Monthly Archives: August 2008

An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube by Michael Wesch

Posted on August 6, 2008 by pat

I caught this on Webmonkey yesterday and was blown away by this video production that Michael Wesch presented to the Library of Congress on June 23, 2008. Dr. Michael Wesch is an assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State … Continue reading →

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2008 Metaverse Tour

Posted on August 4, 2008 by pat

This was posted to Facebook recently by John McMullen. Here’s what caught my eye: “There are more than 300 million registered participants in non-game Social Virtual Worlds.”  The quote comes from K Zero – a virtual worlds consultancy. This YouTube … Continue reading →

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Blurring the Lines

Posted on August 1, 2008 by pat

We continue to blur lines between real and not real, as well as human and non-human. Once we get people thinking of robots as people, will this make exploration of Mars as exciting as humans on the moon? How long … Continue reading →

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