Piraten-Nicht-Partei
Die Chance der Piratenpartei könnte gerade darin liegen, keine Partei zu werden. Indem sie das, was sie Transparenz nennen auf den politischen Entscheidungsprozess anwenden. Das heisst: eben Politik...
View ArticleWhy did (German) Media Theory miss the Web?
Back in the times, when (German) media theory was first brought up, major topics discussed included simulation, virtual worlds, and media history (forever!). In the mid 80s, Friedrich Kittler was one...
View Articletext, news and event
an article a text by jeff jarvis made me think about the relation of events to news and to texts. it could be analysed as a relation of frequencies and duration. the event in real time meets a regular...
View Articledemocracy, media, parties, web
representative democracy got stuck in the 19th century when it comes to the use of media. the web would allow for a decidedly different process of decision making. whether parties as a form of...
View ArticleAfter the Money
If, as David Greaber writes, credit precedes money, at least in small communities, one could envisage a future in which money retreats thanks to the extension of a global village. How could that...
View ArticleTechnical Media Theory and the Web
Last week, I was asked what Technical Media Theory, following the approach of Kittler, would have to say about the web. I will try to formulate a series of short thoughts on the issue. 1 misuse of...
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