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 [...]
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 […]
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 […]
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