A song that hauted me this whole week-end: Martina Topley Bird - Anything
Also, see her website.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Hello, world
Fotografiile spun, aproape intotdeauna, o poveste. Cele mai frumoase povesti sunt cele spuse chiar de noi, insa, uneori descoperim unele si mai frumoase. Asa ceva s-a intamplat azi, in timp ce incercam sa-mi umplu timpul cu ceva. A fost minunat! Abia asteptam sa se incarce paginile pentru ma putea bucura de urmatoarea poveste de departe. Este vorba despre concursul de fotografie organizat de Wired. Enjoy!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Brave New World of Digital Intimacy
After all those short movies i've posted on social networks, especially Facebook, proving in an ironical way how these networks missleed our lives, i've just read an article in TY Times on this issue, proving the other side of the coin.
Though it's a bit long and well documented, it seems to me that it presents the facts from only one point of view. I can not agree more with the statement of weak ties being more responsible to one's succes than the bonding ones, especially when it comes to a long distance business (see Mark Granovetter's work on this). The 'friends' people have in their networks are rarely very close friends and kins, but most frequently different kind of aquaintences willing to follow, help and wishing they knew things about the followed ones. On the other side, every person actively engaged in online updates on their life, as the author of the article is commenting on, is doing this in a very aware way, trying to sound profund and interesting and thus becoming more and more capable of self observing.
"Many of the avid Twitterers, Flickrers and Facebook users I interviewed described an unexpected side-effect of constant self-disclosure. The act of stopping several times a day to observe what you’re feeling or thinking can become, after weeks and weeks, a sort of philosophical act. It’s like the Greek dictum to “know thyself,” or the therapeutic concept of mindfulness. (Indeed, the question that floats eternally at the top of Twitter’s Web site — “What are you doing?” — can come to seem existentially freighted. What are you doing?) Having an audience can make the self-reflection even more acute, since, as my interviewees noted, they’re trying to describe their activities in a way that is not only accurate but also interesting to others: the status update as a literary form. "
But what about those not-so-avid users who are there just because they were invited? Those who would rather meet their real friends in person and are annoyed by all those wannabes? I also wonder how these 1000 to 5000 people followers live their lives... real lives.
The article is very interesting, though, and worth reading.
Can be found here.
Via influx insights.
Though it's a bit long and well documented, it seems to me that it presents the facts from only one point of view. I can not agree more with the statement of weak ties being more responsible to one's succes than the bonding ones, especially when it comes to a long distance business (see Mark Granovetter's work on this). The 'friends' people have in their networks are rarely very close friends and kins, but most frequently different kind of aquaintences willing to follow, help and wishing they knew things about the followed ones. On the other side, every person actively engaged in online updates on their life, as the author of the article is commenting on, is doing this in a very aware way, trying to sound profund and interesting and thus becoming more and more capable of self observing.
"Many of the avid Twitterers, Flickrers and Facebook users I interviewed described an unexpected side-effect of constant self-disclosure. The act of stopping several times a day to observe what you’re feeling or thinking can become, after weeks and weeks, a sort of philosophical act. It’s like the Greek dictum to “know thyself,” or the therapeutic concept of mindfulness. (Indeed, the question that floats eternally at the top of Twitter’s Web site — “What are you doing?” — can come to seem existentially freighted. What are you doing?) Having an audience can make the self-reflection even more acute, since, as my interviewees noted, they’re trying to describe their activities in a way that is not only accurate but also interesting to others: the status update as a literary form. "
But what about those not-so-avid users who are there just because they were invited? Those who would rather meet their real friends in person and are annoyed by all those wannabes? I also wonder how these 1000 to 5000 people followers live their lives... real lives.
The article is very interesting, though, and worth reading.
Can be found here.
Via influx insights.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Break it, stretch it, bend it, crush it, crack it, fold it.
Pentru o saptamana am urmat diferitele cai ale imaginatiei, m-am lasat instruita, apoi am refuzat tot ce invatasem, m-am pierdut in detalii si am stat pana tarziu pentru a avea idei proaspete dimineata. Am cunoscut oameni interesanti, diferiti, si totusi ghidati de principii comune, am lucrat impreuna si ne-am inteles cand ne asteptam mai putin. A fost frumos, incitant, emotionant si o munca plina de pasiune. Am castigat mai mult decat ma asteptam si mi s-a confirmat, inca o data, ca fiecare proiect personal trebuie trait la maxim. Asta cu o singura conditie... pe care eu nu am respectat-o... sa nu-i neglijezi pe cei care fac parte din viata ta si la care te intorci extenuat, cand totul se termina.
Aceasta a fost experienta Atelierelor ADfel si a campaniei pentru Coca-Cola Zero.
Si pentru ca a avenit vorba despre proiecte, iata un manifest plin de inspiratie si care ar fi bine sa ne ghideze in orice lucru mai mare sau mai mic pe care il incepem.
Incomplete Manifesto of Growth
Aceasta a fost experienta Atelierelor ADfel si a campaniei pentru Coca-Cola Zero.
Si pentru ca a avenit vorba despre proiecte, iata un manifest plin de inspiratie si care ar fi bine sa ne ghideze in orice lucru mai mare sau mai mic pe care il incepem.
Incomplete Manifesto of Growth
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