No one can argue that MySpace has been the “it girl” for the past year. And the fact that she belongs to Rupert Murdoch only seems to have heightened the envy, and gotten everyone’s knickers in a twist. As a result, it seems that nearly every media company and venture capital fund on the planet is out on the dance floor stumbling over one another to see if they can identify the next breathless social networking beauty.
Bellamy C. Social Networks are the New Media. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/social-networks-are-the-new-media/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Social Networks are the New Media. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/social-networks-are-the-new-media/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Social Networks are the New Media. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/social-networks-are-the-new-media/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Social Networks are the New Media, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/social-networks-are-the-new-media/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "Social Networks are the New Media." 31 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/social-networks-are-the-new-media/>
Possibly the hardest educational skill to learn is argument. It takes years to effectivly learn how to construct an argument. There are some good software products around that assist in the 'mapping' and construction of arguments. Have a look at this research project from the University of Dundee in the UK. It's called Araucaria v3.
Araucaria is a software tool for analysing arguments. It aids a user in reconstructing and diagramming an argument using a simple point-and-click interface. The software also supports argumentation schemes, and provides a user-customisable set of schemes with which to analyse arguments.
Also, there are some good links to debates within the field and other products on Tim Van Gelder's Austhink (which is based here in Carlton, Melbourne).
Bellamy C. What is an argument?. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/what-is-an-argument/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). What is an argument?. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/what-is-an-argument/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. What is an argument?. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/what-is-an-argument/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, What is an argument?, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/what-is-an-argument/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "What is an argument?." 31 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/what-is-an-argument/>
If anything, this 'global' blog-conversation concerning the term 'web2.0' is an excellent (and ironic) case-study of the power of the 'real-time-web' (or Web2.0). Read on…
I hope Tim O’Reilly’s houseboating trip on Lake Powell was relaxing, because he came back to a boatload of stress as a result of his company’s association with a “cease and desist” letter that CMP Media sent to a (non-profit) IT group in Ireland for using the term Web 2.0 in relation to a conference. There’s more on the history of it all here if you’re interested. Tim has now posted a long dissertation on what happened and what he thinks of both the Web 2.0 trademark (which wasn’t his idea) and the blogosphere’s “pile-on” response.
Bellamy C. Tim O’Reilly handles it well. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/tim-o%e2%80%99reilly-handles-it-well/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Tim O’Reilly handles it well. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/tim-o%e2%80%99reilly-handles-it-well/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Tim O’Reilly handles it well. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/tim-o%e2%80%99reilly-handles-it-well/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Tim O’Reilly handles it well, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/tim-o%e2%80%99reilly-handles-it-well/>
Here (again) is the now famous article from O'Reilly that attempts to define Web2.0 (well, it is famous for some of us…and infamous for others). I was wondering, can anyone think of a better term?
The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the fall of 2001 marked a turning point for the web. Many people concluded that the web was overhyped, when in fact bubbles and consequent shakeouts appear to be a common feature of all technological revolutions. Shakeouts typically mark the point at which an ascendant technology is ready to take its place at center stage. The pretenders are given the bum's rush, the real success stories show their strength, and there begins to be an understanding of what separates one from the other.
Bellamy C. O’Reilly — What Is Web 2.0. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/oreilly-what-is-web-20/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). O’Reilly — What Is Web 2.0. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/oreilly-what-is-web-20/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. O’Reilly — What Is Web 2.0. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/oreilly-what-is-web-20/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, O’Reilly — What Is Web 2.0, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/oreilly-what-is-web-20/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "O’Reilly — What Is Web 2.0." 31 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/oreilly-what-is-web-20/>
Writing a witty web diary of your working life might appeal, but make sure your boss approves — or keep it anonymous. By Kate Hilpern in London. It was Bridget Jones's Diary that did it. Jennifer Grey, a thirtysomething singleton from England with a gift for comical penmanship, was inspired and started writing her own internet diary, or blog.
Bellamy C. Blogging on the job. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/blogging-on-the-job/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Blogging on the job. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/blogging-on-the-job/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Blogging on the job. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/blogging-on-the-job/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Blogging on the job, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/blogging-on-the-job/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "Blogging on the job." 31 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/blogging-on-the-job/>
McKenzie Wark is a well-know Australian newmedia theorist. He is the author of three books, Virtual Geography, The Virtual Republic and Celebrities Culture and Cyberspace. He was a co-editor of the Nettime anthology Readme! and with Brad Miller co-produced the multimedia work Planet of Noise. He lives and works in New York (see more here…)
His latest work is called Game Theory that has an online version as well.
