Monthly Archives: April 2007

Anti Web 2.0 Manifesto

Just came across Keen’s manifesto against Web 2.0.  There’s something to be said for this counter argument.  Instead of delving into a critique of them, I’m just going to let them speak for themselves. THE ANTI WEB 2.0 MANIFESTO (Adorno-for-idiots) … Continue reading

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Struggle over Colbert

Don’t executives at major media companies pay attention?  This parody of the Colbert Report, called Stop the Falsiness is as much an ad for the show as it is its own thing.  There is nothing here that would at all … Continue reading

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Google Buys Double Click for $3.1 Billion

So, you thought that Google’s acquisition of YouTube was a momentous business deal.  Well, YouTube’s price tag was only half what they’re paying for Double Click – a top provider of marketing technology and services.  Double Click’s technology is what … Continue reading

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Persistence of Presence (Twitter)

Film is based on an illusion of mobility.  ‘Persistence of Vision’ is the way a number of still frames, when moving very quickly through a machine and separated by a black bar, creates the impression of movement.  Cinematic movement is … Continue reading

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Data Detritus

In most instances of online navigation, we retain a reasonable expectation of privacy.  Yet it is clear that every move, every written thought, conversation, or search string, is transformed into data and stored somewhere.  In essence, every thing we do … Continue reading

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Perceptions of Privacy

I’ve been thinking about how the average web user formulates their conception of privacy.  A lot of people have very personal conversations in "public" online spaces, such as chat rooms and in sites like Myspace, et. al.  Do they have … Continue reading

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