I’ve organised a workshop for my company, Media Catalyst, which will address the theme of avatar societies. From 50 year olds to 10-year olds, it’s quite common these days to have one or even several digital identities. It varies by complexity depending on how active you are in the virtual worlds, … [Read more...]
Gods, avatars and me
After months of procrastination, I finally got around to read ‘Lord of Light’, an epic science fiction/fantasy novel by American writer, Roger Zelazny. The timing is good because this coming Friday, we’re having a workshop on Avatar Societies with Mark Meadows as guest lecturer.‘Lord of Light’ … [Read more...]
Beautiful
Because I can't let the Philippines' inhuman 'Human Security Act' suck the marrow of my life, I'm shifting to Zen-mode and will now soak in the beauty of my friend's paintings . Bayani Acala - whose name has often been misspelled as Bayani Alcala (who happens to be my father!) - or Beyok as we call … [Read more...]
Random lists in my mind 1
You must have probably heard of, or visited Craigslist – a centralized network of online urban communities, which includes FREE classified listings for jobs, housing and other goods. This enormously popular community website was founded by Craig Newmark in 1995. He observed that people on the net … [Read more...]
Paul Potts won!
Britain's got talent! Paul Potts has won!!! ;-)And yeah, I was still moved to tears the second time around.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blwyFKn2aLkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJi--Tr_UCM … [Read more...]
Mediating Activism: Insights on new media and the culture of protest (Part 2 of 2)
Visible but isolatedTrying to change the world from behind your computer is nowadays not a crazy idea anymore. It even has a certain romantic notion to it as seen in many movies. But I do wonder if this electronic mediation of activism –- this fighting for change from a distance -- will indeed … [Read more...]