Welcome
Together with the Institute for the Future of the Book, I created this website as a way to think to about games. Games, as in computer games, are the subject of my next book, GAM3R 7H30RY. I am interested in two questions.
can we explore games as allegories for the world we live in?
can there be a critical theory of games?
I thought it would be interesting to share the book in its draft state to see if these questions are something other people might have ideas on or might want to pursue.
Bellamy C. Who is McKenzie Wark? The Future of the Book. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/wark/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Who is McKenzie Wark? The Future of the Book. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/wark/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Who is McKenzie Wark? The Future of the Book. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/wark/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Who is McKenzie Wark? The Future of the Book, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/wark/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "Who is McKenzie Wark? The Future of the Book." 31 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/31/wark/>
Ever wondered what Podcasting was? Well here is an explanation from a Ninja. And the funny thing is, if your search via ‘Ninja’ on youtube, you fill find lots of copycat Ninjas. In fact there is a whole cult of Ninjas (but this one appears to be the chief Ninja). Thanks to Andrew G for this link.
Bellamy C. What is Podcasting? Ask a Ninja. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/30/what-is-podcasting-ask-a-ninja/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). What is Podcasting? Ask a Ninja. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/30/what-is-podcasting-ask-a-ninja/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. What is Podcasting? Ask a Ninja. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/30/what-is-podcasting-ask-a-ninja/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, What is Podcasting? Ask a Ninja, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/30/what-is-podcasting-ask-a-ninja/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "What is Podcasting? Ask a Ninja." 30 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/30/what-is-podcasting-ask-a-ninja/>
After wading through the ‘funniest home video genre of youtube, it is a pleasure to be directed toward some real gems; like this doco called ‘Guns’ by Negativeland (thanks to Andrew G for this link).
Bellamy C. Guns: by Negativeland and Peter Neville. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/30/guns-by-negativeland-and-peter-neville/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Guns: by Negativeland and Peter Neville. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/30/guns-by-negativeland-and-peter-neville/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Guns: by Negativeland and Peter Neville. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/30/guns-by-negativeland-and-peter-neville/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Guns: by Negativeland and Peter Neville, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/30/guns-by-negativeland-and-peter-neville/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "Guns: by Negativeland and Peter Neville." 30 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/30/guns-by-negativeland-and-peter-neville/>
May 29, 2006 at 3:17 pm · Filed under art, internet
Mark Ameika has been around the traps for a while now (he was a visiting fellow at a school here in melbourne that I studied in for a while). One of my favorite works of his is 'filmtext'; certainly one of the most complex and worldly examples of net art that you are likely to find. You can find out more about him at http://www.markamerika.com/
Bellamy C. Who is Mark Amerika?. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/29/who-is-mark-amerika/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Who is Mark Amerika?. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/29/who-is-mark-amerika/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Who is Mark Amerika?. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/29/who-is-mark-amerika/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Who is Mark Amerika?, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/29/who-is-mark-amerika/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "Who is Mark Amerika?." 29 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/29/who-is-mark-amerika/>
May 29, 2006 at 12:24 pm · Filed under blogs, web2.0
This is a 'blog manifesto' from a network of blogs called 'hardbloggin scientists' (thanks to jill.txt). But I am not sure that I actually like manifestos; they are just a little, well, unsophisticated (perhaps the best ones aren't as obvious, but I'll give this one a go anyway…I especially like the 'spread the love' bit).
This means in particular: 1. I believe that science is about freedom of speech. 2. I can identify myself with the science I do. 3. I am able to communicate my thoughts and ideas to the public. 4. I use a blog as a research tool. That means in particular, that I - express my thoughts, - get in contact with others, - have a sketch of my process online, - get feedback and new ideas from others. 5. I trust myself. 6. I surf a lot and I read a lot. 7. I blog once in a day/week/month. 8. I give comments once in a day/week/month on other blogs. 9. I am self-aware and critical. 10. I refer to the people who done the work first. 11. I give love and respect to the people.
There has been an interesting debate brewing in the blogosphere the past few days because O'Reilly of text book fame has sent a legal letter to a company in Cork in Ireland telling them that they can't use the term 'web2.0' for thier seminar. This seems a little, well, petty to me. The term is banal and although O'Reilly did write a rather average essay defined the term for the digital masses, he can hardly claim to own a term as obvious as 'Web2.0'. What do your reckon?
Bellamy C. Web2.0 O’Reilly versus Irish web company. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/29/web20-oreilly-versus-iris-web-company/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Web2.0 O’Reilly versus Irish web company. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/29/web20-oreilly-versus-iris-web-company/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Web2.0 O’Reilly versus Irish web company. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/29/web20-oreilly-versus-iris-web-company/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Web2.0 O’Reilly versus Irish web company, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/29/web20-oreilly-versus-iris-web-company/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "Web2.0 O’Reilly versus Irish web company." 29 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/29/web20-oreilly-versus-iris-web-company/>
Somehow I tend to agree with this news item by Charles Arthur on the Guardian Unlimited (UK) Technology Blog. I always thought that Wikipedia would be forced to move into nastier, less idealistic territory.
