An aggregated reading list of the best, in-depth thinking from around the web on the impact of technology and social media, curated by Nathan Jurgenson and Cyborgology.
“DIS Images invites artists to create alternative scenarios and new stereotypes”
“Games are therefore a fantastic example of ways in which digital technology is profoundly embodied and usually designed with the able-bodied default in mind“
“Now there’s an app that allows you to share the things you Hate“
“it wasn’t enough to talk about the need for drone art; we wanted to instigate it”
“You can’t put a drone on a couch. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle does not need tissues”
“There is, to put it bluntly and inelegantly, an explosion of drone art around at the moment”
“We combined this geolocation data with information relating to his life as a politician”
“He feels like he’s being watched all the time”
“Could we make public consultion as easy to read & respond as the average [lost] cat poster?”
“my brain is always blank / my brain is alive / my brain is a burger”
“Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed”
“You can share your Wi-Fi. You can share a dog. You can even share a baby”
“as a provocation, I said, ‘OK, I want to try to make money with my own data’”
“who has the authority to determine what is ‘proper’ and ‘right’ music?”
“using Glass is sort of like having a superloud drum circle that you wear on your face”
“Perhaps taking Glass off …may just become my new tell, a sure sign of budding affection”