Image: just an act of florid self-expression… Musing on Instagram, Adrian Chan has a great insight about the nature of “the social screen”: The image, as an act of expression, inherits from the medium. The social screen has three modes: mirror, surface, and window. In its mirror mode, we see our image. In its surface…… Continue reading The social screen
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To screen or not to screen
While the Calvin & Hobbes cartoon that cried “verbing weirds language” made a startement both wry and true, there are times when we can legitimately make the case for a new verb. I’m not thinking of an unwanted and uninvited new word like “medalled”. That awkward verb will be said over and over this summer…… Continue reading To screen or not to screen
Let he who is without a web shadow cast the first stone
Image: Photoshopping Obama into Rasta colours might not be a plus point if you’re applying for a job at the White House… According to The Economist, applicants for jobs in the new Obama adminstration are undergoing rigorous background checks, including submitting “a history of their activities on the Internet, including copies of any emails which…… Continue reading Let he who is without a web shadow cast the first stone
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