Seth Keen

• The art of persuasive writing – a book review/summary « Patchwrangler
  John Jacobs notes another book on writing which may be worth following up?
  (tags: books references writing)
• Art Of Community Online |  About The Book
  Quoted from the description of the book: 'Every software project, online site, or company has to manage the community of interested people surrounding it. The community is the source of new ideas, a reliable support network, and the best marketing tool. When money is tight, making the best use of the community is even more critical.'
  (tags: books references socialmedia)
• Eurozine – The society of the query and the Googlization of our lives – Geert Lovink A tribute to Joseph Weizenbaum
  (Quoted from Geert's article): 'Google has expanded so fast, and in such a wide variety of fields, that there is virtually no critic, academic or business journalist who has been able to keep up with the scope and speed with which Google developed in recent years. New applications and services pile up like unwanted Christmas presents. Just add Google's free email service Gmail, the video sharing platform YouTube, the social networking site Orkut, GoogleMaps and GoogleEarth, its main revenue service AdWords with the Pay-Per-Click advertisements, office applications such as Calendar, Talks and Docs. Google not only competes with Microsoft and Yahoo, but also with entertainment firms, public libraries (through its massive book scanning program) and even telecom firms. Believe it or not, the Google Phone is coming soon. I recently heard a less geeky family member saying that she had heard that Google was much better and easier to use than the Internet.'
  (tags: google critique geert-lovink internet theory)

Came across this book Writing Machines way back in the MA, but did not get into it for some reason. Really useful overview of ‘materiality’ in the front section and good example of working in a ficto-criticism approach towards writing. Got me thinking about ‘video machines.’ The wee one tucked in my arm is new, just on a week when the photo was taken. I have been working in ways to get some reading done.

There seems to be a focus on writing – time management, professional development books lately. I am also looking at finally getting under the hood of Tinderbox. Along with some hypertext theory books and accompanying fiction mentioned in that discourse, that I meant to get a long time ago. Sneaking in there more recently interaction design books and creative practice theory.

• How to collaboratively write a blog post using… | Bit Rebels
  A post titled 'How to collaboratively write a blog post using Google Wave' which could be useful.
  (tags: blogging google-wave)
• Doron Golan » telaviv_jaffa
  Subtle simple effect on moving objects creates a military type feel within the context of the title.
  (tags: prod productionproject video-effects)
• Control Alt Delete Film Clip | Pool
  Lotek mixes computer operating graphics into music video. A lot of work in here bringing all these graphics into the performance material.
  (tags: remix editingmediatexts)

• About VUVOX
  An online service that is set up to pull together 'visual blogging' into interactive works. (quoted from the about): VUVOX is an easy to use production and instant sharing service that allows you to mix, create and blend your personal media – video, photos and music into rich personal expressions.
  (tags: interactivevideo artists-cloud)
• Immobilité (Mark Amerika)
  (tags: artists-cloud interactivevideo mobilemedia)

• YouTube – Take Five with HTML5: SVG & Canvas on the Nokia N900
  Technical demonstration of video on Nokia N900 using HTML5.
  (tags: artists-cloud html5 interactivevideo)

• Social Media Today | 10 Tips To Get Retweeted On Twitter
  Statistics on retweeting
  (tags: twitter-tips)
• Social Media Today | 50 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits
  An intense grouping of ideas for using social media for nonprofits. Twitter features significantly here with many extra features mentioned. Some ideas for using social media in teaching.
  (tags: education-design socialmedia twittervideo twitter)

• And the Mashie Goes To…[drum roll] | Government 2.0 Taskforce
  Mashup Australia winners reviewed in a post on government 2.0 taskforce blog by Mia Garlick.
  (tags: mashup interactiondesign)
• Colony: an urban art environment
  Sections on locative media in this article by Troy Innocent in the new e-journal Second Nature.
  (tags: locativepainting locativemedia publishing journals)
• h+ Magazine | Covering technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing–and will change–human beings in fundamental ways.
  This magazine found via CC on twitter has pdf downloads. (quoted from the about): 'h+ covers technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing — and will change — human beings in fundamental ways. We will be following developments in areas like NBIC (nano-bio-info-cog), longevity, performance enhancement and self-modification, Virtual Reality, "The Singularity," and other areas that both promise and threaten to radically alter our lives and our view of the world and ourselves.'
  (tags: publishing futureforecasts cyberculture)
• The Medium Is No Longer The Message, . . . You Are
  This approach backs up my earlier notes on 'content is no king, it is a pawn (in virtual drag)'. (quoted from the article): "Social media’s ascent has led to an Internet experience based less on pages and more on people. As a corollary to this (and counter to Marshall McLuhan’s thesis), the medium is no longer just the message. The permanence of words and images and their meaning in context has long been promoted as a foundation of media theory. In an increasingly real-time environment, however, content gives way to identity, and traditional contextual analysis gives way to dynamic social interactions."
  (tags: networkedmedia mediatheory opinion socialmedia)
• Moments in time » A video and photo log
  Good example of customised vlog that focuses on visual approach towards presenting videos and photos on the blog.
  (tags: videoblogging, interactivevideo, onlinedocumentary)

• YouTube Mixer – Mix your videos online
  Another YouTube spatial montage example but this time a mixer.
  (tags: youtube networkedmedia spatialmontage)

• folksongs for the fivepoints :: soundmaps client
  An interactive online documentary that explores contemporary immigrant experiences in New York.
  (tags: onlinedocumentary interactivevideo)
• St Michael's Hospital
  Kat Cizek's online documentary titled St Michael's Hospital – Artist in residence program at NFB
  (tags: onlinedocumentary interactivevideo)
• The Way I Saw It
  Korsakow interactive online documentary 'The Way I Saw It' by Paul Juricic
  (tags: korsakow onlinedocumentary interactivevideo)
• [kleine welt] / [small world]
  Florian Thalhofer korsakow interactive online documentary on '54 little stories on what it is like to grow up in a small town.'
  (tags: korsakow onlinedocumentary)
• What Now? : The Imprecise and Disagreeable Aesthetics of Remix
  Fibreculture Journal Issue 15 on remix. editors Darren Tofts and Christian McCrea (quote) 'Remix culture is comprised of what could loosely be termed amateurs and professionals engaged in the practice of creatively re-using found material.'
  (tags: editingmediatexts networkedmedia remix)