A Colbert Report about privacy in social media, and how to avoid our past in the web to follow us forever.
Pretty funny =)
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
The Colbert Report - Control-Self-Delete from Social Media
As a goodbye!
A Colbert Report about privacy in social media, and how to avoid our past in the web to follow us forever.
Pretty funny =)
A Colbert Report about privacy in social media, and how to avoid our past in the web to follow us forever.
Pretty funny =)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Entelligence: One device to rule them all -- or not
Timely post on Engadget. E-books are the wild card, in my opinion, since the e-ink experience is so different (and necessary) for reading vs. a color display system (ala the iPad).
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Axiom Review - The Boston Globe
Here is a review of the show we saw in our field trip last week:
Artists degrade technology to find fresh content - The Boston Globe
Artists degrade technology to find fresh content - The Boston Globe
Boston scavenger hunt
My wife and I played this when we first came to Boston.
http://www.scvngr.com/
http://www.scvngr.com/
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Reactions to AXIOM show.
Post reactions to the exhibit (as comments to this post). A paragraph or two.
Workflow from Thursday's class
Idea
Articulate that idea -- conversation, written, etc.
Distill that into a 'spec' (written)
Brainstorming
[FINAL PROJECT STAGE]
Refine spec into a detailed project description including timetable -- intermediate deadlines -- and visuals.
Prototype/comp one 'leg', one avenue, one whatever of the project.
Plan on rolling out an alpha version (working version)
Test, test, test -- the technology, the concept, the usability.
Get to a Beta version (almost ready for primetime)
Test, test, test.
Launch coordinated with marketing/PR/social media strategy.
Respond to any queries.
Fix/tweak/refine.
Articulate that idea -- conversation, written, etc.
Distill that into a 'spec' (written)
Brainstorming
[FINAL PROJECT STAGE]
Refine spec into a detailed project description including timetable -- intermediate deadlines -- and visuals.
Prototype/comp one 'leg', one avenue, one whatever of the project.
Plan on rolling out an alpha version (working version)
Test, test, test -- the technology, the concept, the usability.
Get to a Beta version (almost ready for primetime)
Test, test, test.
Launch coordinated with marketing/PR/social media strategy.
Respond to any queries.
Fix/tweak/refine.
In class links to look at
An alternate to blogger
http://learn.wordpress.com/
Working with blogger
http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/topic.py?topic=12439
http://mashable.com/2009/01/26/blogger-widgets/
http://www.blogdoctor.me/2006/12/css-tips-and-tricks-for-blogger.html
Some stuff to read about:
http://artimes.rouli.net/2010/07/three-augmented-reality-demos-at.html
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45923
http://learn.wordpress.com/
Working with blogger
http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/topic.py?topic=12439
http://mashable.com/2009/01/26/blogger-widgets/
http://www.blogdoctor.me/2006/12/css-tips-and-tricks-for-blogger.html
Some stuff to read about:
http://artimes.rouli.net/2010/07/three-augmented-reality-demos-at.html
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45923
Field trip is ON!
Got confirmation from the Axiom Art Gallery that we are on for our field trip this evening to see their current exhibit Refresh.
We will still meet at 6 in our usual classroom locale before embarking en masse to the gallery around 7:15.
We will still meet at 6 in our usual classroom locale before embarking en masse to the gallery around 7:15.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Posterous for multiple posting
Hi guys,
I thought you may find this interesting. Posterous is a service that allows you to instantly create a blog. All you have to do is email them. You can then later set up the blog to cross post to many different services all at once. Here's a link...
posterous
Also, I'm having a birthday party on September 18th, and you are all welcome to come along.
I thought you may find this interesting. Posterous is a service that allows you to instantly create a blog. All you have to do is email them. You can then later set up the blog to cross post to many different services all at once. Here's a link...
posterous
Also, I'm having a birthday party on September 18th, and you are all welcome to come along.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Assignment for 08/12/10
Email me by Wednesday noon, your concept for your final project. Email me at ravi [at] ravijain.org. Don't worry about it being complete or finalized -- that's what we'll talk about.
We'll take a break next week at 7:15 and reconvene at Axiom art at 7:45.
I'll confirm all of this before we go!
Email me by noon!
We'll take a break next week at 7:15 and reconvene at Axiom art at 7:45.
I'll confirm all of this before we go!
Email me by noon!
Demons Hands
Some differences...
Here is my video, it's pretty silly (some silly differences between the US and Spain) and way too long, so don't need to watch it all! I took it before knowing the final duration, and I had such a hard time that I did not want to shoot it again...
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Flipboard and the role of Twitter
A follow-up about that Flipboard product we looked at in class a few weeks ago from the New York Times. Take note of how Twitter and social media play a role with the rollout of a product. This is equally true with regard to rolling out content which is something we'll talk about this week in class.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
James Surowiecki: When social media became news
You might have already seen this talk (it's from 2005), but just in case... I think it complements the discussions we had the firsts days of class about communications and new media. The speaker focuses on blogs, bringing up a point that I think we missed, and it's a phenomenon that I find pretty interesting: how networks and collective thinking shape the individual thinking, which at the same time determines the collective thinking... a bit of a loop =) Well, it could be summarized in: collective intelligence, and let's say "collective dumbness".
(During approximately the first 5 minutes he basically talks about the tsunami of 2004 in Indonesia)
(During approximately the first 5 minutes he basically talks about the tsunami of 2004 in Indonesia)
Assignment for 08/05/10
Yikes -- meant to post this earlier! Sorry for the delay.
Here's the link to the French film we watched a bit of: La Jetee
Assignment:
1. Edit your video into a final piece to bring into class.
2. Explore possible posting sites that we discussed in class:
-- youtube.com
-- vimeo.com
-- blip.tv
-- flickr.com
-- facebook.com
-- blogger.com
3. If possible, set up an account on one of those sites (or another suitable one) and post your video piece.
4. For safety's sake, export as a .mov or high resolution format and bring in on portable media.
5. If you can link to your video on the class blog as an original post, please do, else we'll work towards that goal in class.
6. We'll also look at the concept of cross-posting and embedding automatically as well as using social media sites in concert with posting of original content.
Here's the link to the French film we watched a bit of: La Jetee
Assignment:
1. Edit your video into a final piece to bring into class.
2. Explore possible posting sites that we discussed in class:
-- youtube.com
-- vimeo.com
-- blip.tv
-- flickr.com
-- facebook.com
-- blogger.com
3. If possible, set up an account on one of those sites (or another suitable one) and post your video piece.
4. For safety's sake, export as a .mov or high resolution format and bring in on portable media.
5. If you can link to your video on the class blog as an original post, please do, else we'll work towards that goal in class.
6. We'll also look at the concept of cross-posting and embedding automatically as well as using social media sites in concert with posting of original content.
Monday, August 2, 2010
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