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  • Onur Yilmaz
  • Url: http://bumptiousness.wordpress.com
  • Posts: 7
  • About the user: I have a BA in Film & Culture from the University of Amsterdam, and now follow the New Media masters program.

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Social Media and Revenues: Where’s the Profit?

Onur Yilmaz | 31 October 2010, 11:36 pm | tags: , , , , ,

The information economy that the Internet has facilitated has given rise to some interesting new problems for entrepreneurs and investors as well as webdesigners and creators. When your product is dislocated from material instances, how do you identify demand or a target audience? How do you market and define your service within a dense field of competing, free alternatives? How…

The Truth Behind Twitter

Onur Yilmaz | 13 October 2010, 3:44 pm | 2 comments | tags: , ,

Since its meteoric rise in 2007 Twitter has been hailed as a revolutionary service that was sure to change all social interactions and structures of communication. The hype has reached such levels that mainstream media actually report on instances when Twitter is down or has been  hacked. But how important a tool has Twiter actually become for the…

The Wiki Game

Onur Yilmaz | 07 October 2010, 9:23 pm | 1 comment | tags: ,

Sometimes, things going smoothly can be very disappointing. It seems strange and contradictory, but there you have it. Writing my first Wikipedia article I had expected to experience first hand the community driven process that defines the wiki platform. I had expected to interact with other editors, to partake in the democratic, decentralized writing process that is the foundation of…

Social Networks and Frameworks of Activism

Onur Yilmaz | 26 September 2010, 7:25 pm | 2 comments | tags: , , , , , , , ,

For nearly ten years now, media analysts and commentators like Tim O’Reilly have sung the praises of Web 2.0 and social media. The new World Wide Web, characterised by its writerly, inclusive and connective nature, was to democratize the Internet and society around it to a degree hitherto unseen. Web 2.0 was to place to end user in the…

Review: Franco Berardi-Precarious Rhapsody

Onur Yilmaz | 19 September 2010, 8:51 pm | tags: , , ,

When Franco “Bifo” Berardi invokes McLuhan in the introduction to Precarious Rhapsody, it gives a strong indication of what to expect in the coming pages. Not necessarily regarding his arguments and theories- Berardi is more clearly aligned with the Marxist school of thought than McLuhan’s technological determinism. But the associative, almost philosophical rhetoric can feel very familiar at times.…

McLuhan in Annie Hall

Onur Yilmaz | 11 September 2010, 4:35 pm | tags:

In light of this weeks readings, here’s a clip of McLuhan’s short cameo in Annie Hall. Whenever his writing might seem to be a bit too…self-indulgent, it’s good to remember the man had a sense of humor.

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The Battle for the Internet

Onur Yilmaz | 10 September 2010, 3:26 pm | tags: , , ,

Things seem to be looking up in the battle for the Internet. For years now ACTA negations have been mired in secrecy and controversy. The leaked documents from the negotiations painted a bleak picture of corporations using their lobbying power to change the open, free nature of the internet to better suit their bottom line. From enforcing draconian…