Oct 2014

The digitally blindfolded: smartphone zombies and the devaluation of social presence

Busy interacting with their media or contacts on the internet, what I call the "digitally blindfolded" barely notice the imminent danger of death as they stumble around on bike paths and between motorized traffic. The apparent trend towards total extraction from the physical space makes me uncomfortable and I can't help but wonder what is going on here [...]
2014

Note, published 29 Oct 2014

The #1 limitation of privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative @Piwik, lack of event tracking, is now history: As Matthieu Aubry, founder of the open analytics platform, today commented on my blog post “Privacy-Aware Design: Replacing Google […]
2014

Creating meaning in the abandoned - a perspective on disenchantment with the new

The short film “Follow Me on Dead Media - Analog Authenticities in Alternative Skateboarding Scene” by Joonas Rokka, Pekka Rousi and Vessi Hämäläinen presents their research on an alternative skateboarding scene in Helsinki. It is a […]
2014

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You may want to check out @ownCloud - the latest version offers collaborative editing amongst other features to move your data from hosted services to your own server: owncloud.org
2014