30 aprile 2009 - 7:13

Subprime visualization

A sarcastic take on the housing market bubble, subprimes and their effects. [via fluidoblog] Continua a leggere

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Categorie: Economia e finanza

29 aprile 2009 - 7:21

Imagine the Internet in 2020

One of the eight scenarios outlined in "The Future of Internet - 3" (Elon University/Pew Internet Project) survey is about identity - namely, The Evolution of Privacy, Identity, and Forgiveness: Transparency heightens individual integrity and forgiveness. In 2020, people are... Continua a leggere

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Categorie: Identity, Tecnologia, Virtual worlds, Web/Tecnologia

TAGS: Elon University, forgiveness, identity, Pew Internet Project, privacy, The Future of Internet, transparency

23 aprile 2009 - 23:05

Does your SNS have ERM?

Social networking meets the semantic web. define an entity and tag it as "user" and then define a relationship and tag it as "friend of". But we can also create entities tagged "brand", "company", "product", "group", ect. or relationships tagged... Continua a leggere

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Categorie: Tecnologia

23 aprile 2009 - 0:13

Expired online identity

Does the whole concept of online identity make any sense after its owner is passed out? Well, of course - as long as we consider authored content, as it's always been with analogic cultural and artistic manufacts (such as books).... Continua a leggere

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Categorie: Diritti, Identity, Tecnologia

TAGS: Legacy Locker, The Long Now Blog

21 aprile 2009 - 0:34

My Name is E

As we sign up on different online services we create multiple profiles and enter various pieces of information can be combined in several ways, creating a multitude of possible identities. Different combinations can be considered appropriate for different purposes: working,... Continua a leggere

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Categorie: Identity, Tecnologia

TAGS: E, My Name is E

17 aprile 2009 - 23:33

Obituary: Fabio Metitieri

His last book, Il grande Inganno del web 2.0 (The big web 2.0 Deceit) was just published. I remember a few telephone conversations with him, following an interview for Espansione about Second Life. I also remember being a bit anxious... Continua a leggere

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TAGS: Fabio Metitieri

16 aprile 2009 - 10:37

Serious games

I recently wrote about the Whosegame contest, in which users are requested to create a game on a specific subject (Learning by videogames, Become an eco-citizen, Fight against isolation). 11 games have been submitted, and evaluation is ongoing. Before casting... Continua a leggere

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Categorie: Creatività, Giochi

TAGS: Garbage King, Whosegame

10 aprile 2009 - 0:35

Tribute

Not unlike visiting Jim Morrison's tomb at Pére Lachaise, but everyone has their own role models. Continua a leggere

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TAGS: Bertrand Russell, London

7 aprile 2009 - 17:54

The very basic thing about identity

...more basic than authentication itself: the very basic thing about identity is, in my opinion, proving that you are a human. This is especially useful in order to prevent machines from filling registration forms (and posting blog comments etc.) A... Continua a leggere

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Categorie: Identity, Tecnologia

TAGS: 3d, captcha

5 aprile 2009 - 11:48

The Construction of Personal Identities Online

"Who are you online?" is a question that resonates with this blog, so I will be very curious about the results of this research, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and aimed at forming a conceptual understanding of... Continua a leggere

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Categorie: Identity

TAGS: ahrc, Arts and Humanities Research Council, online identity