The last tweet you got may have been from a robot. A socialbot, to be exact. Like some neo-Asimovian science fiction story, networks of socialbots are beginning to spread across social media, liking, Tweeting, and friending unsuspecting humans, biding their time, gathering information, and subtly shaping our online lives. Moreover, these ‘bots are fascinating, and […]
**Embracing the messy diversity of a Ubicomp state university: Cal State Nowhere is indeed a Somewhere at the fissures of the Ubicomp Present** Outline of Messy Ubicomp Present Research: Series of four articles/case studies that begins with preamble/preface 1. Embracing the messy present of ubicomp at CSUEB 2. Urgent Evoke–Challenges of serious gaming in shifting […]
There’s lots to like about Lawrence Lessig’s book, Code 2.0—particularly, I find, the distinction he draws between “East Coast Code” (i.e., the law) and “West Coast Code” (i.e., computer hardware and software). He sees both as modes of bringing order to complex systems, albeit through different means. Lessig is also interested in the ways in […]
As part of our project on health hacking—technological disruption and the meaning and metrics of care—one of us (Gina) attended the MIT Future of Health and Wellness conference. The conference, organized by MIT’s Industrial Liaison Program, was part of an on-going series to connect MIT faculty and industry, and it brought together policy, science, social […]
“The internet didn’t get invented on its own. Government research created the internet so that all companies could make money off the internet.” US President Barack Obama, at a rally in Roanoke, Virginia, July 13, 2012 Suddenly, in the wake of President Obama’s untimely but ultimately non-fatal but non-optimal grammar, the question of who made […]