#dhpoco is a community of scholars committed to exploring issues of race, class, gender, sexuality and disability within technology through a theoretical model that blends postcolonial critique with digital humanities. Social media plays an important role for #dhpoco by providing a space for scholarly invention, playfulness and collaboration through platforms like Twitter and Tumblr. It also allows conversations to be directed towards actionable outcomes like websites and summer schools that further the goals of #dhpoco.