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Consists of the ways in which works are being flooded out into the world, while happening with the intention of people seeing them, but because of the ways in which technology has grown, the open work quality is available in means of using new media...

Summary: Contrary to much of the hype that posits cyberspace as the uncontested domain of rugged individualists, computer networks and traffic exhibit deeply social and political roots. The Internet is neither inherently oppressive nor automatically emancipatory; it is a terrain of contested philosophies and politics. After a brief review of the politics of electronic knowledge, we discuss the ways in which the Internet can be harnessed for counterhegemonic (antiestablishment) political ends. We focus on progressive uses, including the confrontation of nomadic power and rhizomic power structures, in which the local becomes the global. We also offer an encapsulation of right-wing uses. Throughout, we see cyberactivism as a necessary, but not sufficient, complement to real-world struggles on behalf of the disempowered.

Surgeons are amongst the highest paid professionals in the medical world today. They are the 'miracle-workers' of the 21st century, providing blood transfusions, heart transplants and prosthetic limb replacements in order to save and transform the lives of their patients. Nevertheless, the place of the surgeon amongst today's medical elite was not always guaranteed.

IMMERSIVE VIDEO EXPERIENCE.. kind of..

the novelty of interaction sort of eclipses the immersion...or maybe it's all about that micro-duration of novelty, that blip of immersion/promise of immersion---however temporary. Micro-durations of immersion may be the 'difference that makes a difference' in the data-glut of everyday mediated life?

There are terrific tools (like PGP and GPG) for encrypting your mail. If somebody along the way looks at the mail they can't understand it. But they do know you are sending encrypted mail to your pal. The answer: encode your message into something innocent looking.

Plaid Stallions is dedicated to the 70's, using department store catalogs like Sears and Eatons as well as toy industry publications, polyester fashion mockery, shag carpeting and toy love are the orders of the day

The new iphone has come out with Siri, and AI based program that you can talk to and get amazing feedback, you can tell Siri to do so many things... Also see http://www.pcworld.com/article/241992/a_conversation_with_siri.html http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-10-31/business/30344472_1_iphone-s-siri-tech-review-processing

One of his projects. The rest can be found at http://jonrafman.com/

Here is his essay detailing the project: http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/08/12/img-mgmt-the-nine-eyes-of-google-street-view/

These people have made the best of enforced boundaries. Instead of being upset with the fence, angry and focusing on the separation, they have merged together in an interaction via a volleyball

NYtimes article about the rise of this curious 'multi-use' brand identity doppleganger!

Collaborating with technology to create music. Not in the way you would think.

Data derived from near-infrared imaging (NIRI) was used in 2004 to create this visualization of the effect of globalization over time

Long article concerning the treatment of new media

An interesting NY Times article featuring 6 important people talking about the communications revolution. Notice how the founder of Virgin has nothing negative to say! Transparency=more information=too much information?

Check it out! The dream of technology expands to the animal kingdom apparently.

Olaf Breuning hacks Andy Warhol.

It's amazing how rudimentary it already almost seems, but note the points she brings up: -Immersion, but with "LACK of socialization" (4:02) in regards to spreading of germs (an arguably necessary part of human longevity). But in regards to ACTUAL socialization, she confirms that this interface will support the ability "to be able to confront each other, to see each other, to talk to each other." -Time-travel (3:20) -Extreme proficiency

information age folk hero/trickster, this site has more details on the exploits of anonymous individuals who have worked under the 'open reputation' of Luther Blissett

Interview with Kodwo Eshun, author of More Brilliant than the Sun: Adventures in Sonic Fiction. Exciting insight and fresh perceptions on music, media, technoculture, sci-fi and afro-futurism