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Das Panel: Share Economy – Mehrwert durch Teilen?
Am vergangenen Freitag hat die Grüne Bundestagsfraktion einen Workshop zur Share-Economy organisiert. Der WorkShop fand im Rahmen der Konferenz “Verbrauchermacht in der digitalen Welt” statt.
Hier die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse zusammengefasst:
The virtual reality of Google Ingress
It can be right in your hands!
I recently went out for a report in order to search that border. Instead, I found Mario, an experienced Level-8 Ingress player who showed me around in the game and in his digital and augmented reality while moving seamlessly between the digital and analog worlds.
Here’s the little audio story that came out of it (German).
Das Vorwurfskarussell ist das treibende Prinzip unserer Gesellschaft:
Wenn irgendwo irgendetwas schief läuft, hauen sich alle Beteiligten danach so lange zusammenhangslos Vorwürfe um die Ohren, bis allen schwindelig ist und sie wieder aus dem Karussell hinaus torkeln und zwar genau da, wo sie eingestiegen sind. Nur dass ihnen jetzt auch noch schlecht ist.”Marc Uwe Kling “Die Trocknertheorie” in Das Känguru-Manifest
Ein trauriges Beispiel dieser wenig hilfreichen Form der Kommunikation haben Rhein-Zeitungs-Chefredakteur Christian Lindner und Digitalstratege Thomas Knüwer gerade im Medium Magazin abgeliefert.
Das Problem: Es treffen zwei Kulturen aufeinander, die die jeweils andere nicht verstehen. Continue reading
I’m looking for a job! Did you know?
No, of course not, it’s not like I am wearing a sign around my neck that says so, do I? Well, actually… why not?
Peanuts 🙂On days when research for your paper is dull and the sun is shining outside, you appreciate a little distraction.
Here is a great quote from an address on freedom in cyberspace by Allan Neuharth that made me laugh today 😉
Newspaper headlines for the apocalypse:
New York Times: WORLD ENDS, THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES HARDEST HIT.
Wall Street Journal, WORLD ENDS, DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE HITS ZERO.
Washington Post: WORLD ENDS — WHITE HOUSE IGNORED EARLY WARNINGS, UNNAMED SOURCES SAY.
USA Today, WE’RE DEAD, STATE BY STATE DEMISE (PAGE 8A), FINAL FINAL SPORTS SCORES (PAGE 8C).
Thank you, Allen Neuharth!
The (D)Evolution of Windows: Windows 95, Windows 98 for dummies, windows XP for seniors, PC crashes...
…from a consumers perspective.
I found this book shelf at my Mom’s place. She and her husband are not exactly tech savvy people obviously. But I was shocked at both the fact that they a) keep copies of a book about a 16 year old operating system b) that the progression ends with “PC crashes” (wow, windows, that is NOT good for you!) AND c) that they still rely on printed books on help for the system that keeps them online…
… I am feeling an increased sense of a digital divide…
Filtering has become one of the core elements of any research online. This includes Email.
I gather all my mail in my Gmail account, so strong filters are quite essential to do effective work. It allows you to consider the level of importance a message might have.
i Google u bing?
Gmail and Google Labs, unfortunately do not (yet) offer an integrated feature that allows to filter Emails by groups (for example co-workers, friends, business contacts). However, there’s a work around…
The Google Zeitgeist?
The other day, I ran into this little graffiti while doing a night shooting in Frankfurt with a friend.
On a stone along the bank of the Main river across from the banking quarter, the words “Google: Zeitgeist” were written, which seemed a bit strange, if not to say abstruse!…
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