Modernity
The Structure of Communication
Posted on May 17, 2009. Filed under: Communications, Modernity, Real Time, technology | Tags: Communications, communications infrastructure, communications technology, Internet, Real Time |
The Structure of Communication Temporal Structure Synchronous (real time) Synchronous Communication transpires in real time. In other words, it transpires when two parties are present in relation to each other in such a manner that that enables them to initiate a communicative act that is apprehended essentially instantaneously by the other party(ies) involved in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )The Concept of Facebook
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )On Massive Social Change (MSC!!)
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )On Massive Mobilization (MM!!)
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The Relation Between Modernity, Space, Consciousness and Massive Social Change
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Content
Posted on August 20, 2008. Filed under: Communications, Internet, Modernity | Tags: content, dialogue, fixing the world, global change, Internet, Modernity, organizations, social change, Socially Beneficial, theory |
i just updated my content page and thought I might as well post it… It is necessary for me to say a few words about the nature of the content that you can expect on this blog so that you can understand why many of my posts are abstract and philosophical and yet I have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Blogging, Modernity and Space
Posted on August 19, 2008. Filed under: Modernity, Space | Tags: blogging, communication, communications technology, global change, Internet, Modernity, social change, Socially Beneficial, Space, technology |
So where do I start? I have to admit that the ideas that I want to write about have been percolating in my head for the better part of the last ten years. Furthermore, this is not the first time that I have convinced myself that I should start blogging. The problem that I keep [...]
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