I’m a certified net junkie. I enjoy spending time on the net: from emailing to researching to playing or just plain googling. I like hanging around in this virtual world. I even miss it, and in the past few years, I couldn’t pry myself away from it. First thing I do in the morning is go online. The … [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...]
Mediating Activism: insights on new media and the culture of protest (Part 1 of 2 )
“What has that got to do with the price of an egg?” was my father’s trademark question for politicians during symposia and lectures in the university where he taught. A political activist himself, words for him were only as important as the action they evoked and the effect they caused. Asking … [Read more...]
Identity 2.0
A compelling presentation of a very timely subject. Check out the link and find out more about how digital identity is evolving (or should evolve) from site-centric to user-centric. … [Read more...]
Michael Forever!
Good ol' platform games and the Moonwalker? Yep, they actually mix and match in this very upbeat Japanese animation. [Somebody really took the time to do this ;-p ) http://www.hcn.zaq.ne.jp/cabic508/rsf/frame1.html … [Read more...]
Funny, shocking, inspiring
An over-zealous woman, a TV host on laughing gas and some cool virals and ads...Still have to see if ever something like this happens here in "Jouw vrouw, Mijn Vrouw"...http://media.putfile.com/Lady-Goes-Crazy-on-Trading-SpousesMany of you have probably seen this before. In this talk show called … [Read more...]