Posts By: marcstumpel

Critical Facebook Research Asks for Crowdfunding

By marcstumpel, August 22, 2012

About a year ago we published an anthology called ‘Generation Facebook‘. It contains ground-breaking theoretical papers and essays by leading international scholars such as Saskia Sassen, Geert Lovink and Mark Andrejevic. It is used widely in university teaching, received critical acclaim by the press and is deemed invaluable by media activists. So what’s the catch? [...]

Debat: De Macht van Facebook – Vriendschap naar de beurs

By marcstumpel, April 28, 2012

Door Michelle Oosthuyzen en Marc Stumpel Naar aanleiding van het nieuwe boek van internetjournalist Peter Olsthoorn, De macht van Facebook, werd er op donderdag 26 april in de Waag Society Amsterdam een debat georganiseerd met als doel een kritische blik te werpen op de implicaties van de macht van Facebook als sociaal medium op onze samenleving. [...]
[schedule proposal] The participation to the The Global Square at...

Upcoming events: The Global Square – Berlin Biennale

By marcstumpel, April 12, 2012

[schedule proposal] The participation to the The Global Square at Berlin Biennale is divided in two types of activity: Nodes (contents) and Actions. Nodes are: 1.- TGS Starting date: 27 April Presence: 2 months TheGlobalSquare is a decentralized social and organizational environment which respects privacy and transparency for individuals, public organizations and actions. TheGlobalSquare will consist [...]

Alternative Social Media Software. Soon near you!

By marcstumpel, February 16, 2012

Facebook makes everyone believe There Is No Alternative, but Unlike Us dares to differ. With the Unlike Us #2 conference  in sight (8-10 March, TrouwAmsterdam), it’s exciting to realize that alternative social media software developers will be showcasing their projects soon. In addition to demonstrations, they will discuss their principles, aspirations and challenges for developing [...]

Facebook’s ‘Letter from Zuckerberg’: The Annotated Version

By marcstumpel, February 2, 2012

BY TIM CARMODY – WIRED Mark Zuckerberg giving the keynote at SXSW conerence in 2009. Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com (CC BY-NC 3.0) Facebook’s Form S-1 Registration Statement with the Security and Exchange Commission includes details on the IPO itself and the company’s financial condition as well as a letter from founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to current and potential shareholders [...]
2011 was an exciting year with the Occupy movement, Facebook’s...

Unlike Us: What to expect in 2012

By marcstumpel, January 5, 2012

2011 was an exciting year with the Occupy movement, Facebook’s settlement with FTC’s charges, Europe versus Facebook, decentralized social media alternatives developing, critical social media art, more awareness about tracking and a significant wave of criticism after Facebook’s new changes. Moreover, the Unlike Us research network was launched at the Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, [...]

Unlike Us #1: Achilles Peklaris – Send tweets. Not troops.

By marcstumpel, December 1, 2011

A blog report from Unlike Us #1 Limassol, 23-11-2011. In the session ‘Social Media Activism and the Critique of Liberation Technology’, Greek journalist and activist Achilles Peklaris’ talk ‘Send tweets, not troops’  focussed on a shift in diplomacy methods and tactics of the United States. According to Peklaris social network dynamics have a major impact [...]
German privacy NGO FoeBuD is planning ‘Social Swarm’. An international...

Leave Faceboogle! Join the Social Swarm

By marcstumpel, November 16, 2011

German privacy NGO FoeBuD is planning ‘Social Swarm’. An international campaign that will encourage people to turn their back on the big, centralized, data-hungry social networks. “We want a social network that deserves to be called “social”. We want a social swarm!” In the May 2010 there was QuitFacebookDay, which resulted in nearly 40.000 users [...]
Last week, November 3rd, an activistic salon was held at...

Activistic Salon in Amsterdam: Goodbye Facebook, hello Diaspora*

By marcstumpel, November 9, 2011

Last week, November 3rd, an activistic salon was held at the underground Vondelbunker in Amsterdam, organized by squatting collective Schijnheilig. The activistic salon is a weekly event that brings people together around various themes to present and discuss critical perspectives, issues and actions. About twenty people gathered to focus on the downfall of centralized social [...]
Only three days left until the fifth of November, also...

Will we..remember, remember the fifth of November? Anonymous Operation Facebook

By marcstumpel, November 2, 2011

Only three days left until the fifth of November, also known as Guy Fawkes Day in Britain. On this particular date hacktivist group Anonymous has planned several Ops: Operation Cashback, Operation Fox Hunt and Operation Facebook. The first two have been recently announced in relation to the Occupy movement, whereas the announcement of Operation Facebook [...]