net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By renekoenig, September 10, 2012
A few years ago, I looked with envy on INC´s Society of the Query initiative. When I stumbled upon it, it was already too late for me: The Society of the Query conference was over and I already dedicated my diploma thesis to Wikipedia. Not that I would have regretted this decision – I think [...]
By margreet riphagen, July 5, 2012
The Social Media Reader Michael Mandiberg Publication Year: 2012 With the rise of web 2.0 and social media platforms taking over vast tracts of territory on the internet, the media landscape has shifted drastically in the past 20 years, transforming previously stable relationships between media creators and consumers. The Social Media Reader is the first [...]
By serenawestra, June 1, 2012
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: Unlike Us Reader: Understanding Social Media Monopolies and their Alternatives INTRODUCTION Following the success of the previous INC readers we would like to propose to put together a reader with key texts (see under below for possible topics). Anthology (print, pdf, epub) produced by the Institute of Network Cultures in collaboration with [...]
By serenawestra, May 24, 2012
Afgelopen woensdag sprak Serena Westra van het Institute of Network Cultures met auteur Koen Damhuis over zijn boek ‘De Virtuele Spiegel: Waarom Facebook ons Ongelukkig maakt’. In zijn boek werpt hij een sociologische blik op de positie van zijn generatie, Generatie Y, die in de huidige samenleving steeds meer moeite heeft met de hoge prestatiedruk [...]
By serenawestra, May 10, 2012
Er zijn twee nieuwe recensies geschreven over ‘I Read Where I Am’: een in Frieze en een in Gonzo. Beide artikelen (pdf) staan op de website van Valiz en zijn te vinden via onderstaande links. Recensie in Frieze Recensie in Gonzo
By margreet riphagen, May 4, 2012
By Serena Westra Facebook makes us unhappy is the main premise of Dutch author Koen Damhuis. In his new book ‘De Virtuele Spiegel; Waarom Facebook ons Ongelukkig Maakt’ (The Virtual Mirror; Why Facebook makes us Unhappy) he is examining his generation, Generation Y, which is raised in a society with high expectations and no room [...]
By serenawestra, April 5, 2012
Public Space Invaders A collaborative research on collective urban activism [1] is asking for your attention. Seeking for alternatives to administration driven city construction, the focus lies on self-organized projects who practically reshape public space. To visualize the demographic topology of the practitioners network as well as inherent project patterns, Quatorze [2] develops an online [...]
By margreet riphagen, March 30, 2012
Source: Anne Helmond Anne Helmond & Geert Lovink during Geert Lovink’s book launch of Networks Without a Cause: A critique of Social Media. Photo by Sabine Niederer. Background image: http://ogilvynotes.com/49790/454990/sxsw-2012/the-nick-denton-interview-the-failure-of-comments The Institute of Network Cultures, Eva van den Eijnde and myself would like to welcome you to the official book launch of Geert Lovink’s new [...]
By margreet riphagen, February 8, 2012
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/26761046[/vimeo] INC: How do you select what you publish? Astrid: The program concentrates on contemporary art, linked to social or cultural topics. 80 percent of what we publish is provided by people coming to us. New content often develops from a network of people who link up to what we’re doing. 20 percent or more [...]
By margreet riphagen, January 13, 2012
Vacature Functie: projectmanager lectoraat Aantal fte: 0,6 Hay profiel: Projectmanager 4 Salarisschaal: 11 Sluitingsdatum: 29/01/2012 Het domein Media, Creatie en Informatie (DMCI) is onderdeel van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en telt ruim 6.600 studenten en 425 medewerkers. Het domein, met een sterke crossmediale, mode en ICT-focus, is ambitieus en wil op alle fronten kwaliteit uitdragen. [...]
