Category Archives: Internet Philosophy

This section contains posts that chart or comment upon the Internet as a medium. How does it affect our lives, our societies, our cultures and our politics? What are the trends that shape the technology? What are the fundamental differences between The Net and other means of communication.

XtraNormal and Political Debate

Posted on 14 March 2010 by Robert

I am very taken with XtraNormal, a website for making free animations online.  It is perfect for school projects and the like, and will be instantly employed for satire in the Get Your War On style.  but I think it … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Human Rights, Internet Philosophy, USA | 1 Comment

Write a blog, kill your career?

Posted on 12 March 2010 by Robert

I’ve spotted a couple of references recently to the ‘perfect memory’ of the Internet and how it can come back to haunt you in later life.  It breeds a peculiar form of self-censorship.  First, the now-outed Girl With A One … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Philosophy, Media, Politics, UK | 4 Comments

Counterpoint: In praise of 100px Campaigns

Posted on 22 December 2009 by Robert

“when it’s a rough day & I look at my tweetdeck & its filled w/ green …it matters” Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Internet Philosophy, Middle East, Visual | 2 Comments

So, We Can Engineer a Mass Movement to Hack the Christmas Pop Charts, but We Can’t Agree on a Global Climate Change Treaty?

Posted on 22 December 2009 by Robert

And as for Twibbons? This innovation seems to me to be a hugely reductive exercise, shrinking political debate to a space 100 pixels wide. Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Internet Philosophy, Middle East, Music, USA | 8 Comments

10 Tactics

Posted on 6 December 2009 by Robert

What happens when “noxious” civil society groups use digital campaigning tactics for “nefarious” purposes? Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Globalisation, Human Rights, Internet Philosophy | Leave a comment

The Future of Bookshops

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Robert

So Borders have gone into administration. In an analysis for The Evening Standard, Lucy Tobin describes how independent bookshops might benefit as the sector is hit by the rise in online shopping and supermarket competition. [James] Daunt reckons his competitive … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Internet Philosophy | 1 Comment

PCC to Regulate Blogs?

Posted on 18 November 2009 by Robert

While we’re on the subject of the PCC: The new chair of the organisation recently said that she thought the commission should regulate blogs. Over at Liberal Conspiracy, Unity has drafted a collective response to this outlandish suggestion. I’ve “signed” … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Philosophy, Liberal Conspiracy, Media, Politics | 1 Comment

Forced to Blog?

Posted on 27 August 2009 by Robert

A leading reformist blogger in Iran started to update his blog in prison. Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Internet Philosophy, Middle East | Leave a comment

Stalking Shawn

Posted on 2 August 2009 by Robert

Stalk Shawn. Follow his tweets, and find him in the streets. If you catch him, he’ll buy you a beer, like some Twenty-first century leprechaun. Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Internet Philosophy, London | 12 Comments

Balkanisation and the Internet

Posted on 24 July 2009 by Robert

The Internet Age could lead to the breakdown of nation states into smaller political units. Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Cultures, Europe, Globalisation, Internet Philosophy, Multiculturalism | 19 Comments