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Albert Cornelissen

Student of the master New Media at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA).

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Contesting our Cultural Heritage

There has always been fear towards new technologies that create new ways of recording and sharing cultural products. The videotape made owners of these products extremely nervous, because it allowed viewers stay at home to record and share what...
By Albert Cornelissen on 10/30/09 Comments Off on Contesting our Cultural Heritage

GPS moving beyond locating

GPS in daily life is mostly used for connecting to the internet and navigating through an area. The focus of these types of GPS is giving you a precise location or finding a precise location. What would happen if...
By Albert Cornelissen on 10/21/09 Comments Off on GPS moving beyond locating

Twitter a New Direction for Social Media

 Twitter has grown exponentially the last two years and is most apparent in the use of the service by celebrities. No other internet application can count on the massive participation of public figures. Ashton Kutcher, Al Gore, Britney Spears,...
By Albert Cornelissen on 10/10/09 Comments Off on Twitter a New Direction for Social Media
Facebook THE example of data portability

Facebook THE example of data portability

Every now and then privacy issues of Facebook are addressed when a new feature, like News Feeds, show the accessibility of information. This discussion deserves to be in the limelight even when the media are not creating a hype...
By Albert Cornelissen on 10/01/09 Comments Off on Facebook THE example of data portability

Wikipedia = reliable

A lof of comments on the reliability of Wikipedia are getting old. These questions do not really concern Wikipedia, but the question: What is a usable source of information? Wikipedia is off course a unique example, but is it any...
By Albert Cornelissen on 09/24/09 Comments Off on Wikipedia = reliable

Review of: When Code Meets Place: Collaboration and Innovation at WiFi Hotspots

Someone wakes up from a night’s sleep. After having breakfast he or she kisses the kids goodbye and takes the long stairs down to the street. The Coffee Company is only a two minute walk, so a freshly made...
By Albert Cornelissen on 09/14/09 Comments Off on Review of: When Code Meets Place: Collaboration and Innovation at WiFi Hotspots