Archive for August, 2008
Posted on August 29, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Implicit Communication, Real Time, Uncategorized | Tags: communication, Implicit Communication, Internet, online trust, online video, real time interaction, speed dating, technology, video interaction |
In my travels around cyberspace I ran into a company called Speeddate.com that caught my attention. Now there’ s nothing particularly novel about online dating, with a plethora of sites like LavaLife, Match.com etc. out there. I don’t claim to have made an exhaustive assessment of the various online dating options, but this is certainly [...]
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Posted on August 29, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Internet, social change, Space, technology | Tags: global change, hunter-gatherer, Internet, patterns of communication, perception of difference, proximal, proxmity, social change, Space, technology |
I just updated by About page with a pretty succinct line of argument that sets the stage for much of what this blog is about…. This blog is focused on developing and argument for, and highlighting examples of, the increasing role that technology (and in particular the internet) will play in making Massive Social Change [...]
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Posted on August 28, 2008. Filed under: Mobile, NGO's, Uncategorized | Tags: Internet, Mobile, NGO technology use, NGO's, revolutionary technology, social change, technology, wireless |
I just came across this interesting report that supports my larger contention that technology is playing, and will increasingly play, a huge in role in bringing about social change. To quote the report directly: ‘…nearly a quarter describe this technology as revolutionary…’(p. 6) Here is the report: wirelesstech_socialchange
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Posted on August 28, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Internet, social change, technology, Wiki | Tags: community, companies, cutting edge technology, global change, information sources, innovative processes, Internet, Online Community, open systems, social change, technology, Wiki |
Just to let everyone know that I have added 50+ group profiles to theThe Technology and Social Change Wiki, The focus of the wiki is to aggregate information, and eventually serve as the basis for the formation of a community, around the intersection between technology and social change. I am collecting data on various groups [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008. Filed under: community, Internet, Modernity, Real Time, social networking, Space, technology | Tags: Communications, community, facebook, global change, Internet, presence, proximity, real time interaction, social change, social networking, Space, technology |
In yesterday’s post I made reference to an article that I wrote entitled The Concept of Facebook. I thought I might as well provide a link to the article for those that are interested: The Concept of Facebook The following is an exerpt from the article to give you an idea of what it is [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Internet, Modernity, social change, Space, technology, Wiki | Tags: changing the world, communication, communications infrastructure, Consciousness, global change, Internet, knowledge, mobilization, modern world, Modernity, Real Time, social change, Space, technology, Wiki |
I posted the following on the Technology and Social Change wiki that I am developing at: http://technologyandsocialchange.wetpaint.com So what is this wiki all about? This wiki is for those that believe that the internet can be used for socially beneficial purposes! What makes this particular wiki unique? Simply that it has a very specific focus [...]
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Posted on August 26, 2008. Filed under: Internet, mobilization, Modernity, Real Time, social change, Space, technology | Tags: communication, Consciousness, global change, group consciousness, group interaction, groups, Internet, mobilization, Modernity, Real Time, social change, Space, technology, Wiki |
What is Massive Mobilization? Real social change requires Massive Mobilization, which, simply put, is the deployment of a massive amount of resources around single projects. By massive amounts of resources I refer to primarily to labour and intellectual capital. A brief examination of critical points in history where meaningful social change has taken place will [...]
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Posted on August 25, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Internet, social change, Wiki | Tags: Add new tag, Communications, global change, Internet, Modernity, social change, Wiki |
I just set up a wiki through www.wetpaint.com for the purposes of creating a collaborative environment where those that believe that the internet can play a role in the resolution of Massive Social Problems can contribute in a number of ways. The wiki can be found at: http://technologyandsocialchange.wetpaint.com I will cross post my general comments [...]
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Posted on August 25, 2008. Filed under: Uncategorized |
In my previous entry I introduced the notions Stability of the Locus of Consciousness and Spatial Stability of Locus of Consciousness so as to give us additional tools with which we can understand our relationship to the spatial environments in which we participate. Today I want to take a step back by attempting to provide [...]
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Posted on August 23, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Modernity, Space | Tags: changing the world, Communications, Consciousness, fixing the world, global change, Internet, mental objects, Modernity, philosophy, social change, Socially Beneficial |
In yesterday’s entry I introduced the notion of Vectors of Consciousness in order to capture sense in which Outside Spatial environments have a ‘collective’ feel. When a number of people are in the same space and are conscious of each other, the way that collection of people stand in relation to each other, and therefore [...]
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