Just a few days ago, I had the chance to watch a video clip of James Gleick talking about his then-recent book, Information, A History, A Theory, A Flood, in […]
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Category: Information Age
An interview with Clive Thompson about his book, “Smarter than you think”
Even after reading Clive Thompson’s book for the second time, still, I couldn’t convince myself to consider it as a good read for serious practitioners in the field. I do […]
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Evgeny Morozov on political consequences of technological solutionism
As I’ve written before, Evgeny Morozov is one of the widely recognized authorities and influential critics of the technology. Morozov, a Visiting Professor at the Stanford University, has focused his writings […]
Read moreSocial networks are not communities and they’ve never been!
The social presence is the buzzword of these days. It seems that presence in social networks is the inevitable part of living a modern life. The terms Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, […]
Read moreBook Review: The Internet is not the answer by Andrew Keen
Technology is the religion of the new age. But contrary to the old generation of religions promising a better world just after death, tech-evangelists promise us a better world just […]
Read moreJohn Perry Barlow, Cyberspace vs. Meatspace!
How would you call someone who is a lyricist for a rock band like Grateful Dead, a co-founder of EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), an associate fellow at the Harvard’s Institute […]
Read moreLeading thinkers of the technology (Futurist Minds)
About four centuries ago, the term technology was used to address any kind of systematic treatment of human tools. So any discussion about the future of technology just meant to […]
Read moreInformation age, MIDA and the privacy challenge
Last night, I decided to install Telegram on my phone. An over-the-top messaging application similar to Viber and WhatsApp. It was the easiest way in my mind to get rid […]
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It’s a typical Sunday morning. Let’s suppose you are still in bed and just opened your eyes. Take a minute and look around yourself. Your clients are already around. Couple […]
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