Posts Tagged: social media

Romanian review of the Unlike Us reader

By vince, September 3, 2013

Review by George Hari Popescu, assistant professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication Studies from the University of  Bucharest, Romania. I tried to get out of Facebook a few times. It was an excruciating process which ended with a failure every single time. Mark Z.’s buddies held on to me for a whole [...]

Tristan Thielmann – Account-Able Networking: Harold Garfinkel’s Contribution Towards a Theory of Social Media

By Michelle Oosthuyzen, March 21, 2013

Tristan Thielmann writes about the American sociologist Harold Garfinkel and his ethnomethologic approach to make traces back into the history of cybernetic theory. Today at Unlike Us #3, Thielmann argues that the socio-techniques that Garfinkel described in the 1950s remain relevant for exploring contemporary social media. As an introduction into a praxeological perspective on social [...]
As online social networks gain a larger and larger influence...

Social media for the illiterate: CGNET Swara

By Stijn Peeters, March 21, 2013

As online social networks gain a larger and larger influence on our lives, it is easy to forget that even though Facebook has over a billion users, that means there are still over 5 billion people that are not part of Mark Zuckerberg’s empire. And while some of those people may deliberately avoid Facebook out [...]
In 2012, Constant Dullaart publically revealed his Facebook password as...

Facebook in film: Crystal Pillars

By Andrew Erlanger, February 27, 2013

In 2012, Constant Dullaart publically revealed his Facebook password as part of a Terms of Service performance at New York’s New Museum. For many, this might be seen as the most terrifying of social media prospects; a radical yet voluntary act perhaps best likened to stripping oneself bare in the heart of a crowded metropolis. So what [...]

“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 [...]

Unlike Us #2: Interview with Jodi Dean

By Michelle Oosthuyzen, March 20, 2012

  After her inspiring view on society’s non-existence in relation to social media at the Unlike Us #2 conference on the 9th of March 2012, we got the change to ask Jodi Dean some questions to further explore ‘the social’ and the existence of social media platforms in a capitalist society. (Michelle)  Is building alternatives [...]

Max Schrems talks about Europe versus Facebook: our way or Mark’s way?

By orsolyagulyas, March 10, 2012

Max Schrems, an Austrian law student and founder of the Europe versus Facebook group, took the stage in the last session of Unlike Us #2 – Social Media Activism and the Critique of Liberation Technology – and told his audience about his ongoing battle for privacy with the social networking giant Facebook. It all started [...]

Stefania Milan on Cloud Protesting

By orsolyagulyas, March 10, 2012

The very last session of Unlike Us #2, Social Media Activism and the Critique of Liberation Technology, was a culmination of what was in the air from the beginning of the conference. As Oliver Leistert has posed in his introduction to the session, the question is how does social media change activism, how does it [...]

Dmytri Kleiner: The Responses of Thimbl, R15N and deadSwap to Social Media Platforms

By Rania (Ourania) Dalalaki, March 9, 2012

Dmytri Kleiner – the surprise speaker in the session Artistic Responses to Social media-  presented three examples of free, open-source platforms created by himself and the Telekommunisten. All three art projects, Thimbl, R15N and deadSwap aimed to revolutionize communication through performative, artistic interventions. Starting his presentation, Kleiner highlighted that the Internet has always been about [...]