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Tumblr has transformed into a brand-safe zombie of its former self Paid Members Public
An interview with a Verizon suit makes it clear that Tumblr is a hollow shell of what it once was. What does this say for the experimentation the web once offered?
Obligatory #gamergate post Paid Members Public
Seriously abbreviated version of the #gamergate mess: A bunch of predominantly male gamers are using “concerns about the ethics of games journalism” as a shield for a series of deeply misogynistic attacks [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/so-gamergate-just-women-seem-4508850] on prominent women developers [http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/brianna-wu-gamergate]
Our Facebook masks slip a little Paid Members Public
Second video of the day: It’s rather ironic that it hit the web a few days before the news that Facebook is running experiments on our emotions [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229754.900-even-online-emotions-can-be-contagious.html#.U7KOUFbtlbz] . There’s a whole bunch of interesting research to be done on constructed
Lunchtime viewing: Selfie Paid Members Public
A sobering look at the potential downsides of the Selfie culture…
Peak Facebook and the end of monolithic online identity Paid Members Public
Are people rejecting the idea of a single online identity mediated by a large online entity? Stowe Boyd thinks so [http://stoweboyd.com/post/67357217833/facebook-still-dominant-strives-to-keep-cachet] : > The Benthamite underpinnings of Facebook are becoming unpopular. Young people in particular don’t want their teachers, parents, employers, and even all their friends
Aral on identity, privacy and app.net Paid Members Public
Liveblog of Aral’s talk at Hacks/Hackers Brighton: * * ## [Aral Balkan](http://www.breakingthin.gs)He’s going to talk to us about identity and privacy. He’s an experience designer. He makes things for people – mainly virtual products, his focus is on the human side of things. [https://i0.
#dConstruct - Time and Relative Devices in Space Paid Members Public
[](http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2011/09/IMG_9289 - Version 2-2050.html)My intuition suggests that [Matthew Sheret](http://matthewsheret.com/) is a *Doctor Who* fan…We take
The Paywalled Times: An Online Private Members' Club? Paid Members Public
And so it begins. After a launch event last night (which was invited to but was unable to attend, alas), *[The Times](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/)* and *[The Sunday Times](http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/)* have begun the four week transition to their new online model.
