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Community Memory, or what Craig’s List looked like in 1974

Notions of 'virtual community' and 'virtual reality' have been put to rest by locative aspects of the Web in recent years - from flickr maps to Facebook, from questions of legal jurisdiction to problems of national censorship. As much...
Web 2.0 note conversation

Web 2.0 note conversation

A few moths back @ PICNIC hackerscamp Timo Arnall told me he was working on super secret technology he couldn't tell specifics about. A few weeks back @ recalling RFID he still was very mysterious about his super secret...
Eight minutes of truth-editing

Eight minutes of truth-editing

This link is very interesting; an (almost) real time geo-locater of anonymous Wikipedia entries. During a workshop on Recalling RFID, I got interested in where the actual story (in this case wikipedia entries) was being made on RFID. In...
Obey the HABBO way and you’re OK

Obey the HABBO way and you’re OK

In ‘the declaration of independence of cyberspace’ John Perry Barlow spread a utopian view on the internet in witch users will create their own rules and laws without restrictions or political interference. In this post I will compare this...

Granularity 1.0: načechrané obláčky and Flebb

načechrané obláčky and Flebb is the kick-off video for my new ‘one video a week’-project, that I started together with Extraboy. načechrané obláčky and Flebb is a response to the Video Vortex conference MOM attended last month, in Brussels....
Alex Galloway on Protocol @ UvA

Alex Galloway on Protocol @ UvA

After the talk Alex Galloway gave on The Game of War Rosie asked him to give us an introduction to Protocol, which is key literature for one of our courses. This is the first spontaneously organized event by Geeks...

Noam Chomsky and the Manufacturing Consent.

Today, I ‘d stumble upon an interesting documentary about about the career and views of linguist and media critic Noam Chomsky. Twan posted a couple of months ago a chunk of this documentary which is called: the...

Comparing dirt

One of the most popular blog-phenomena can be found in the celebrity gossip corner. In contrast to the paper tabloids these weblogs can be way faster with the latest gossip and are generally more sarcastic. I will bring forth...

web 2.0 and mind mapping

Brainstorming is a way to solve problems or come up with innovative new ideas. It enhances the quanity and quality of ideas in group settings. Typical brainstorming instructions prompt group members to generate as many ideas as possible, to...

New Cultural Networks – You Google My Second Space

Last Friday, November 2nd, the New Cultural Networks conference named ‘You Google my second space’ was held in the Openbare Bibliotheek of Amsterdam. The conference was organized by Stifo@Sandberg. There were a variety of speakers with different backgrounds. The...

Wikiscanner

In order to get some experience using a new media tool, I experimented with the Wikiscanner a bit. Ofcourse I had to see the changes made by Mabel Wisse Smit for myself. I figured it would be a bit...

What is Twitter (not)?

A web 2.0 review in Twitter-style:

EVE Online: Work or Play?

Where does play end, and work start? In the online world of the MMORPG EVE Online, this threshold might be blinded by the dazzling glitter of the stars, but it is just as easy to pass. Within this hypercapitalistic...
Cooperation: Google, OpenSocial and social networks

Cooperation: Google, OpenSocial and social networks

GoogleOn November 2nd Google presented her “new baby”: OpenSocial. OpenSocial is a open source technology based on html and javascript, which allows networks to be open for gadgets and widgets from other sites. So why must...

Foreman Capital and the City of Amsterdam participate in Fabchannel for € 2.5 million

Former UvA New Media students raise massive investment. Foreman Capital, an independent Dutch investment company, and the City of Amsterdam both take a substantial minority stake of € 1.25 million in Fabchannel. Fabchannel, an online entertainment company...
Future of Google @ Club of Amsterdam

Future of Google @ Club of Amsterdam

In a series of ‘future of’ events, the Club Of Amsterdam organized a future on Google symposium on the 25th of October at the Industrieele Groote Club. Four lecturers were invited to give their views on the history, status,...
Swarm of Angels & Four Eyed Monsters

Swarm of Angels & Four Eyed Monsters

Filmmakers are in general quite conservative. Their love for high quality image, 16 mm, 35 mm, big screenings and Hollywood attraction is usually overshadowing the curiosity for developments in the area of new media. This is a shame, especially...
Zaadz, a social network

Zaadz, a social network

Zaadz is a social network in two senses: first of all it is a social network like MySpace or Hyves because people can communicate share and many other things on this site if they have an account. The difference...

Skype-to-skype by mobile phone.

Skypephone A nice addition to previous posts on this blog by Laura en Daphne on 'skype alternatives', here a pro-skype announcement. Today, mobile phone company 3 unveiled its...
Skype alternative: Fring

Skype alternative: Fring

In addition to the article of Laura, I’d like to add another Skype alternative: Fring. Fring is a free mobile VoIP application which allows you to talk and chat via an internet connection with pc-based services such as...
New Media = New Education

New Media = New Education

Yesterday the graduation of the Sandberg Institute was held at Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam. Together with the presentations of the graduates it was also the launch of the book ‘Masters of Rietveld: Dutch Design in the 21st Century',...

Debord as Programmer: Alexander Galloway on the Game of War

The Game of WarOn Thursday night Alexander Galloway, NYU assistant professor and founding member of the Radical Software Group, gave us a peak at his latest project,...
Recalling RFID: Full Report

Recalling RFID: Full Report

Recalling RFID was held on Friday the 19th and Saturday the 20th of October at de Balie. This unique event included presentations on RFID, debates and digital connectivity scenarios by industry representatives, academics, artists, privacy advocates, programmers and consultants....