"John Postill on media anthropology and internet activism in Malaysia
John Postill on media anthropology and internet activism in Malaysia
by Lorenz
Is Internet making any significant difference to the governance of an multiethnic middle-income suburb of Kuala Lumpur? Anthropologist John Postill has been on fieldwork there and sent me a working paper about his research Field theory and the political process black box: analysing Internet activism in a Kuala Lumpur suburb..........
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Keith Hart and Thomas Hylland Eriksen: This is 21st century anthropology
by Lorenz
What holds humanity together? What are the hidden or unacknowledged features of mainstream society? These are the issues that 21st century anthropology should address, Thomas Hylland Eriksen writes in his paper The perilous identity politics of anthropology, Keynote lecture at the conference “21st century Anthropology” at the University of Oxford 28–29 June 2007.
The “Informatics” of Cultural Heritage
The methodological sharpening of cultural anthropology
Hearsay Ethnography: Capturing Culture in Action
by Susan Cotts Watkins
When popular culture confirms anthropology!
by Jeremy
And a round up in the cyberworld....
Akselli Gallen-Kallela, Ad Astra, 1894
Robert McCrum: 'Would Orwell have been a blogger' ?
by Munir Umrani
Robert McCrum has a thought-provoking essay in the September 2, 2007, online edition of The Observer of London headlined "Would Orwell have been a blogger?" He's referring to India-born Eric Arthur Blair, who wrote provocative books such as Animal Farm , Nineteen Eighty-Four and the less generally known "Politics and the English Language under the pen name George Orwell. Orwell also wrote a number of other books and essays.
Google Now Officially Competing with Newspapers; So is AP
by Dan Gillmor
Facebook, MySpace and How to Avoid the Perils of 'Social Network Fatigue'
As part of the new media regime, strategically participating in Social Media is not only critical to the evolution of PR, it is necessary in order to effectively communicate with the people that can help you extend the conversations that matter to your business. <P> Where do you start? How do you jump in? It all starts with listening and watching, and eventually, participation becomes clear....
Web 2.0 Opinion: Social Media and PR Are Still Oil and Water
In many ways, the recent discussion of Marketwire's acquisition of PRNN and how it was positioned as an example of the pioneering developments in Social Media and news distribution reminds me a bit of PRWeek's claim that PR was entering an era of PR 3.0. <p>Blogging platforms, thus far, are proving to be one of the most effective social tools for sparking and tracking online conversations....
Nokia E90’s Enormous Potential in Journalism
by Dan Gillmor
I’ve been testing the Nokia E90 Communicator, an powerful blend of hardware and software. It combines a number of functions into a portable computer/phone that, despite the inevitable compromises, strikes me as the best device for journalists to carry around with them.
Web Users Now Spend Half Their Time Visiting Content, Far Outpacing Time Spent With Search, Communications and Commerce
Source: Online Publishers Association
Blogs: Worthy of Critical Analysis?
There's been an interesting exchange occurring on the nettime mailing list discussing the merits of subjecting blogging to serious analysis. Though the thread is now a few days old, I've only just had the chance to read it. Before I move into my own take on the issue, I want to point out that I do recognize the irony of blogging a response to a mailing list thread critically analyzing the very same practice. Perhaps I feel more comfortable opining in a medium that is generally viewed as more public.
Web 2.0 is 'Major Area of Activity in the Enterprise,' Gartner Confirms
'Web 2.0 continues to be a major area of activity in the enterprise this year. We will see companies steadily gain more experience and success with Web 2.0,' said Jackie Fenn, Gartner research fellow, as she unveiled Gartner's hype-cycle report, Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2007. <p> Specific approaches and technologies have progressed since last year's edition, including wikis, mashups, enterprise RSS, social network analysis and collective intelligence, Fenn noted, adding: "The product and platform underpinnings have been more tightly defined in the 2007 hype cycle, with entries for web platforms and Web 2.0 workplace technologies."
"Social Media Baggage" on Social Networking Sites Can Hurt Career, Warns Expert
"Personal privacy remains a hot Internet topic and now - 100 million MySpace pages later - a new generation of Internet users are learning to cope in a less-private world," said Rob McGovern, a career expert and the CEO and chairman of the recently-launched Jobfox. "It's OK to talk about your crazy pet ferrets, but I wouldn't advise posting photos of your fanny tattoos to the Internet's public and permanent archive," McGovern added.
Web 2.0 & Security � Preparing for Blogs, Social Networks and Other Services
There is a growing use of blogs, social networks and other Web 2.0 services, both in and out of the workplace. Some of these services create a risk of information leaks, while others offer potential new channels for malicious software. A recent Gartner report recommends that enterprises take certain precautions to limit the risks of both threats...
