Posts By: Larissa Hildebrandt

The Institute of Network Cultures is looking for people interested...

Call for videos! Unlike Us conference

By Larissa Hildebrandt, January 7, 2013

The Institute of Network Cultures is looking for people interested in submitting a short video (maximum 3 minutes) to be screened at the upcoming Unlike Us conference in Amsterdam (March 22-23). All videos are meant to be screened at the following session: Are you Distributed? The Federated Web Show The best way to criticize platform [...]

“Breaking down the walls” by Paul Sulzycki // Unlike Us Reader

By Larissa Hildebrandt, December 7, 2012

We are happy to announce that our first-ever Unlike Us reader is set to be printed in January 2013. The reader will cover a facet of social media topics, from activism to theory to decentralization. While we are wrapping up the publication, please enjoy the following guest post by Paul Sulzycki, with his thoughts on ‘walled [...]
The Institute of Network Cultures is happy to announce the...

Save the Date! Unlike Us: March 22-23, 2013 in Amsterdam

By Larissa Hildebrandt, November 22, 2012

The Institute of Network Cultures is happy to announce the second Amsterdam edition of the Unlike Us conference, taking place March 22nd and 23rd, 2013 at TrouwAmsterdam. This year, the new MediaLAB Amsterdam will also be used as a community space with workshops. In the coming weeks, ticket sales will commence. Keep checking the ‘Amsterdam 2013’ tab on [...]

Amsterdam joins the ‘CryptoParty’

By Larissa Hildebrandt, November 17, 2012

The first CryptoParty in Amsterdam took place on the 27th of September, with the second instalment planned for Monday, December 3rd. I sat down with Jurre van Bergen, one of the organizers from Amsterdam’s Hackerspace. He gave me the run-down of Amsterdam’s first party, which was a bit unique. Dialled in via Skype was Cypherpunk’s [...]

Yes, I agree to the terms… I think

By Larissa Hildebrandt, October 30, 2012

We’ve all done it: We’re signing up for a new online service and we lie that we’ve read and agree to the terms and conditions. “It’s just impossible” to read them, claims Jan-Christoph Borchardt of Terms of Service; Didn’t Read. “It would take you 76 days every year to read all the terms you agree [...]

Promoted Posts: Facebook’s Answer to Edgerank?

By Larissa Hildebrandt, October 26, 2012

After testing promoted posts in the U.S. earlier this month, Facebook has now rolled out the feature for all users. Like the name suggests, users can now ‘promote’ their posts for a fee, allowing them to reach a larger-than-normal audience. These posts will feature prominently on newsfeeds, and will be indicated ‘sponsored’. Like Facebook’s normal [...]
Ben Grosser is an artist, composer, and programmer. His recent...

Don’t Give Me the Numbers – Matthew Fuller interviews Ben Grosser about Facebook Demetricator

By Larissa Hildebrandt, October 25, 2012

Ben Grosser is an artist, composer, and programmer. His recent piece of software is the Facebook Demetricator, a tool for adapting the social network’s interface so that the numerical data it foregrounds is removed. No longer is the focus on how many friends one has or how many comments they’ve gotten, but on who those friends [...]