Designers are working with artificial intelligence technology to create games that personalize themselves based on players’ social media data – for example, “games [based] on news articles using personal opinions gathered from Twitter users.”
“Articles about American alienation may well feel true to those who long for simpler, happier times, but they’re built on fables and fantasies. In fact, there’s zero evidence that we’re more detached or lonely than ever.”
“Fans in the crowd won’t be allowed to upload snippets of the day’s action to YouTube – or even, potentially, to post their snaps from inside the Olympic Village on Facebook. And a crack team of branding “police”, the Games organisers Locog have acknowledged, will be checking every bathroom in every Olympic venue – with … Continue reading “London Olympics To Fans: No Sharing The Action Over Facebook, Twitter”
“Loneliness and being alone are not the same thing, but both are on the rise. We meet fewer people. We gather less. And when we gather, our bonds are less meaningful and less easy. The decrease in confidants–that is, in quality social connections–has been dramatic over the past 25 years.”
Seriously. “Facebook was successful in trademarking ‘Face,’ but might have a tougher time gaining rights to the word ‘book.’”
“Sovereignty and power are shifting. Before the internet, these notions were controlled by nation states. But companies like Facebook are the sovereigns of cyberspace. Facebook exercises power by shaping the way you interact with the world … [but it is] setting rules that are ultimately based on commercial considerations, not on the rights and civil … Continue reading “Human Rights In Facebookistan”
“The newest owner of The New Republic magazine is Chris Hughes, a new-media guru who co-founded Facebook and helped to run the online organizing machine for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.”
“There is a symbiotic relationship between message and medium, and that medium influences how the message is perceived. If a user posts that he or she just got married on Facebook, they are essentially encouraging all of their friends to accept and react to that status update on Facebook. The medium embodies this message – … Continue reading “When Facebook Is Part Of The Message”
“Facebook and Google say they have complied with an Indian court directive and removed ‘objectionable’ material. They are among 21 web firms, including Yahoo and Orkut, facing a civil suit in Delhi accusing them of hosting material that may cause communal unrest. A criminal case of similar allegations is due to be heard next month.”
“A fleshy rebellion is spreading hot and fast across the cybersphere, as a growing number of activists are stripping down in support of Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who was reportedly banned from her homeland after posing topless for French magazine Madame Le Figaro.”
