This interview describes itself as:" a look at the visuals that have made the web collective Anonymous a brand with Gabriella Coleman of the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU" However the interview is much more comprehensive than this definition with Professor Coleman outlining in an far more objective manner than the earlier posting from Fox11news the structure and interactions of Anonymous.
"We are Anonymous and we do not forgive; and we do not forget" Anonymous video posting.
Professor Coleman describes Anonymous as a protest movement that is not exclusive to the Internet but emerged from the Internet initially to protest against the Church of Scientology. It uses Internet Relay Chat (IRC) servers on line in different rooms to co-ordinate protest and activist initiatives. People can join these Communication channels but there are some forms of selection controls. IRC is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. It is a multi-user, multi- channel chatting system. It allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfer including file sharing. In this manner, people from all over the world can talk to each other live and simultaneously. (An IRC Tutorial, 2004) There have been live protests where the people use Guy Fawkes masks to maintain anonymity.
"Anonymous has a loose and decentralized command structure which operates on ideas rather than activities. It is not a group but an Internet gathering". Anonymous video posting.
Anonymous has a Visual Culture based on the use of Guy Fawkes masks as an iconic means of maintaining anonymity and also uses a logo of a business suit without a head within a United Nations background to symbolize the dispersed nature of the leadership. (Brian Lehrer Live, 2011)
started by Keith Law on 03 Apr 11
This interview describes itself as:" a look at the visuals that have made the web collective Anonymous a brand with Gabriella Coleman of the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU" However the interview is much more comprehensive than this definition with Professor Coleman outlining in an far more objective manner than the earlier posting from Fox11news the structure and interactions of Anonymous.
"We are Anonymous and we do not forgive; and we do not forget" Anonymous video posting.
Professor Coleman describes Anonymous as a protest movement that is not exclusive to the Internet but emerged from the Internet initially to protest against the Church of Scientology. It uses Internet Relay Chat (IRC) servers on line in different rooms to co-ordinate protest and activist initiatives. People can join these Communication channels but there are some forms of selection controls. IRC is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. It is a multi-user, multi- channel chatting system. It allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfer including file sharing. In this manner, people from all over the world can talk to each other live and simultaneously. (An IRC Tutorial, 2004) There have been live protests where the people use Guy Fawkes masks to maintain anonymity.
"Anonymous has a loose and decentralized command structure which operates on ideas rather than activities. It is not a group but an Internet gathering". Anonymous video posting.
Anonymous has a Visual Culture based on the use of Guy Fawkes masks as an iconic means of maintaining anonymity and also uses a logo of a business suit without a head within a United Nations background to symbolize the dispersed nature of the leadership. (Brian Lehrer Live, 2011)
Works Cited
An IRC Tutorial. (2004, August 17). Retrieved April 4, 2011, from IRC Help: http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/irctutorial.html
Anonymous (group). (2011, March 30). Retrieved April 3, 2011, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_%28group%29
Brian Lehrer Live. (2011, february). Gabriella Coleman on Anonymous. Retrieved February 3, 2011, from Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/19806469
Fox11 News. (2007, july 2007). Anonymous on FOX11. Retrieved April 3, 2011, from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNO6G4ApJQY