http://folksonomy.co/?rss=2484 Folksonomy.co is a structured repository of digital culture and creative practice. en-au Creative Commons License: (cc), Simon Perkins Sun, 12 May 2013 13:30:31 +1000 Sun, 12 May 2013 13:30:31 +1000 Constellations 2.0 http://folksonomy.co/?member=203 60 http://folksonomy.co/Folksonomy.gif http://folksonomy.co/ http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3302 Not a chance The promoters of big data would like us to believe that behind the lines of code and vast databases lie objective and universal insights into patterns of human behavior be it consumer spending criminal or terrorist acts healthy habits or employee productivity But many big-data evangelists avoid taking a hard look at the weaknesses Numbers can t speak for themselves and data sets no matter their scale are still objects of human design The tools of big-data science such as the Apache Hadoop software framework do not immunize us from skews gaps and faulty assumptions Those factors are particularly significant when big data tries to reflect the social world we live in yet we can often be fooled into thinking that the results are somehow more objective than human opinions Biases and blind spots exist in big data as much as they do in individual perceptions and experiences Yet there is a problematic belief that bigger data is always better data and that correlation is as good as causation Kate Crawford 12 May 2013 Foreign Policy http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3302 Sun, 12 May 2013 13:30:31 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3205 This newscast from KRON in San Francisco in 1981 has been making the rounds recently It s labeled primitive Internet report but what it presents is actually one example of the many pre-Internet efforts that the newspaper industry made to try to plan for an online future - and stake out its own turf in that forthcoming world In the video you can hear Dave Cole say of the Electronic Examiner he was demonstrating We re not in it to make money At the end the announcer points out that an entire edition of the paper takes two hours to download at a 5 hour cost - making this telepaper little competition for the paper edition For the moment at least the reporter declares over the image of a sidewalk news vendor hawking the afternoon edition this fellow isn t worried about being out of a job Though the piece does say that Engineers now predict the day will come when we get all our newspapers and magazines by home computer its underlying message is - Don t worry This crazy computer stuff isn t going to change anything much for now And indeed it took 10 years for any sort of online service to become even remotely popular Almost 30 years later newspapers are still in business some are even still sold by guys on sidewalks It has taken this long for the technology to transform the newspaper biz in a big way But even as the downloads sped up and the connect-time costs dropped the industry held onto that approach instead of coming to grips with the fundamentally different dynamics of a new communications medium What had made sense in the early days over time became a crippling set of blinders The spirit of experimentation that the Examiner set out with in 1981 dried up replaced by an industry-wide allergy to fundamental change Let s use the new technology editors and executives would say but let s not let the technology change our profession or our industry They largely succeeded in resisting change Now it s catching up with them Scott Rosenberg 29 January 2009 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3205 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:15:48 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3181 JODI has over the years built quite a reputation especially with their notorious CD-rom OSS Mediamatic Amsterdam 1998 which immediately after installation executes a takeover of the computer In 1999 their work was part of exhibitions like Netconditions at the ZKM at Karlsruhe The Allure of the Digitalat the Tate Gallery in London and the SONAR festival in Barcelona They were awarded a number of international prizes amongst which the Webby Awards in San Francisco JODI disposed of this prize immediately calling the DotCom-audience ugly commercial sons-of-bitches In the year 2000 JODI was present at several international group-exhibitions and festivals such as the Transmediale in Berlin and Deathmatch at Hangar in Barcelona Even an apparently obsolete medium like teletext did not escape JODI s interference In 2000 they released their unusual way of thinking on Page 379 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of this medium v2 nl http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3181 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:21:20 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3173 The Roses Student Awards is a platform for students to get agencies attention The awards recognise fresh and original work representative of the next design generation Roses Student provides the opportunity to get undergraduate work infront a first class judging panel Is there a diamond among the rough 10 agencies 10 judges 10 chances Who will make the cut The Roses Student Awards deadline 15th Feb 2013 The work will be judged 14th March with the winners being revealed on the night in a networking party at Islington Mill Salford Roses Student Awards Fig 1 2012 winner Abigail Burch Nottingham Trent University Brief 1 Alternative Therapy Tayburn http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3173 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:25:46 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3170 Social networks such as Facebook and on-line gaming are changing people s view of who they are and their place in the world according to a report for the government s chief scientist The report published by Prof Sir John Beddington says that traditional ideas of identity will be less meaningful It states that the changing nature of identities will have substantial implications for what is meant by communities and by social integration The study shows that traditional elements that shape a person s identity