Associate Professor of Media, Data & Society
The notion of following is anthropological or ethnographic. Bruno Latour: “Follow the actors.†Now we follow all sorts of things: object, medium, money. Why follow the medium? It has to do with a particular research practice: a new medium offers new spaces and objects and new opportunities arise. For example studying the commentspace as a… Read more DMI conference wrap up: Following the medium
Vanavond, op de sterfavond van JD Salinger, organiseerde De Nieuwe Anita een nieuwe literaire avond genaamd Literanita. Ik ben een fervent lezer, maar het concept “literaire avond” heeft mij nog nooit aantrekkelijk in de oren geklonken. Het zal de connotatie met droog overloos gezever zijn. Totdat Freek Broekhuysen voor de Nieuwe Anita een avond samenstelde… Read more Foto’s van de eerste Literanita
Simple instructions to connect to the Eduroam network via Android with your University of Amsterdam credentials. Scroll down for recent updates! My old settings: Tested on the Google Nexus One Go to Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings Tap Eduroam You get a display with connect settings, please enter the following: EAP method:… Read more Connecting to Eduroam via Android (incl. Ice Cream, Jelly Bean) with UvA credentials
Christian Nold reprogrammed RFID tags taken from discarded OV- chip cards to get discounts in local stores in the Bijlmer. The reprogrammed tags are placed on top of regular bills. Each shop in the Bijlmer has a RFID-reader to scan the note. In this way you can follow where the money has gone in order… Read more Follow the Money: Christian Nold on “Bijlmer Euro”
Money is one of the oldest virtual realities in our society/culture and points to the deep penetration of the virtual in our society. Reality and authority is underestimated as we are moving from a world of things to a world of info. In 2006 Ailin Graef became the first virtual real estate millionaire in Second… Read more Follow the Money: Koert van Mensvoort on “Money as a Medium”
The Institute of Network Cultures launched two online projects at the INC winter drinks: the Theory on Demand series and the audio archive of Geert Lovink 1987-1995. Theory on Demand is a new publication series by the Institute of Network Cultures. The name is derived from print on demand, a printing technology where new copies… Read more INC launches Theory on Demand and Bilwet Audio Archive