About Glen Farrelly

After ten years working in the Internet industry, Glen Farrelly is currently pursuing a PhD from the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto.

My research interests include:
  • locative media, geosocial networking, and geoinformatics
  • place theory and hybrid space
  • online participatory culture
  • user-centred design, usability, and accessibility
I completed a masters degree in communication through a hybrid online program at Royal Roads University. My master’s thesis examined diffusion challenges of website accessibility amongst web practitioners. I also studied the Internet at the University of Toronto’s Strategic e-Business program and Humber College’s Internet Management program.

My career highlights include managing an e-Business website, developing websites with a dot.com start-up, writing online travelogues, and helping create one of the first mobile sites in Canada. Currently, I also work as a consultant advising businesses on implementation strategy of digital media and user experience issues.

Recent honours include winning Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate scholarships at the doctoral and masters level, the Chancellor’s award for top performance for masters program, and two Apex awards for excellence in overall website and online annual report.

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