Collaborative, Community Content is Key

What do we really hope to gain from Web Two Point OHHH!! shit here comes the McDonald’s marketing machine!!!
An article over on New Media Age sparked a little idea that has been rattling around for a good while.
I am a big believer in the idea that people themselves should control the medium of high culture. [...]

The Internet allowing our basic humanity to shine

I’m a bit of a romantic I suppose.
Better still, I’ve big ideas about humanity, our nature, our natural sprituality, our place on the earth and so on. I believe they apply to and should be relevant to each and every human being everyday of their lives.
Problem is we are separated from that ideal in our [...]

Building the Platforms

What follows in the proceeding pages are my thoughts on what shape these platforms should / may / must take. For the purpose of my argument, I will be working on the basis that there are essentially 2 ways a person can live vis-à-vis the economic, political, social and cultural systems that surround him or [...]

The Potential of the Internet as a Platform for Human Culture and Society

Look at the massive potential that is being ignored. For the first time we have the chance to build an informed and involved electorate, the cornerstones of any healthy democracy. People can organise, network, make themselves heard and push for change. The reality of our way of life is that the majority of us are [...]

The Failings of the Internet as a Revolutionary Storytelling Platform

The ‘revolution’ (or rather the evolution) I always wished would come once the internet expanded had nothing to do with what cool new products or services it would make available to people. It was not just about ‘how do I create an application for people to organise a weekly cooking timetable online and sell advertising [...]

The Internet as a Storytelling Platform

The Internet, as we all should know by now, is beginning to show signs that it can break down those walls. The simple reason for this is that the platform (that device that links the storyteller and the audience) can be controlled by the storyteller. Unlike traditional media, the technology is open and affordable.
The logistics [...]

Storytelling in Our Way of Life

So how do we apply these thoughts to contemporary society? Our high culture (i.e. the culture that is seen or recorded, the one has the most influence, that will be remembered) is dominated by certain media, and these in turn are in the hands of certain people. It’s no major conspiracy. The expense of the [...]

Importance of Storytelling in Human Cultures

This thread deals with themes closely linked to an online project (potentially projects) I am working on with friends. The internet is bringing people together across the globe at an ideas level in a collaborative, community environment. So how should we use this tool to build healthy storytelling cultures, one of the cornerstones of humanity?
I [...]

The Great Google-Green Day Mashup

Just had an interesting thought the other day messing around on Google Earth. The Green Day reference has nothing to do with music by the way. It’s what I am calling the time when we eventually stop living in ways that is damaging and disrespectful to the earth.
Google Earth. There you have it. Our entire [...]

The Magical Online Rubbish Tip

Interesting article over on Living in a Toxic World about on-line software removing our need for old hardware and thus reducing electronic waste. Why buy Vista and Office when you get download a free OS and use Google Docs? Why store all your personal and business files locally when they can be securely stored and [...]