The Inforager went deep into a discussion about copyright infringement and discovered…it’s a really, really big can of worms!
The journey I took started with a lecture posted by Lawrence Lessig called “Free Culture” back in 2002. In it, he rails against the culture of creative repression and control created by today’s draconian copyright laws, […]
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Wow am I surprised! Here I thought America and the rest of the world was in the middle of a technological and information/communication revolution. I thought millions and millions of us were steadily moving more and more on line—that we were all tied to the internet and usingit to transform every aspects of […]
Ok. So before I even joined a social networking site I was oversaturated and underwhelmed by the whole phenomenon.
Maybe it was the hype: Social networking has gotten enough (L)ink to fill an ocean of coverage. Oh what a frenzy. Magazine covers, blogs, television specials, even Geraldo’s got game in cyber life. I watched Friendster’s surprising […]
The Inforager Goes To The Movies
In the news today, the Wall Street Journal reports on the continuing consolidation of the video rental market and the move from bricks and mortar stores to on line, content on demand.
Already a staple of cable offerings through programmers offering on demand showings of HBO and premium channel content, as […]
Inforager: Is It Only Digital That Divides Us?
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Contraversy.. again?!?
February 8th, 2007 by alexwwong
Hey Alex. Even though you were talking about TV commercials and how divided we are, I think it’s safe to say we can extrapolate that sentiment to all of the biggest most important issues of our time–and the small […]
Second Life: My New Vacation Home?
I had just ported back into my First Life and ,glancing down at my watch, realized I had been “away” for three hours. I had been flying, flirting, shopping, buying, building and chatting with friends. I had spent time decorating my new house and acquired some wonderful new threads. I […]
The Inforager goes hunting today for….
…an understanding of context and how it shapes everything, especially on the net where context is not always clear, isn’t always disclosed and isn’t always wanted.
I hadn’t thought about such a lofty concept even once until I zipped past the convenience of on line shopping and the endless beckoning indulgences […]
The Inforager takes a trip down a pathway inspired by a recent discussion of what makes life “interesting”.
The Road Less Travelled is a famous poem by Robert Frost that, in revisiting it, holds a special meaning for me. At a time in my life where many paths are converging, when there is no easy way […]
The Infor-aging begins….… with an exploration of Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age. Written in 1995, the book envisions a world that was probably two horizons into the future. Seen through the lens of 2007 with daily advances in micro-technology, wireless and streaming media it’s a future that is much closer.
If you haven’t read Neal, the […]
Day One.
The inforager sets sail into cyber life without the usual bravado or sea chants. As a bi-citizen of both the pre-net and new net world it should be an interesting and challenging journey. While I am comfortable using the everyday tools of the age and moving information through virtual space, I am, at the […]
