17/01/2005
Folksonomies - Cooperative Classification and Communication Through Shared Metadata ? la Flickr and del.icio.us. Content classification goes social.
05/01/2005
As we move into the second half of the decade, some thoughts on what the future may bring… “What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?”
09/12/2004
Artist Michael Rakowitz’ paraSITE reclaims urban spaces on behalf of homeless people by exploiting existing public architecture. Exterior ventilation systems are used to inflate and supply warmth to easily transportable sleeping structures. The objects simultaneously meet a practical need of providing shelter and act as a visible form of protest against the “homeless-proofing” of cities:
While these shelters were being used, they functioned not only as a temporary place of retreat, but also as a station of dissent and empowerment; many of the homeless users regarded their shelters as a protest device, and would even shout slogans like “We beat you Uncle Sam!” The shelters communicated a refusal to surrender, and made more visible the unacceptable circumstances of homeless life within the city.
30/11/2004
Ben & Jerry’s sponsor homeless people for advertising space by giving out free winter jackets in Amsterdam (registration required, dodge it)
23/11/2004
DRM and Digital Media copyright lectures online:
Rip, Mix, Burn, Sue - Edward Felton
Free Culture - Lawrence Lessig
Microsoft Research DRM - Cory Doctorow
09/11/2004
an audiovisual performance in which the speech, shouts and songs produced by two abstract vocalists are radically augmented in real-time by custom interactive visualization software
06/11/2004
10x10 is “an interactive exploration of the words and pictures that define the time”, drawing popular words and images from RSS news feeds. The developer has also structured the site to allow others to make use of it’s data. More goodness at Number27.