The change of the public sphere in the age of the Internet

My presentation went on this morning and was quite well received although there was no times for questions and discussion. I adressed the changes to social spheres , most notably the public sphere due to the impact of ICT. My points can be seen on my site: www.netdemocracy.dk soon as I am going to upload my presentation.

Sara Kiesler’s keynote today adressed the same question, about the constant blurring of the public and the private sphere. And another interesting point: privacy – just forget it!

Later Danielle Wiese stated that there is no such thing as a public sphere as politics (especially presidential campaigns) are targeted towards individuals rather than audiences. The future might be P2P politics….

There is definitely a large public sphere research agenda, even in a post-Habermasian age….

AoIR 5.0 started!

It is Sunday and the fifht conference of the Association of Internet Researchers has just started here in Sussex. I opened by listening to a panel on the consequences of wireless Internet access. It seems as if the users will not necessarily exploit the possibilities even though they are there. Maybe we will not come to live in a world of ubiquity, the theme of this years conference….

Happy Birthday, Internet

Today it is the 35th anniversary of the first ARPANET data transmission and thereby the birth of the Internet.

A lot has happened since then but it is one of these technological inventions which is really worth a celebration!

Happy Birthday, Internet!

Article in Danish:

Computerworld Online

Broadband users impatient!



A new survey by Cable & Wireless has found that broadband users get more and more impatient not even on the Internet but also in the physical world. Especially the males don’t want to wait long in a queue etc. I, personally, know it from my self. Another example how the virtual world affects our physical experience. Interesting!

Article in the Register:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/27/broadband_queue_joke/

Mobile phones penetrate third world countries

In the Danish newspaper “Politiken” I have just seen an article on the spread of mobile phone technologies in Uganda. Their success is due to the fact that it is much cheaper to establish a mobile network than to dig cables into the ground.

I saw the technology used five years ago on a remote island in Vanuatu in the South Pacific. The locals were excited about getting hooked up to the rest of the world. I just hoped that it would not spoil their traditionel lifestyle.

Read the article (in Danish here)

Excellent list of Danish Weblogs

The most comprehensive I have seen so far. Mine is not included yet, but it’s under way!

Check:

http://www.blogbot.dk

http://www.spontek.dk/weblogliste.htm

Excellent site

for updating the look of your Blog. I will browse through it and find the perfect skin very soon!

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Major updates

My homepage are undergoing major updates. I have started with www.netdemocracy.dk and next I head to www.linaa.net for updating and extending the picture session. On the research site I am restructuring my dissertation for some months before, according to the plan, turning it in September 1st.

There has been a long break here! I have been busy elsewhere, first and foremost I have been working as a ski guide in France for three monts. A nice change from the academic world but right now I enjoy to be behind a computer again. You can read about my experiences in the French Alps here.

I-tunes

Finally, I-tunes have been rekeased for windows. It is the most comprehensive, user-friendly media-player available. Much better and more logic than Winamp and Mediaplayer.

Download it here today, it’s free!