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"an emerging global village represents only one outcome from a range of possibilities. It is also..."

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:24:04 -0400

“an emerging global village represents only one outcome from a range of possibilities. It is also possible that improving communications access through emerging technology will fragment society and balkanize interactions”

- Van Alstyne, M & Brynjolfsson, E. (1996). Electronic Communities: Global Village or Cyberbalkans?, MIT.

The first publication of the word “cyberbalkanization,” the phenomenon the researchers proposed could result from the global information infrastructure, leading to “the division of the internet into narrowly focused, like-minded individuals who dislike or have little patience for outsiders.” (definition from WordSpy).

The researchers propose an integration model to counteract this possible outcome of information technologies.

In a nutshell:

If IT provides a lubricant that allows for the satisfaction of preferences against the friction of geography, then more IT can imply that people increasingly fulfill their preferences. A preference for contact that is more focused than contacts available locally leads to narrower interactions. Thus local heterogeneity can give way to virtual homogeneity as communities coalesce across geographic boundaries.

See also: WiseGeek.

(via untanglingtheweb)

new economics foundation: London can't afford to ignore inequality any longer

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:56 -0400

new economics foundation: London can't afford to ignore inequality any longer:

neweconomics:

By Stephen Whitehead, Researcher, Valuing What Matters

Image by George Rex via Flickr

As Londoners set to with brooms and binbags, trying to clear away the signs of last night’s violence, there’s a strange sense of unreality over the capital. Despite the sirens blaring through the…

djrekha: I got hustled into going karaoking a few weeks ago. I...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:48 -0400

djrekha:

I got hustled into going karaoking a few weeks ago. I was too sober hang long but found this as one of the song choices offered. I love ADF but cant imagine rocking this in the crappy mic. My favorite track by them is Jericho. I got a chance to open for them back in 1998. Gwen Stefani and Tony Kunal came to the show. We ended up hanging out with them. This is of course was before they got mega huge.

The Word of Notch: Hype!

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:41 -0400

The Word of Notch: Hype!:

notch:

So in an interview, Double Fine lead Tim Schafer mentioned that they wanted to make Psychonauts 2 happen, but that nobody had been willing to fund it so far. Being a big fan of the first one, and thinking a sequel could probably be profitable, I semi-jokingly tweeted Tim about me funding a sequel.

That's Not Online!: The UK government’s department of Museums, Libraries, and Archives...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:34 -0400

That's Not Online!: The UK government’s department of Museums, Libraries, and Archives...:

thatsnotonline:

The UK government’s department of Museums, Libraries, and Archives statistics show that cultural websites are well used, especially by young audiences, and a 2011-2012 report from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport shows that cultural website use is on the rise. It’s difficult to put…

When you're in the car and your favorite song comes on the radio:

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:22 -0400

totally-relatable:

ze frank on tumblr: Kickstarter post-mortem

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:07 -0400

ze frank on tumblr: Kickstarter post-mortem :

zefrank:

Some thoughts and advice from my recent Kickstarter campaign.

NOTES ON THE HARD STUFF (FACTS AND FIGURES)

:: This campaign was created to help re-start an online video blog I had done in 2006. It was fairly popular and there was a significant amount of interest in my doing it again. I have a…

i can hover: twitter

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:22:53 -0400

i can hover: twitter:

icanhover:

ok i’ve finally joined the modern world and am on twitter. i’m only gonna use it to post about things happening in the band’s life as will probably not be able to be responsive. it will be much like this tumblr i.e. i’ll post and then like dick turpin ride off into the sunset. i will give details…

new economics foundation: It's the 1780s all over again

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:22:44 -0400

new economics foundation: It's the 1780s all over again:

neweconomics:

Image by J@ck! via Flickr

By David Boyle, nef fellow

I live in a relatively peaceful suburb of south London, in the heart of a huge allotment, secure in the knowledge that – if there is rioting – it will not come near here.

So it was a genuine shock, as I walked through the park…

hmvofficial: Brand New Image from Tim Burton’s...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:22:35 -0400

hmvofficial:

Brand New Image from Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie!

