Culture & Cultural Anthropology
I occasionally call my iPhone a “walkman”.
TweetWe hold on to stuff we don’t need anymore—in language, design, our closets, and culture at large—because it makes us comfy. Consider the “remote”. We still call our—um, control sticks?—”remotes”, because when they were introduced, it was novel to control
I occasionally call my iPhone a “walkman”.
TweetWe hold on to stuff we don’t need anymore—in language, design, our closets, and culture at large—because it makes us comfy. Consider the “remote”. We still call our—um, control sticks?—”remotes”, because when they were introduced, it was novel to control
Why are iPhones made in China?
Tweet Apple has been trying to address the ongoing Foxconn suicides with increased transparency. Articles are simultaneously appearing that attempt to explain the migration of manufacturing jobs as being rooted less in wages (and the accompanying “cheap” products that go
Why are iPhones made in China?
Tweet Apple has been trying to address the ongoing Foxconn suicides with increased transparency. Articles are simultaneously appearing that attempt to explain the migration of manufacturing jobs as being rooted less in wages (and the accompanying “cheap” products that go
Why the symbolism of protesting #SOPA isn’t “silly”.
TweetJanuary 18th (#J18) is a day of global blackouts for many websites in protest of SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act (& PIPA, the Protect IP Act). Participating sites include Reddit & Wikipedia, and many people are avoiding social networks
Why the symbolism of protesting #SOPA isn’t “silly”.
TweetJanuary 18th (#J18) is a day of global blackouts for many websites in protest of SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act (& PIPA, the Protect IP Act). Participating sites include Reddit & Wikipedia, and many people are avoiding social networks
The best thinking on Facebook’s (r)evolution right now, or “the friction is YOU”.
TweetAs our culture rapidly changes under the yoke of technology, as these changes are forced upon it, it’s heartening to see the subtleties of Facebook’s effect being discussed from the perspectives of sociology, psychology, marketing, & privacy. Here’s some thinking on Facebook
The best thinking on Facebook’s (r)evolution right now, or “the friction is YOU”.
TweetAs our culture rapidly changes under the yoke of technology, as these changes are forced upon it, it’s heartening to see the subtleties of Facebook’s effect being discussed from the perspectives of sociology, psychology, marketing, & privacy. Here’s some thinking on Facebook
Facebook illustration: Is Facebook a Liberator or The Man?
TweetFor Venessa Miemis’ blog on Forbes as part of The Future of Facebook project, a six-part video series exploring the impacts of social networking technologies on our lives and business. Facebook facilitates political organizing and could be a communication channel
Facebook illustration: Is Facebook a Liberator or The Man?
TweetFor Venessa Miemis’ blog on Forbes as part of The Future of Facebook project, a six-part video series exploring the impacts of social networking technologies on our lives and business. Facebook facilitates political organizing and could be a communication channel
Government-mandated artland.
TweetEver wonder how cities become cultural meccas? Their governance has a lot to do with it. An artist-certification law, a zoning provision dating back to the 1970s, requires that all Soho apartments be occupied by at least one “creative” artist,
Government-mandated artland.
TweetEver wonder how cities become cultural meccas? Their governance has a lot to do with it. An artist-certification law, a zoning provision dating back to the 1970s, requires that all Soho apartments be occupied by at least one “creative” artist,
How NOT to be yourself on social media.
TweetSocial media success ultimately comes from the same thing as general social success: be a fascinating, compelling, genuine, supercool human being. But unless you’re an art star whose career hinges on publicity at all costs, there’s a couple topics you
How NOT to be yourself on social media.
TweetSocial media success ultimately comes from the same thing as general social success: be a fascinating, compelling, genuine, supercool human being. But unless you’re an art star whose career hinges on publicity at all costs, there’s a couple topics you