This is very interesting. Carr (who wrote “Does IT matter?”) doesn’t mean “dead” as in “offline” (Wikipedia is still very much there); he means “dead” as in “not open to anyone to edit at any time”. Dead as in no longer living by its original ideal.
Carr is worth reading on this. A few weeks ago we ran Andrew Orlowski’s piece on what Wikipedia misses (”A thirst for knowledge“) and my, didn’t people disapprove of that message. Well, if you didn’t like that, you’re not going to like what Carr’s written. But that doesn’t make it untrue. Just uncomfortable.
Bellamy C. Is Wikipedia Dead?. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/is-wikipedia-dead/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Is Wikipedia Dead?. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/is-wikipedia-dead/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Is Wikipedia Dead?. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/is-wikipedia-dead/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Is Wikipedia Dead?, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/is-wikipedia-dead/>
Is this a sign of a nastier Wikipedia, or simply the sign of a service upscaling onto the uncertainties of the wordstage?
Jerusalem—-May 27……The Israel News Agency, which has been a favorite target of Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, al-Qaeda and the Hizbullah, is again in the sights of Wikipedia for a third time in four months.The Israel News Agency, Israel's first on-line Government Press Office accredited news organization since 1995, has had it article removed three times on Wikipedia. The Israel News Agency, which directly disseminates news from the Israel Government Press Office, in addition to local, international news, features and editorials, has a reach of over 60 million people worldwide.
Bellamy C. Wikipedia Attempts To Censor Israel News. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/wikipedia-attempts-to-censor-israel-news/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Wikipedia Attempts To Censor Israel News. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/wikipedia-attempts-to-censor-israel-news/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Wikipedia Attempts To Censor Israel News. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/wikipedia-attempts-to-censor-israel-news/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Wikipedia Attempts To Censor Israel News, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/wikipedia-attempts-to-censor-israel-news/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "Wikipedia Attempts To Censor Israel News." 28 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/wikipedia-attempts-to-censor-israel-news/>
The New Media Reader is one of my favorite books in the New Media Field. It traces the history of ‘newmedia’ through seminal articles from Vannevar Bush, to Ted Nelson, to more recent times. It also contains a disk that has many of the early newmedia software programs.
Bellamy C. The New Media Reader. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/the-new-media-reader-2/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). The New Media Reader. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/the-new-media-reader-2/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. The New Media Reader. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/the-new-media-reader-2/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, The New Media Reader, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/the-new-media-reader-2/>
MLA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. "The New Media Reader." 28 May. 2006. craigbellamy.net. Accessed 25 Jul. 2008. <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/28/the-new-media-reader-2/>
May 27, 2006 at 4:45 pm · Filed under blogs, web2.0
Looks like I'm not the only one who has been bombarded by comments spam. I just installed this new plugin called Akismet. See what they have to deal with.
Bellamy C. Bombarded by Comment Spam?. craigbellamy.net. 2006. Available at: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/27/bombarded-by-comment-spam/. Accessed July 25, 2008.
APA citation:
Bellamy, Craig. (2006). Bombarded by Comment Spam?. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from craigbellamy.net Web site: http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/27/bombarded-by-comment-spam/
Chicago citation:
Bellamy, Craig. 2006. Bombarded by Comment Spam?. craigbellamy.net. http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/27/bombarded-by-comment-spam/ (accessed July 25, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Bellamy, C 2006, Bombarded by Comment Spam?, craigbellamy.net. Retrieved July 25, 2008, from <http://www.craigbellamy.net/2006/05/27/bombarded-by-comment-spam/>
...this blog is obsessively directed at profiling some of the 'Web2.0' developments (in a cultural, political and social sense and in terms of books, technologies, and applications)...it is an aggregation or 'meta' style weblog with the occasional commentary; the broad themes are online deliberative systems, eResearch, and the Digital Humanities...
Hi, my name is Dr Craig Bellamy and I am an Australian in London and I work at the Centre for eResearch at King's College. My task is to build, maintain, and promote a resource within the Digital Humanities called ICT Guides...and it is my goal to join every online social networking thingee in the whole damn world!...
PLEASE SEND ME YOUR LINKS...
is one of my favorite books in the New Media Field. It traces the history of ‘newmedia’ through seminal articles from Vannevar Bush, to Ted Nelson, to more recent times. It also contains a disk that has many of the early newmedia software programs.
