27 November 2006
Google Page Creator
by jlesage & 4 othersgoogle tool for helping a person create their own web page and store it free online; very simple interface
group hug // anonymous online confessions
by jlesage & 9 otherslike postsecrets but in prose; "type a note about a fault of your own, something you did or thought about and are not proud of"; filters out obvious lies, overtly vulgar, identifying specific others.
essay on academic blogging in Reconstruction
by jlesage06, overview, rationale, and links to academic blogs
26 November 2006
Cyberstudies webring
by jlesagecollection of sites with interest in cyberculture, many from the social sciences
22 November 2006
ArtLex on New Media
by jlesageentry in big art site has many links and hypertext connections to trace out; useful
DIGITALSOULS.COM - new media art | philosophy | culture
by jlesage"one of the longest continuously running online galleries and e-zines dedicated to new media art, digital culture and philosophy; contributions by international artists and writers including Brian Eno, Yoko Ono, John Berger, Sean Cubitt, Susan Sontag..."
self portraits -- imagining ourselves
by jlesageyou can contribute your own picture, a sketch, painting.
20 November 2006
Storytelling in Flickr on Flickr
by jlesagevarious modes of flickr storytelling are described, and the keywords needed to get to them
19 November 2006
Code Z: Black Visual Culture Now
by jlesagemany categories, including fine art, design, fashion, film, architecture, publishing, digital media, public policy; attractively designed site, starting Aug. 06
16 November 2006
Revealing Pictures & Reflexive Frames 2004
by jlesagevisual anthropology open archive, photos with comments: "opportunity to examine photographic modes of communication across societies, cultures, and academic worlds"
Geoff Stahl - Still 'Winning Space?': Updating Subcultural Theory
by jlesagedeals with the impact of computer mediated communication on subcultural theory; refutes role of "authenticity"; good overview of shifts in field
15 November 2006
dichtung-digital. Hyperfiction, Netzliteratur, Hypermedia: Interfictions
by jlesagehere is a page listing all essays available in English; distinguished authors
13 November 2006
Internet history
by jlesage & 1 otheron other pages, find history of other important Internet developments, such as Google and PayPal
MIT--media in transition 05: the work of stories
by jlesagemuch of the conference is available in av form or papers or abstracts.
12 November 2006
'The Science Of Ghosts' - Derrida In 'Ghost Dance' (1983)
by jlesageDerrida plays himself in 1983 film about concepts of memory; he says he is here a ghost in the art of ghosts, cinema. Many clips from this film found here
11 November 2006
Knowing Knowledge
by jlesageuseful summary by George Siemens of his ideas from new book; educators need to rethink all ideas about knowledge, education, and learning for young people growing up in the Internet era
06 November 2006
Teaching Art in the Context of Everyday Life
by jlesagea useful essay for all production teachers who want students to see the world around them anew
The Mirror Project: Adventures in Reflective Surfaces
by jlesage & 4 otherscollection of images from people who photographed themselves in reflective surfaces; since this is a favorite tactics of lovers of light, many images are well composed and intriguing
02 November 2006
"Cyberfeminism with a difference" by Rosi Braidotti
by jlesagean important essay building on the work of Donna Haraway, emphasizing the kinds of empoverishment that come with globalization, and the possibilities for new forms of collective identity in cyberspace, while eschewing utopianism.
Welcome to House of Lime
by jlesage & 2 otherscheck out category "dings" to see a huge collection of innovative dingbats
KQED - Digital Storytelling Initiative
by jlesageView and listen to the projects of people of all ages
31 October 2006
Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular
by jlesage"Vectors maps the multiple contours of daily life in an unevenly digital era, crystallizing around themes that highlight the social, political, and cultural stakes of our increasingly technologically-mediated existence."
30 October 2006
ZoneZero from analog to digital photography
by jlesage & 2 othersa large, excellently curated photography site, including slide shows and discussions of key issues in photography and representation in general; highly recommended; under tutelage of Pedro Meyer; take "tour" first