such as their religion ethnicity job and age are less important than they once were Instead particularly among younger people their view of themselves is shaped increasingly by on-line interactions of social networks and on online role playing games The study found that far from creating superficial or fantasy identities that some critics suggest in many cases it allowed people to escape the preconceptions of those immediately around them and find their true identity This is especially true of disabled people who told researchers that online gaming enabled them to socialise on an equal footing with others Pallab Ghosh 21 January 2013 BBC News http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3170 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:53:47 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3165 Named after the pioneering critic of the commercialization of mass media the late Professor Rose Goldsen of Cornell University the Archive was founded in 2002 by Timothy Murray to house international art work produced on CD-Rom DVD-Rom video digital interfaces and the internet Its collection of supporting materials includes unpublished manuscripts and designs catalogues monographs and resource guides to new media art Emphasizing multimedia artworks that reflect digital extensions of twentieth-century developments in cinema video installation photography and sound holdings include extensive special collections in American and Chinese new media arts significant online and offline holdings in internet art and the majority of works in the international exhibition Contact Zones The Art of CD-Rom A novel research archive of international significance the collection complements the holdings in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections of illuminated manuscripts and the early modern printed book and adds to the breadth of its important collections in human sexuality Asian Studies and Media Film and Music Cornell University Library http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3165 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:23:50 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3146 Flightradar24 is a flight tracking service that provides you with real-time info about thousands of aircraft around the world It started as a hobby project in 2006 when two Swedish aviation geeks decided to build a network of ADS-B receivers in Northern and Central Europe In 2009 we opened up the network and made it possible for anyone with an ADS-B receiver to upload data to the network Many parts of the world were quickly covered but the quest to provide global ADS-B coverage is still ongoing Hopefully with your support we will get there Flightradar24 AB 2013 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3146 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:38:34 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3123 Tech City Map created by developers at Trampoline Systems and designed by Playgen pulls in streams of social network data for all of the businesses in the area to help analyse their influence The Tech City Map follows in the footsteps of Matt Biddulph s original Silicon Roundabout map as well as Wired s very own version produced in 2009 Olivia Solon and Nate Lanxon 10 November 2011 Wired UK http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3123 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:00:53 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3115 team s of students of mixed disciplines worked together to understand and map a problem-space identified by the client They then defined a solution-space before focussing on a particular opportunity outcome The range of projects included incremental innovation opportunities represented by the Lego and Hasbro projects through radical Philips work to truly disruptive work with Unilever The studies confirmed stereotypical view points of how different disciplines may behave They showed that design students were more but not completely comfortable with the ambiguous aspects associated with phase zeroo problem-space exploration and early stage idea generation They would only commit to a solution when time pressures dictated that this was essential in order to complete the project deliverables on time and they were happy to experiment with and develop new methods without a clear objective in mind In contrast the business students were uncomfortable with this ambiguity and were more readily able to come to terms with incremental innovation projects where a systematic approach could be directly linked to an end goal The technologists were more comfortable with the notion of the ambiguous approach leading to more radical innovation but needed to wrap this in an analytical process that grounded experimentation Meanwhile the designers were unclear and unprepared to be precise when it came to committing to a business model Mark Bailey 2010 p 42 Bailey M 2010 Working at the Edges Networks Art Design Media Subject Centre ADM-HEA Autumn 2010 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3115 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:58:24 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3019 There was a time when learning was what we did from birth to college graduation After that We just worked and eventually retired But the world is changing rapidly And now more than ever learning is something that happens outside the classroom throughout our entire lives We now have to learn new skills every year just to stay relevant in our jobs not to mention making a career change And it s not just our careers we also want to learn and continually improve in the things we do outside of work Whether it s yoga or golf or photography or anything we re passionate about we want to be better Every day we see our friends sharing their new achievements and posting their milestones on Facebook how do we keep up and reach our potential We re busier than ever And despite having access to a mountain of information via the internet we still struggle to find structured comprehensive trusted sources who can excite us and teach us all the things we want to know We need trusted experts guides to help us on our way - we