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The Dumpster: Net Art
Have you ever been dumped by a text message? Well checkout the Dumpster at the Tate in London. Net art at it's best! It is a portrait of romantic breakups collected form blogs in 2005 (by Golan Levin, Kamal Nigan, and Jonathan Feinberg). If you want to see more commissioned Net Art, see 'Artport' at the…
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Take the F Train
I was introduced to this from jill.txt. I love it when theory and practice mesh in such a sophisticated way. I played with this piece in conjunction with Janet Murray's chapter on story and plot in interactive media: 'The Cyberbard and the Multiform Plot'. It all makes so much sense now. I love Hanne-Lovise Skarstein’s…
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Net Art: Turbulence
The Turbelence project has been commissioning 'net art' for a decade now. Check out some of the works on their index. Also, you will find some sophisticated use of Tagging by many of the artists. Check out 'Community of Words'. Turbulence is a project of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. (NRPA), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization…
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The next step for the mobile phone
The mobile phone … This is an article from Garry Barker, the technology writer for the age. Whilst Garry is always on the tip in terms of technology, Garry needs to look up a few works (like hyperbole). The mobile phone will become your ticket on the train and tram, it will pay for your…
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A testimony to the truth: Osama Bin Laden
Ok, here it is. The latest recording by Osama Bin Laden (I got it of forbes.com but their site advertising policy is so offensive, that I'm not going to provide a link to them). Anyhow, this recording is an example of 'wagging the dog' at its most extreme. If anything, Osama Bin Laden is a brilliant…
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PBL boss calls for Net to be fixed
PBL boss calls for Net to be fixed – Wireless & BroadBand – Connectivity Here we go again; big media is using the Internet as a sewer to flush to us programs that belong on TV. Packer is complaining, but he sure ain't paying. Why should we pay corporate welfare to one of the country's…
