Monthly Archives: May 2006

Social Networks are the New Media

By Craig | Published: May 31, 2006

GigaOM : » Social Networks are the New Media 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 [...]

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What is an argument?

By Craig | Published: May 31, 2006

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 [...]

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Tim O’Reilly handles it well

By Craig | Published: May 31, 2006

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… Tim O’Reilly handles it well — almost » mathewingram.com/work I hope Tim O’Reilly’s houseboating trip on Lake Powell was relaxing, because he came back to a boatload of stress as [...]

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O’Reilly — What Is Web 2.0

By Craig | Published: May 31, 2006

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? O'Reilly — What Is Web 2.0 The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the fall of 2001 marked a turning point [...]

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Blogging on the job

By Craig | Published: May 31, 2006

Blogging on the job – Technology – theage.com.au 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 [...]

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Who is McKenzie Wark? The Future of the Book

By Craig | Published: May 31, 2006

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…) [...]

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What is Podcasting? Ask a Ninja

By Craig | Published: May 30, 2006

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 [...]

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