need the ability to learn from the amazing instructors in the world Udemy http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3019 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:42:42 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=2960 Researchers at IBM have revealed they are working on technology which will lead to consumers being shown tailor made adverts that reflect their personal interests Digital advertising screens are already appearing in train stations on bus stops and on the sides of buildings but currently they only show generic adverts for a handful of products The new advertising hoardings will behave like those in the film Minority Report starring Tom Cruise in which Cruise s character is confronted with digital signs that call out his name as he walks through a futuristic shopping mall John Anderton You could use a Guinness right about now one billboard announces as he walks past IBM claims that its technology will help prevent consumers from being subjected to a barrage of irritating advertising because they will only be shown adverts for products that are relevant to them Richard Gray 01 August 2010 Science Correspondent for The Telegraph Fig 1 Uploaded by lucazambrelli on 9 Mar 2008 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=2960 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:02:10 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=2928 Intellectual property law is made up of many elements of legal protection and a business might be concerned with any number of them In some cases IP ownership and its associated protection is inherent in the creation of the work and does not necessarily require further registration Copyright is one example which typically applies to artistic works such as books music software code and graphics In other types such as patents registration is required The tricky aspect is that any given design may qualify for one or more of the different intellectual property rights Graphic design for a book for example would qualify for copyright whilst the graphic elements of product packaging e such as the colours lines or contours - might qualify for a registered design right which is a different thing The main types of intellectual property rights are patents copyright unregistered design right registered design right trademarks Design Council UK http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=2928 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:26:04 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=2924 Traditional marketing was built for another age Today a new creative energy is required Sociability is the media of now Social connections happen everywhere every minute of every day in the real world and in the digital world Social communication touches everybody Brands are carried along in the stories people share and the conversations they have in social media on their mobiles and face to face We help brands to get their stories to travel further and faster building sustained relationships and advocacy as they go Our story began in a thankfully converted cowshed back in 2000 We saw that a new age of communication was emerging an age of social communication Since then we have worked with some of the world s best businesses helping them to behave in different ways encouraging participation and collaboration with their audiences We now have an 90-strong team of talented thinkers doers and sometime dreamers who bring social communication to life for brands around the world 1000heads http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=2924 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:11:34 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=2861 Apr egrave s 30 ans doexistence le Minitel soappr ecirc te agrave tirer sa r eacute v eacute rence Les plus jeunes ne verront m ecirc me pas de quoi il est question mais ceux qui eacute taient au coll egrave ge ou au lyc eacute e dans les ann eacute es 90 soen rappelleront peut ecirc tre pour avoir recherch eacute dessus leurs r eacute sultats aux examens du brevet ou du bac Le Minitel ou loanc ecirc tre dointernet Invention 100 fran ccedil aise le 1er r eacute seau dans lohistoire des t eacute l eacute communications agrave permettre la Econnexion de terminaux permettant la visualisation de donn eacute es informatiquesE dispara icirc tra le 30 Juin 2012 et avec lui la machine agrave loorigine du fameux E36-15 amp 8243 D eacute finitivement la fin doune eacute poque After 30 years of existence the Minitel is preparing to take its final bow The youngest will not even see what it is about but those who were in college or high school in the 90s will remember perhaps have looked over their test scores The Minitel or the ancestor of the Internet 100 French invention the first network in the history of telecommunications to allow Eterminal connection to visualization of computer dataE will draw his bow on June 30 2012 and with it the machine behind the famous E36 - 15 E Definitely the end of an era Vincent Laserson 31 May 2012 De Jeunes Gens Modernes http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=2861 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:14:29 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=2822 The Moustache Foundation is proud to present for its inaugural exhibition CutUp Machine a series of new works by the collective CutUp CutUp are an autonomous group linked by a shared desire to reorder the urban landscape through intervention and play Incorporating film collage and installation CutUp s practice focuses largely on the creative potential of the street as a site for interventionist art and disruption Interested in the spaces of misinformation and miscommunication inherent in the everyday CutUp aim to introduce disorder into daily existence by interrupting and re-appropriating established visual forms Occurring both inside and outside the gallery CutUp s billboard and bus stop works are created by slicing up an advert and reassembling the pieces into a newly ordered image Jaguar Shoes Collective 4 November 2005 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=2822 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:53:14 +1000