Monthly Archives: January 2007

The Social Life of Objects

Posted on January 30, 2007 by egordon

This wired news post from imomus is a delightfully skeptical take on ubiqcomp (or some variety of the term).  He questions the relative value of these technologies and makes an argument that is reminiscent of Georg Simmel’s notion of the … Continue reading →

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Networked Proximity – Section 3

Posted on January 26, 2007 by egordon

This post on I d e a n t is worth reading.  Ulises Mejias has posted another section of his dissertation on networked proximity.  His concerns are very close to mine (I’m thrilled that he’ll be coming to Emerson to … Continue reading →

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NMC Second Life call for art

Posted on January 13, 2007 by egordon

In cooperation with Amoration AMO Studios, NMC Campus is hosting a large scale art event February 11-13, 2007. The NMConnect Visual Symposium will be the largest collaborative art event ever created in Second Life! Connect the Dots with hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Second Life Goes Open Source

Posted on January 12, 2007 by egordon

Link: …My heart’s in Accra � Unpacking Linden’s “open source” announcement. Linden’s taken a great step towards opening up their code, but it’s still a huge leap before I would consider Second Life to be an open platform. Ethan Zuckerman … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on MyCity

Posted on January 8, 2007 by egordon

Below is a working draft of the introduction to the last chapter of my book.  It concludes an extended argument about radical empricism in urban spectatorship. The Digital Possessive:Social Mapping and the Personal Ordering of Urban Experience In 2006, Time … Continue reading →

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