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For my group Analytical Hypertext we are focusing on tracking/surveillance… So, when I came across this article, I was interested because it definitely applies to what we are working on. Rebecca Boyle, author of this article Google Funds Secret Techonology For … Continue reading →

Last week I posted on the first 10 chapters of Little Brother, written by Cory Doctorow.   To sum up whom Cory Doctorow is again… He is a science fiction author, activist, journalist, and blogger. Now, for this weeks post, I … Continue reading →

According to his own biography, Cory Doctorow is a             “science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger — the co-editor of Boing Boing and the author of young adult novels like PIRATE CINEMA and LITTLE BROTHER and novels for adults … Continue reading →

The Revolutions Were Tweeted: Information Flows During the 2011 Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions was a study taken to see how Mainstream medias have turned to social networking (Twitter) in order to learn from sources and quickly spread updates. Authors are … Continue reading →

According to his own Twitter account, Andy Greenberg is a happily married tech reporter for Forbes , focusing on technology, information security, and digital civil liberties and the author of This Machine Kills Secrets: How WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists Aim … Continue reading →

Back in 2007, Henry Jenkins wrote ‘Nine Propositions Towards a Cultural Theory of YouTube’.  Only 5 years ago YouTube was established and Jenkins made these 9 ideas of how YouTube will fit into contemporary culture.  These ideas included topics such … Continue reading →

“My #1 goal in life is to see a game designer nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.” –Jane McGonigal  Jane McGonigal is known as being a designer of alternate reality games that ultimately have the goal in improving real life … Continue reading →

Andrew Keen is better known as an Internet entrepreneur, but is also recognized as a speaker who addresses the impact of 21st century digital technologies.  He founded Audiocafe.com, and is now a columnist, a commentator and hosts a chat show … Continue reading →

This second reading that I am going to be blogging on is Remix, written by Lawrence Lessig.  Lessig was a professor of Law at Stanford University, and is now a professor of Law at Harvard University.  So, this guys credentials … Continue reading →