture by J.-H. Schmidt at the lecture series "Medienentwicklung" [Media Development] at the IJK Hanover on 14 January 2009.
Latest Courses
"Das neue Netz – kommunikationswissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf das Web 2.0" [The New Net – a Communication Science Perspective on the Web 2.0], lecture/class by J. Schmidt at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt in summer semester 2010.
Contact
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