net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By Barbara Dubbeldam, November 15, 2018
On November 10 the Institute of Human Obsolescence (IoHO) founded by artist and activist Manuel Beltrán, organized a discussion in the context of the Data Production Labor series to investigate the hidden dynamics behind our data work. There were three installations on show that visualized data labor in different ways. IoHO is an artistic research [...]
By Geert Lovink, November 15, 2018
Hierbij presenteert het Instituut voor netwerkcultuur met trots de herpublicatie van De Muur (Uitgeverij 010, 1984), geschreven door Donald van Dansik, Jan de Graaf en Wim Nijenhuis met foto’s van Piet Rook van de Berlijnse Muur. Hier vind je de pdf en hier de e-pub. Met dank aan Leonieke van Dipten (Shanghai) voor de productie. Inleiding [...]
By Kelly Mostert, November 9, 2018
On November 2 Kennisland organised a networking event in their “Out of Office” format on open access. A screening of the documentary Paywall: The Business of Scholarship took place which focuses on the current state of Open Access publishing and showcases some fierce proponents of open publishing. One of the highlights in the documentary are [...]
By Inte Gloerich, October 30, 2018
I went to Radical Networks in Berlin (19-21 October 2018). It was a very inspiring experience and I took notes feverishly for 3 days. The program was diverse and inclusive, in-depth but accessible to non-techies. I worked out the notes of the talks that I found especially interesting a bit further and added references below. [...]
By Miriam Rasch, October 11, 2018
‘Ana Peraica’s Culture of the Selfie: Self-Representation in Contemporary Visual Culture is an outstanding source for art researchers and students, photographers, humanists, and media theorists. It contributes to diverse fields including but far from limited to cultural studies and psychology. It reaches beyond a chronological overview of analyzed phenomena and analyses the contemporary condition through [...]
By Inte Gloerich, October 31, 2018
THE CRITICAL MAKERS READER: COLLABORATIVE LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY Published by the Institute of Network Cultures Edited by Loes Bogers and Letizia Chiappini THE CRITICAL MAKERS READER Makerspaces and fablabs are popping up in community centers, schools, universities and libraries, offering access to industry-standard production methods. In parallel to this interest in digital fabrication and maker [...]
By Kelly Mostert, September 7, 2018
For the further development of its hybrid publication strategy – combining digital and print books and other media – the Institute of Network Cultures is looking for an Design intern with a strong interest in (digital) publishing 4-6 months, 4 days a week, starting November / December 2018 (starting date can be discussed) You will [...]
By Leonieke van Dipten, July 9, 2018
Today, public interest in journalism seems greater than ever. Buzzwords such as ‘fake news’ or ‘click bait’ indicate that we are dealing with a polarising political issue. Anyone who dares to investigate journalism in this intensified situation also wants to better understand the world in which we are living. After all, journalists play a decisive [...]
By Leonieke van Dipten, June 16, 2018
The second volume in our series with experimental writing, Deep Pockets, is available. INC’s very own Miriam Rasch collected some of her work from the past years for an English edition called Shadowbook: Writing Through the Digital 2014-2018. Five experimental essays and one exposition, all dealing with the question ‘How do we write when we [...]
By Geert Lovink, April 13, 2018
Compiled and edited by Geert Lovink & Patricia de Vries (Institute of Network Cultures) Facebook Delete Manuals https://pageflows.com/blog/delete-facebook/ https://www.ghostery.com/blog/ghostery-news/after-cambridge-analytica-scandal-how-to-delete-your-facebook-account/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/03/28/people-really-deleting-their-facebook-accounts-its-complicated/464109002/ https://androidreader.com/how-to-delete-your-facebook-account-step-by-step/ https://beat.10ztalk.com/2018/03/26/why-deletefacebook-is-a-bad-idea-unless-you-have-these-4-questions-answered/ https://ourdataourselves.tacticaltech.org/posts/21_delete_facebook/ Divorce Tools https://www.fastcodesign.com/90164935/want-to-fight-back-against-facebooks-algorithm-check-out-these-tools https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/facebook-container-extension/ https://ourdataourselves.tacticaltech.org/posts/21_delete_facebook/ https://degooglisons-internet.org/ Departure & Alternatives https://medium.com/we-distribute/a-quick-guide-to-the-free-network-c069309f334 https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/11/facebook-competition/ https://www.tippereconomy.io/ https://mastodon.social/about http://www.orkut.com/index.html https://peepeth.com/about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPSbNdBmWKE https://degooglisons-internet.org/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/prevaat-the-privacy-focused-social-network#/ https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-alternatives/ https://ourdataourselves.tacticaltech.org/posts/21_delete_facebook/#decide http://threatbrief.com/deletefacebook-5-best-facebook-alternatives-focus-privacy/ https://mashable.com/2018/03/20/facebook-replacement-openbook-competition/#frm9x3CADZqZ The RSS Alternative https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/07/rss-is-undead/ https://www.wired.com/story/rss-readers-feedly-inoreader-old-reader/ To Regulate or Not to [...]
