John Cayley is a highly respected individual in the academic world, with a focus on contemporary technology and its intersection with language, poetics and translation. Currently a Professor at Brown University, he has previously held the role of Visiting Professor at the same institution. John Cayley also boasts an impressive list of past work experience including Director at Hanshan Tang Books Ltd and Curator, Chinese Section at The British Library. John Cayley is known for his scholarly work and critical writing around digital media writing and new media art. With a stance highly skeptical of social media, John Cayley believes that institutions like LinkedIn and Facebook are more poison than therapy. Nevertheless, John Cayley remains grateful for those who endorse him on such platforms.