March 2012
3 posts
Response to "The Facebook Suicide Bomb Manifesto"
The article brings up some interesting ideas. When most people use Facebook, including myself, they aren’t actively thinking about how their actions are taken into account by advertising algorithms. For me, frankly I don’t really care whether Facebook or its affiliates use my information to customize advertising - after all, I choose to use their social media platform, which is free -...
Response to "Life Feed: Webcams, Art, and People"
Reading “Life Feed,” I got the sense this article was written solely for people already immersed and well-versed in the major players within the net art world. I was pleased to recognize a number of the names and projects, ones we have discussed in class, but I have to admit I began to get somewhat lost in the midst of the psychological “art-speak” jargon. I was...
Matt's Blog Review
Right at first glance, I immediately like the layout and formatting of Matt’s blog. The clean, minimal look - black and white with an enigmatic b/w photo at the top - is visually appealing from a graphic designer’s perspective. I thought Matt’s posts and reading responses were very well thought-out and written in earnest. He seems to be truly engaging with the material and in the...
February 2012
2 posts
Response to "Shoot an Iraqi"
I generally tend to not read nonfiction books, but Bilal’s “Shoot an Iraqi” has really taken a hold of my attention. Perhaps it is the parallel structure in which he tells the story - switching from his time in Iraq and drawing comparisons with his project in the gallery - or his informal tone, but I have become thoroughly immersed in his story. It is fascinating to read his...
Response to "Cognitive Surplus"
Clay Shirky’s chapters, “Gin, Television, and Cognitive Surplus” and “Means,” define and discuss what exactly it means for a society to have a cognitive surplus. Essentially, it is the society’s potential (to do whatever) that stems from “the world’s cumulative free time.” It is “raw material” that we not only generate but we are...
January 2012
3 posts
Re: Olia Lialina's "A Vernacular Web"
It’s interesting for me in particular to read Olia Lialina’s thoughts on the Web because she is Russian, like me. It’s a curious thing, but even today people around the world use the Internet in totally different ways in various countries. When my cousins come visit from Russia, I can see the differences in the way we behave online. One example is that the Russian equivalent of...
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