“Facebook, the vast online social network, is poised to file for a public stock offering on Wednesday that will ultimately value the company at $75 billion to $100 billion, cashing in on the fuel that powers the engine of Internet commerce: personal data.”

Von Somini Sengupta, Evelyn M. Rusli > Weiter bei The New York Times

“Wer Sixt für ihr Guerillamarketing-Kalkül kritisiert, muss ein spaßbefreiter Spielverderber sein, denn was ist schon passiert? Nun: Es ist das Missverhältnis von durchschaubarem Kommerz, wichtigem politischen Thema und billigem Klamauk, das Unwohlsein macht.” (Von Christoph Kappes). Weiterlesen bei Carta.info

“Facebook has long been a one-way valve. You put data in, so you can connect with friends, and then you can’t get it out and use it the way you would like to, even as the company is trying to corner the market on your identity.” Weiterlesen bei Wired/Epicenter

“One hundred and sixty thousand citizens of Sydney, Australia had their faces photographed in order to make one set of composite faces for the city.” Weiterlesen bei Gizmodo

“Man sollte den Nahbereich, in dem man als gerätelose, pure Person existiert, nicht aus dem Blick verlieren. Nahsehen ist das unterschätzteste Nichtmedium des 21. Jahrhunderts – um es mal paradox auszudrücken.”

Peter Glaser in Neue Gegenwart Nr. 59

“TED’s Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation — a self-fueling cycle of learning that could be as significant as the invention of print. But to tap into its power, organizations will need to embrace radical openness. And for TED, it means the dawn of a whole new chapter …”

Weiter bei TED.com

“Different social networking platforms serve different purposes. They AREN’T all in direct competition and many complement each other.”

Paul Sawers, The Next Web (Weiterlesen bei The Next Web)

“A practical method of producing truly three-dimensional images that do not require the viewer to wear special eyewear would have many potential applications – in telemedicine, mapping and entertainment, for instance. True 3D holographic displays have so far lacked the capability of updating images with sufficient speed to convey movement. Now, a team working at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences and Nitto Denko Technical Corporation in Oceanside, California, has developed a system that updates images at close to real-time.” Weiterlesen (Nature)

“On Monday, Mitsubishi debuted the Outlander Sport Live Drive, a unique test drive where anyone stuck at work, sitting in an airport or lying in bed can pilot a car on a test course in LA.” Weiterlesen (Wired/Autopia)

“Shot in Saddam Hussein’s hilltop palace in the mountains overlooking the River Tigris, Theatre of War is a slow, virtually static video piece redolent of classical history painting. Audio was recorded at the official US military hand-over ceremony at the nearby city of Saniya. A mullah’s prayer for unity among Arabs is spoken, after which the pan-Arab national anthem, