Clay Shirky at a Web 2.0 Expo, talks about society’s adaptation to the industrial revolution and it’s present process of adapting to the internet and the opportunities made available with the interactive web. This guy is fabulous, well worth listening to. Both clips total about 18 minutes of viewing. Thanks YouTube!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
George Dyson and the Birth of the Computer
Dyson is a historian and philosopher of science who builds kayaks. His talk is interesting, so too are the comments posted below the webcast. If you want to read those comments, view the video via the following link: http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/278
For Wikipedia information and links click: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dyson_%28science_historian%29
If you prefer just the webcast, click below. It’s another great TED.com offering. About 18 mins.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
MIT's OpenCourseWare
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Comparative-Media-Studies/CMS-998Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm
The above link connects to MIT's course:
CMS.998 / CMS.600 New Media Literacies
Taught by Dr. Alice Robison, spring 2007.
Finding the pot of gold…OpenCourseWare. Life justs gets better! The above link leads to one of several fabulous courses offered at ocw.mit.edu. Classes, this one included, come complete with syllabus, readings, lecture notes, assignments, and related resources.
The course offerings are varied and too numerous to mention. What a great way to create a smarter nation! And world!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Princeton University, Clay Shirky, & the RSA
One of my recent library listservs posted a HIT that was too interesting to ignore “ Alternatives to YouTube.” I checked out the UC Princeton link (http://uc.princeton.edu/main/ ), clicked on Clay Shirky, then sought to find out more about the London RSA group that hosted Shirky’s talk. What a treasure trove of interesting people, organizations, conversations and links!
Clay Shirky, NYU professor of Interactive Telecommunications, recently published “Here Comes Everybody,” (Penquin Press HC Feb. 2008) and spoke early in 2008 at the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce (RSA), London, England.
The RSA site offers video of the first 22 minutes of the talk. The
Video Broadcast about 22 minutes, from RSA. http://www.thersa.org/events/vision/vision-videos/clay-shirky
Audio Broadcast – about an hour, from UC Channel,
Shirky’s 2 blogs/websites:
http://www.herecomeseverybody.org/ Shirky’s book related blog.
Amazon.com offers an excellent review and highlights of the book written by Robert D. Steele:
Finally, just to satisfy curiosity, here's Wikipedia’s entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Shirky
No post as yet on Citizendium.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Hands Off The Internet
Came across an interesting blog about a relevant group, “Hands off the Internet.”
They offer an interesting review of Zittrain’s book “The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It.”
It’s a quick read:
http://handsoff.org/blog/net-neutrality/a-book-review-professor-zittrain-refuses-to-line-up-with-net-neutrality-zealots/Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Change Your Leaders or Die
Change or Die. The World is Flat 3.0.
Tom Freidman talks about World 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and the present bloodless Green Revolution, which he says is instead a party; a geopolitical, geocentric, economic, capitalistic, entrepreneurial, patriotic party. Green, he concludes, is the new Red, White and Blue.
Agree or disagree, it’s a valuable 48 minute lecture and infinitely more interesting than most tv programs. Hmmm, makes one wonder about the future of tv?
This video was made available through MIT’s OpenCourse software.
Go to http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/519/ , choose download speed and enjoy!
Monday, June 9, 2008
Copyright Debate: Lessig v. Valenti
For a former non-websurfer, I'm enthralled by all the great stuff on the internet.
This is an interesting debate. Valenti impressed me as being reluctant to discuss copyright. He's already prevailed in court. Why argue a case you've won?
From YouTube - about 1.5 hours.
The Future of Intellectual Property on the Internet: A Debate from Oct. 2000 at the Berkman Center, Harvard.
This is an interesting debate. Valenti impressed me as being reluctant to discuss copyright. He's already prevailed in court. Why argue a case you've won?
From YouTube - about 1.5 hours.
The Future of Intellectual Property on the Internet: A Debate from Oct. 2000 at the Berkman Center, Harvard.
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