Another theme I've been following is the convergence of documentary sensibilities with American popular culture. We see documentary styles and techniques being copied in the most popular feature films -- see Slum Dog Millionaire -- and also being widely used now in advertising. Reality tv -- first person testimonials -- it's all about authenticity -- or a sense of authenticity -- be it true or not.
check out IBM's Documentary project for some great short web documentaries on a range of subjects. From Harley Davidson Motorcycles to the NYPD's Real Time Crime Center to China's Forbidden City.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Insights: Confessions of a Gaming Addict
This one is worth reading -- one of the most articulate expressions of what its like to become game addicted I've seen so far.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Visions of the Future: 2020
Pew Internet Project's report about the future of the Internet.
Here are the key findings on the survey of experts by the Pew Internet & American Life Project that asked respondents to assess predictions about technology and its roles in the year 2020:
* The mobile device will be the primary connection tool to the internet for most people in the world in 2020.
* The transparency of people and organizations will increase, but that will not necessarily yield more personal integrity, social tolerance, or forgiveness.
* Voice recognition and touch user-interfaces with the internet will be more prevalent and accepted by 2020.
* Those working to enforce intellectual property law and copyright protection will remain in a continuing arms race, with the crackers who will find ways to copy and share content without payment.
* The divisions between personal time and work time and between physical and virtual reality will be further erased for everyone who is connected, and the results will be mixed in their impact on basic social relations.
* Next-generation engineering of the network to improve the current internet architecture is more likely than an effort to rebuild the architecture from scratch.
Here are the key findings on the survey of experts by the Pew Internet & American Life Project that asked respondents to assess predictions about technology and its roles in the year 2020:
* The mobile device will be the primary connection tool to the internet for most people in the world in 2020.
* The transparency of people and organizations will increase, but that will not necessarily yield more personal integrity, social tolerance, or forgiveness.
* Voice recognition and touch user-interfaces with the internet will be more prevalent and accepted by 2020.
* Those working to enforce intellectual property law and copyright protection will remain in a continuing arms race, with the crackers who will find ways to copy and share content without payment.
* The divisions between personal time and work time and between physical and virtual reality will be further erased for everyone who is connected, and the results will be mixed in their impact on basic social relations.
* Next-generation engineering of the network to improve the current internet architecture is more likely than an effort to rebuild the architecture from scratch.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
mass protests in south korea citizen bloggers
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