authenticity

Authenticity, Authorship, and Authority in Social Media

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Last week I attended the MESH conference for the second consecutive year and once again the issue arose around evaluating the use of social media technology by a commercial enterprise. To varying degrees it came up in three consecutive sessions, the most electric of which was a mosh pit with a panel of representatives from […]

An Examination of Aesthetic Intents

Monday, August 13th, 2007

My friend Bill Sweetman has just concluded a gig at a large advertising agency and one of his last undertakings there was a recently launched web project entitled ‘Aesthetic Intent: Where There’s Passion, There’s Beauty’. Bill is a very creative guy who knows a lot about aesthetics and how to work with the web as […]

An Unframed Incidental Art Tour

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

For a few weeks now my left brain has been absorbed in the details of implementing a client’s web site. Being wedded to a tight deadline and having already done all the loose, creative design stuff, I’m now focused almost exclusively on solving the challenges of writing computer code in what is still a new […]

Save My Authenticity!

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

A curious bit of personal history came to mind after I read Rachel Clarke’s blog post about an online game (SaveMyHusband.com) which is based on a fake kidnapping. Rachel picked up on my ‘We Were Framed’ post in which I explain how we use ‘frames’ to distinguish the real from the fake. She also summarized […]

We Were Framed!

Friday, June 1st, 2007

This is fun!

It’s amazing what can be done with inexpensive consumer level equipment these days. I like the aesthetic too. The wobbly camera, the jumpy edits, the music that catches the mood, the awareness of the camera by these guys who are hamming it up and having a good time. A nice cross between the […]

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