apophenia:: making connections where none previously existedMacArthur Forum talk on "Teen Socialization Practices in Networked Publics"- April 27, 2008 Last Wednesday, I gave a talk in Palo Alto as part of the MacArthur Forum "From MySpace to Hip Hop" alongside the rest of the Digital Youth Research Team. I'm still waiting on the videos and as soon as I have them, I will post them. In the meantime, I thought that I'd share my crib from the talk. For those of you who know my work, much of this will be familiar. Still, it's a pretty good overview of my project. Enjoy! "Teen Socialization Practices in Networked Publics" UPDATE: The videos..http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/04/27/macarthur_forum.html I Want You To Want Me- April 18, 2008 Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar currently have a fascinating visualization up at NYC's Museum of Modern Art called "I Want You To Want Me." This beautiful video showcases the piece and its various movements. In short, they've taken profile content from online dating sites and used it to construct an image of humanity through their tastes, desires, self-descriptions, and ideas about the world. This is an interactive visualization on a touch-screen, allowing viewers to navigate through people's..http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/04/17/i_want_you_to_w.html |