Stop motion, Frankenweenie will be filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, which will elevate the classic style to a whole new experience. The film sees young Victor conducting a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to be faced with unintended, sometimes monstrous consequences.

Cannot wait for this movie AND the trailer is premièring at 6pm UK time tonight- will keep you posted!

That's Not Online!: Controversial Children's and YA Literature, part one

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:22:24 -0400

That's Not Online!: Controversial Children's and YA Literature, part one:

thatsnotonline:

Image courtesy Retrobookshop.com.

The Internet, and by extension digital media, has been hailed as a great equalizer. It has been feared and revered for its capacity to broaden our horizons by transmitting sensitive, scandalous, revolutionary, or revelatory information to those who would…

wwf: Amazing interaction between humpback whales and bottlenose...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:22:17 -0400

wwf:

Amazing interaction between humpback whales and bottlenose dolphins!

hmv official: Jameson Empire Awards 2012

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:21:57 -0400

hmv official: Jameson Empire Awards 2012:

hmvofficial:

Yesterday us Social Media girls were lucky enough to attend the 2012 Jameson Empire Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane and with beautiful weather and more so beautiful people all around us- it was pretty special.

Our highlights have to include meeting James McAvoy, Chris Hemsworth,…

hmvofficial: Now you know we’re excited about...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:21:49 -0400

hmvofficial:

Now you know we’re excited about Frankenweenie..but a batch of super cool new Dark Shadows movie posters have been released!

Opening in the UK on 11 May 2012- this is one of many films that we are more than excited for!

Neven Mrgan's tumbl: What iMessage did to my text-messaging usage

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:21:37 -0400

Neven Mrgan's tumbl: What iMessage did to my text-messaging usage:

mrgan:

iOS 5 introduced iMessage, a service that seeks to replace text messaging. Carriers view text messaging as a special, astronomically priced type of data - iMessage undoes this madness and uses your dumb data pipe to send text, pictures, and videos to users identified by their email or phone…

hmvofficial: New Marvel Avengers Assemble posters!Now you know...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:21:29 -0400

hmvofficial:

New Marvel Avengers Assemble posters!

Now you know how excited we are about this one here at hmv and we’re just wondering how we’ll wait until 27th April?!

The formerly named ‘The Avengers’ will then hit the US a week later on 4th May, and will be viewable in 3D and IMAX 3D.

hmvofficial: Brand New Skyfall images emerge!If we didn’t love...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:21:17 -0400

hmvofficial:

Brand New Skyfall images emerge!

If we didn’t love Daniel Craig enough- we will now.

Serious and brooding in a very well fitting suit on the set of new 007 movie Skyfall- one can only presume this could be the residence of new Villain and newly blonde Javier Bardem pictured above- disguised as a Met Police officer in London? Or is this Bond’s country home?

Lots of secrets to unravel and we cannot wait until October 26th and the best news? This will be the first Bond movie shown on IMAX!

totalfilm: Brett Ratner to direct Midnight Run 2 There are good...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:20:33 -0400

totalfilm:

Brett Ratner to direct Midnight Run 2

There are good ideas, there are bad ideas, and then there are the kind of ideas that leave you slack-jawed in disbelief… the news that Brett Ratner is set to direct a sequel to one of the greatest comedies of the ’80s falls squarely into the latter camp, but that appears to be what’s happening with Midnight Run 2…

megpickard: 10 O’Clock Live - Charlie Brooker’s Sun Poem (by...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:20:24 -0400

megpickard:

10 O’Clock Live - Charlie Brooker’s Sun Poem (by EricDeeping)

yetanotherwallflower: cousinnick replied to your post: NO NO FUCK YOU AND YOUR SAD AS FUCK ENDING...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:20:14 -0400

yetanotherwallflower:

cousinnick replied to your post: NO NO FUCK YOU AND YOUR SAD AS FUCK ENDING THIS…

I WARNED YOU! I WARNED YOUUUUUUUUUU! *Gross Sobbing*

IT WAS ALL HAPPY AND LOVE AND THEN BAM PEOPLE DYING CAS ON THE RUN AND SO MUCH SADNESS AND THE AUTHOR BETTER WRITE A MOTHERFUCKING SEQUEL