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What’s So Social About Machine Media? (2 of 2)

Welcome to part II of my two-part series designed to investigate the following overarching question: Out of all the media that have existed for thousands of years why do we frame digital machine media as being “social?” Here are two follow-up questions: Where has this “social” frame come from? Why has the social frame been […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 14)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 13 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Marshall McLuhan is probably best known for coining the phrase “The medium is the message.” The transfer of a message not only includes the information itself but also information concerning the medium used. The medium sends implied information. […]

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COMMENT: South Korea’s Digital Addiction—Is the US Next?

As many of you know, I’m in the middle of a multi-part summary of William Powers’ book Hamlet’s BlackBerry. My summary of Hamlet’s BlackBerry is designed to highlight the analog–digital divide. I thought I would slide this post in here because I think it speaks to the topic of the analog–digital divide. In this post […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 2)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 1 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: The analog–digital divide may well be the most pressing issue facing philanthropists and service providers today. Hamlet’s Blackberry is a book that may allow us to explore, understand, and bridge the analog–digital divide. The analog–digital divide brings […]

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COMMENT: Living Alone: The Rise of Capitalism and the Decline of Families

Living Alone: The Rise of Capitalism and the Decline of Families. Wednesday, 03 October 2012 By Harriet Fraad, Truthout | Book Review In this blog post I’d like to comment on Harriet Fraad’s Truthout.org article Living Alone: The Rise of Capitalism and the Decline of Families. Fraad’s article is actually a summary article in which she […]

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