The Spectral Age
There was a time when all it took to escape the spectacle was to turn off the TV and go for a drive in the country. Today it is becoming increasingly difficult to imagine how one could free oneself from the entanglements of artifice. Social media, for instance, is an infrastructure designed for the express purpose of serving as the universal intercessor of all human relationships.
Graffiti Artist Banksy Explores the Role of Tech in our Lives
U.K. artist Banksy has revealed some new graffiti artwork poignantly examining the encroaching level of tech into our social lives.
Facebooks is Collapsing Under its Own Weight
In 2008, Mark Zuckerberg predicted that Facebook “sharing” would grow exponentially. It has. As newsfeed buckles under its own weight, some are wondering if “better algorithms” are going to cut it.
Status Updates from Beyond the Grave
You now have the chance to choose your last words on your social media networks. What would you want your final status update to say?
Occupy Facebook
Facebook sells out— our private information.
CIA “Ninja-Librarians” Track Twitter
The CIA is mining social media websites like Twitter and Facebook in an attempt to track everything from common public opinion to revolutions in the making.
Trending Dissent
Nearly four years since the Bush Administration, many Americans are expressing their disgust with their government via a hashtag meme on Twitter. [Video]
Facebook Purges UK Pages
In the UK, dozens of activists' Facebook pages have been suspiciously deleted from the network.
Master of Internet Puppets
A leaked email from HB Gary Federal, a U.S. defense contractor, details a plan to use “persona management“ software to create a virtual gang.
Standing as One
On January 18th, young activist Asmaa Mahfouz posted a YouTube video that may have been the catalyst for the Egyptian uprising. [Video]
