Tag Archives: Digital culture

DIGITAL ATHENS/DIGITAL SPARTA

As we continue to move into the digital frontiers it may be helpful to see cyberspace in terms of maps, one of which would have a pole marked Digital Athens, the other marked Digital Sparta. We live between the poles … Continue reading

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THE FRACTAL FUTURE: Hybrid reality and the New Aesthetic

While we are still learning the vocabulary that describes the digital spaces that occupy so much of our time, add ‘new aesthetic‘ and ‘hybrid reality‘ to your list, alongside augmentation, virtual, and singularity. Art has always reflected culture, so it … Continue reading

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MINIFESTO – Easter note to myself

I am not the tool – technology will be of service or I will not use it I am more than the sum of my data – It is my data and I decide who sees and shares it I … Continue reading

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THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT: IT’S CALLED YOU!

Not too many people can own homes these days, but they can have fairly inexpensive access to their digital house in cyberspace, via mobile phones, tablets, laptops, etc. And then begins the work of keeping up with the Jones’. It’s … Continue reading

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YOUR AUDIENCE SHOULD BE YOURSELF

With the mad rush to Social Media, personal branding and all the other non-essential madness taking place, be sure YOU don’t get left behind. Unless you’ve got a Paris Hilton complex, your audience should be yourself. Critical and reflective thinking only … Continue reading

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DIGITAL IDENTITY – NATURE, NURTURE AND NETWORKS

Digital Identity Mapping is going to be one of the next big tools in our online skill set and there are a lot of issues and questions involved. As we extend ourselves and our identities onto the  the Web, the networks … Continue reading

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Bin Laden been sodden! From the grave to the cradle.

Finally! And it only took 10 years. In this day of digital tech it just seems amazing that it took this long….Here’s a guy who has been trying to screw us since before 1993 and most definitely since then with … Continue reading

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Theology of Cyberspace — Is Cyberspace ethically and morally neutral or a space for sacred action?

…..So what’s up with Cyberspace, the Net, the Web, Digital Domains, et al???? As a budding old theologian, mystic, and short-haired Yippie [guess we’re calling them Zippies now]. I can’t resist throwing a boulder into the vasty deep of Cyberspace. … Continue reading

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Heart to Heart: A Valentine from the WEB

As we are body, mind and soul it is fascinating to watch the NET evolve to interact with us in the same fashion. Primarily I see and use technology as a servant. What can it do for me? How can … Continue reading

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DIGITAL ACTIVISM – MY PEBBLE IN THE POND

As I sit home and ponder the week ahead – what to do with the grandkids, how to improve my golf game, what kind of furniture to buy for my new digs -there is a world of hurt outside my … Continue reading

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