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Reflections on my Laplife

Posted by Mary in ZapBoom on 16/11/2007 at 19:50

"Oh, my darling, I'm so glad that you're finally here."
 

Well, my new power cord arrived on Wednesday evening and.... it worked!  So, here I am, plugged in, battery happily charging, tapping on my laptop, enjoying my laplife. As promised, I did use my week without a laptop to reflect on the role of laptop in my life.  Here is what I can up with.  Does your laptop mean the same things to you? 

1. A laptop is just an entry point to the almighty network

Ever since we started going online en masse in the late 90's, computers have

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Semiotic Democracy and Rayt

Posted by Mary in Rayt it! on 30/08/2007 at 10:40 AM

The theory of semiotic democracy states that ordinary people can re-define and create culture. We are not merely the passive receptacles of judgements, beliefs, and traditions. We can re-work these semiotics (signs) and in so doing re-work culture.

screenshot of Rayt comments at the top of www.whitehouse.gov: One thousand comments on the White House web site is like one thousand people with megaphones knocking on White House door.


In the broadcast age of radio, television, and newspapers it was not so easy to publicly present a personal interpretation of culture. We received our information and entertainment through technology controlled by

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The Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism

Posted by Mary in ZapBoom on 19/07/2007 at 18:17


"Just one moment, let me come over there and help you with your e-petition."


I like to pay credit where credit is due. Not many people are treating digital activism with the rigor of deep intellectual analysis, so I'd like to point out Ethan Zuckerman's contribution to this area. Ethan, co-founder of Geek Corps and Global Voices, is also the originator of the Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism.

This theory states that while many Web 2.0 tools were created to help people share information about their cats (Flickr: look at my cute cat!, blogging: read about what my

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Rayt FAQ

Posted by Mary in Rayt it! on 18/07/2007 at 06:10 PM

1. Why did you pick the name "Rayt"?

It's a play on the word "rate." Rayt allows users to rate the content of web sites by making a comment and also to rate other people's comments. Also, Rayt is like a "ray" of light, shining the interactivity of real Web 2.0 throughout the entire internet. So really, the name works on three levels.

2. Tell me quickly, how does Rayt work?

First you install the Rayt add-on to you Firefox browser. Then you will have a little Rayt icon on your toolbar. Whenever you visit a site that you want

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People without offices

Posted by Mary in ZapBoom on 30/04/2007 at 20:52

Recently I have been working in cafés.  There are two near my home that I like, Café Espresso, which is a hip and vaguely Asian and is located of Pedro de Valdivia.  The other is a Tavelli on Manuel Montt.  A say "a" Tavelli because Tavelli is a chain whose restaurants are as ubiquitous in Santiago as Au Bon Pain is in New York (actually, ABP came to Chile a few years ago and failed, probably because of Tavelli).

A Tavelli in my neighborhood, though not the one I work at.

 

Even though I like Café Espresso the most I

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