A New Way of Visualizing Data Perhaps? Art or Science?

This article from The Economist's special report on the power of visualizing data - is it art or science? The article has an unfinished feel - more like an undergraduate work than a Masters :) http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15557455

Article for interfaces class

Go to Culture Machine and download the Patrick Crogan article on the Wii for next week!

Posting on blogs: anyone out there?

i ask myself whether blogs used in a small group discussion may be counter-productive? posting articles, new stories, etc can stimulate group discussion but in a small group, is there incentive for active participation instead of passive readership? thoughts anyone on how to get to a discursive blog - thoughts, comments, etc

Channel 4 want feedback

Saw this today and thought it was a classic example of news programs wanting feedback from viewers, however they are now enticing them with the chance to win John Snow's Tie ?!?!?!?!

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/channel+4+news+survey+what+do+you+think/3534837

Charles Leadbetter - new Report on 'Cloud Culture'

The new British Council report on cloud culture available now as a pdf to download. This could be useful for next week's class so I'd advise you look at it!

Economist special report on social networking

Special report in the Economist on social networking in this months issue: see online article by Martin Giles http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15351002

How does the Economist view differ from a media theory or social science perspective?

The Dollhouse (Season 1) & Heidegger

i added a new blog to my Facebook profile (http://apps.facebook.com/theblog/view/28242/), being an experiment to reconcile today's culture (The Dollhouse series) and the theory of digital media and technology (in this case, Heidegger), through the language of new media

appreciate any feedback, thoughts and comments

The Rise of Tortious Liability for Internet Vigilantes in China: "Human Flesh Search Engine"

In China, the Tort Liability Law passed in late Dec 09 gives citizens the right to sue for infringment of their privacy (yes there are legal privacy protections in China contrary to other media reports). The law is a result of the building tension created by the use of the Internet and China's attempts to maintain control over the population. The "Human Flesh Search Engine" is the phenomenon of ordinary citizens turning to the Internet to identify criminals and officials guilty of corruption or other misconduct, and to publicize them to the detriment of the targeted individuals i.e. Internet vigilantism. This can be used not only by individuals but officials may also use similar tactics. http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/01/28/stanley-lubman-will-an-expanded-right-of-privacy-deter-chinas-internet-vigilantes/