The Extimacy of the Interface

Between the person and the interface of social media, there is a human or humans. In this medium of the blog, I present the reader with static yet increasing snippets from my side of existence and from the zone of other networked friends, bloggers, writers, musicians, designers, critics and thinkers that are blended as a [...]

Web 3.0: Social Hybrid

Today, I read the following article which discusses speculations regarding Web 3.0 and asks the question, “What would you like Web 3.0 to be?” The article is from Soshable and can be read here: Soshable: Web 3.0
Webster defines “hybrid” in the following way:
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, [...]

The Japanicity of Ken Tanaka and the Social Media Community of Youtube

As stated on his Youtube “helpmefindparents” profile, “Ken Tanaka lives in a reality that is likely very different from your own. In this reality, rather unreal things can and do happen.” I have been fascinated by Ken Tanaka ever since seeing his first Youtube video last year. At the time of writing this, having achieved [...]

Me.dium: A Real-Time Graphical Browsing Enivronment or “The Voyeuristic Web Experience”

Image from WikipediaIf yesterday I wrote about Zizek’s interview regarding “hysteria and cyberspace,” today I began using a quite “hysterical” add-on called “Me.dium.” Generally speaking, “me.dium” provides you with the ability to graphically see your browsing activity. It also shows other me.dium users who are on the same website as you (and surrounding websites) and [...]