net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By sabine, October 17, 2008
The second day of the Video Vortex Ankara conference opened with a panel on Participatory Culture, which started with a presentation by Michael Liegl about Share. Share is a series of jam sessions in NYC (and other cities) that Liegl characterized as multi-modal space, and perceived as a sociological object of study. (http://share.dj/share/). Liegl’s documentary [...]
By margreet riphagen, October 9, 2008
The Institute of Network Cultures proudly presents its fourth reader: Video Vortex Reader: Responses to YouTube To be launched on Friday October 10, 2008, at Video Vortex 3 in Ankara!! http://std.comd.bilkent.edu.tr/videovortex/ The Video Vortex Reader is the first collection of critical texts to deal with the rapidly emerging world of online video – from its [...]
By margreet riphagen, September 18, 2008
The Internet of Things is the second issue in the series of Network Notebooks. It’s a critique of ambient technology and the all-seeing network of RFID by Rob van Kranenburg. Rob examines what impact RFID and other systems, will have on our cities and our wider society. The notebook features an introduction by journalist Sean [...]
By sabine, September 7, 2008
Geert Lovink’s most recent book ‘Zero Comments: Blogging and Critical Internet Culture’ (Routledge 2007) has now also been translated into German! Left: Zero Comments: Teoria Critica di Internet. Bruni Mondadori, 2008. Right: Zero Comments: Elemente einer kritischen Internetkultur. Transcript Verlag, 2008. Read more about this on Geert’s blog.
By sabine, July 3, 2008
Now that school’s out, and the Video Vortex Reader editing process is in full swing, Network Notebook #2 is being fine tuned, the new publication in the Studies in Network Cultures series is being written, and we’ve started the preparations for our next event (in March 09), it’s time to wish you all a wonderful [...]
By shirley, April 9, 2008
Door Marije van Eck. Cultuur in ontwikkelingslanden, of dicht bij huis? Op 31 maart 2008 vond in de Cruise Terminal in Rotterdam de bijeenkomst “Grenzeloze Nieuwsgierigheid” plaats. Naar aanleiding van een Manifest voor Nieuwsgierigheid, opgesteld en ondersteund door 23 van de grootste Nederlandse instellingen op het gebied van cultuur en ontwikkelingssamenwerking, werd deze bijeenkomst georganiseerd. [...]
By sabine, March 16, 2008
De digitale gezelligheid van HyvesOud-medewerker Eva Kol schrijft boek over succesvolle vriendennetwerksite. 14 maart 2008. Door David Haakman http://www.nrc.nl/media/article974461.ece/De_digitale_gezelligheid_van_Hyves_ Hoe kon een klein internetbedrijfje uitgroeien tot de populairste netwerksite van Nederland? Die vraag beantwoordt de 26-jarige Eva Kol in haar boek Hyves. Ze beschrijft niet alleen hoe het vriendennetwerk zich ontwikkelde, maar ook hoe de leden Hyves [...]
By sabine, March 5, 2008
Boekpresentatie: Eva Kol, Hyves, Utrecht: Kosmos Uitgevers, 2008. Locatie: De Waag, Theatrum Anatomicum, Nieuwmarkt Amsterdam Datum: Dinsdag 11 maart 2008 Tijd: 17.00u Vrij entree. Vanaf deze maand ligt het boek ‘Hyves’ in de winkels. Het is het eerste boek over de 6-miljoen leden tellende netwerksite Hyves en is geschreven door oud-Hyves-medewerker Eva Kol. De publicatie [...]
By sabine, March 2, 2008
Liz Losh and Ouinon.net both posted pics of the INC package they received, which included all of the INC publications. Left: http://virtualpolitik.blogspot.com/2008/03/surprise-package.html Right: http://www.ouinon.net/index.php?2008/02/19/310-thanks-to-geert-lovink Order INC publications by sending a message to info (at) networkcultures (dot) org. They are also freely available as PDF from the publications page.
By sabine, January 30, 2008
Geert Lovink and Ned Rossiter (eds.), MyCreativity Reader: A Critique of Creative Industries, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2007. ISBN: 987-90-78146-04-9 Order a copy of the book by sending a message to marijevaneck (at) networkcultures (dot) org. Download a low-res pdf here. about the book: The MyCreativity Reader is a collection of critical research into [...]
