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GLI.TC/H 2011

GLI.TC/H was a simple idea that was hatched upon the notion of folks gathering together and engaging/chatting/debating the issues/theories/concerns of failure, systems, art, && glitches. We were able to realize this gathering last year in Chicago. GLI.TC/H 2010 brought people...
By Rosa Menkman on 08/29/11 Comments Off on GLI.TC/H 2011

Masters of Media: The Animation

I ran into this animation and couldn’t resist the temptation to share it here. It’s an animated documentary called ‘The Masters of the Media‘. It analyses monopolization in the Media Industry.
By Minke Kampman on 08/19/11 Comments Off on Masters of Media: The Animation

Saskia Korsten’s Thesis Abstract Voted Among Top in LABS 2011

The Leonardo Abstracts Service (LABS) connected with the journal Leonardo) recently announced the results of its competition for top MA and PhD abstracts submitted to its English language database from scholars around the world.  Korsten’s abstract for her thesis,...
By Edward Shanken on 08/18/11 Comments Off on Saskia Korsten’s Thesis Abstract Voted Among Top in LABS 2011
Wikimania Day I: Plenary led by Sue Gardner and Q&A panel with the WMF Board of Trustees.

Wikimania Day I: Plenary led by Sue Gardner and Q&A panel with the WMF Board of Trustees.

Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, had a very difficult task to accomplish: in 25’ she had to report on the Foundation’s activities during the year 2010- 2011, but also to treat the attendees to a sneak...
By Ilektra Pavlaki on 08/15/11 Comments Off on Wikimania Day I: Plenary led by Sue Gardner and Q&A panel with the WMF Board of Trustees.
Haifa, here I come: Wikimania 2011, Part I

Haifa, here I come: Wikimania 2011, Part I

03/08/2011, 08:20 am – Schiphol airport. Holding a small handbag in one hand and a packet of cinnamon cookies in the other, I was waiting to check in for my flight to Tel Aviv, Israel. From Tel Aviv I...
By Ilektra Pavlaki on 08/10/11 Comments Off on Haifa, here I come: Wikimania 2011, Part I