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I’ve never been a big fan of Richard Dawkins’s notion of memes. Yet, I’ve noticed that people have used this idea quite often on the Internet. At least, the word meme. Memes mean a very particular thing. Because of that, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged biology, cultural production, genes, mary midgley, memes, richard dawkins, social darwinism | Comments Off
Here’s and article on NPR’s website about Facebook’s new default “opt-in” policy. According to the article, Facebook is changing its default privacy setting from one where users must “opt-out”–manually increase their security settings– to make their profile private. With this new … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged biopower, Facebook, identity, privacy | Comments Off
I just came across a notice for two new books, both of which seemed relevant to the ideas that get discussed on this blog. Thought I would pass them along. Art Platforms and Cultural Production on the Internet Olga Goriunova … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, citations, experience, mobile | 1 Comment
Tarleton and Hector generously invited me to contribute to Culture Digitally, and I am thrilled to be here. I wanted to share and invite feedback on an in-progress work that grows out of my forthcoming book, which tells the history … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Daniel Kreiss, election, new media, Obama, OFA | 1 Comment
I’ve been quite interested in the kerfuffle that Ubuntu has taken since the introduction of Unity. To put it mildly, it’s been controversial. Before I start with my observations, I should make a disclosure of why I am so interested in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canonical, consensus, cultural production, culture, free software movement, Linux, Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu | 1 Comment