with a announcement video like this, it can’t fail:
Book of the Day: The Best of Rhizome’s Network Culture
* Reader: Best of Rhizome 2012. From the publisher: “A selection of texts published on the editorial platform of Rhizome along 2012. Edited by Joanne McNeil, the book is, in the words of Rhizome’s Executive Director Heather Corcoran, “not just a best of Rhizome’s work, but a portrait of the year that we hope will… Continue reading
Movement of the Day: New Cross Commoners
“To understand what is commoning in New Cross we’ll read and discuss texts together, and at the same time we’ll explore the neighbourhood to find out what processes of commoning are already part of the life of New Cross (we’ll start with communal gardens, housing associations, youth and community centres, and the New Cross library)…. Continue reading
Jens Dyvik on the Sharing Aspects of the Personal Fabrication Revolution
The new p2p/sharing culture at work: “”Jens Dyvik is a designer specialized in global collaboration and local manufacturing. He works with emotional connections between people and products, and aims to create services and products that help make those connections meaningful. In April 2013 he concluded a two-year research world tour, where he worked at open… Continue reading
Does Thomas Friedman “get” the commons ?
it is a pleasant surprise to see the commons meme surface in such unexpected quarters, and with such approval. Now we have to work on improving the rigor of Friedman’s understanding of the commons – and to make sure that he doesn’t try to dilute or co-opt its meaning. But it’s significant in itself that… Continue reading
Book of the Day: Alternatives to Social Media Monopolies
* Book: Social Media Monopolies and Their Alternatives. Unlike Us Reader #3. Institute for Network Cultures, 2013 From the Institute of Network Cultures: “The Unlike Us Reader offers a critical examination of social media, bringing together theoretical essays, personal discussions, and artistic manifestos. How can we understand the social media we use everyday, or consciously… Continue reading
Essay of the Day: Trust Frameworks and the Rise of Digital Common Law
* Paper: The Rise of Digital Common Law. An Argument for Trust Frameworks, Digital Common Law and Digital Forms of Governance. By John Henry Clippinger and David Bollier. ID3, 2012. David Bollier and John Clippinger: “As more of life and commerce are mediated by digital technologies and Internet platforms, the tensions between legacy institutions (centralized,… Continue reading
Italy Launches Liquid Feedback Platform to Give Citizens Digital Seats in Parliament
“The platform has so far seen some “frightening” success, according to Puppato. Within the first four days of launch, it saw the creation of 1,344 profiles, 85 proposals and 147 suggestions to existing proposals.” Excerpted from REBECCA CHAO: “15 members of the Italian Parliament launched Tu Parlamento, a Liquid Feedback platform that allows Italian citizens… Continue reading
Is the networked and fragmented nature of current protests a strength or a weakness?
Excerpted from Peter Beaumont: “A driving force from Tahrir Square to Occupy is a redefinition of notions of both what “freedom” means and its relationship to governments that seem ever more distant. It is significant, too, that many recent protests have taken place in the large cities that have been most transformed by neoliberal policies…. Continue reading
Book of the Day: The Producism Manifesto
“The goal of this book is to succinctly explain the fundamental problems of society’s current economic system, and to propose an evolutionary solution that consists of 11 new economic concepts. The content will be in text, image, and video form. It offers a unique economic analysis of life as a game to enable easier learning… Continue reading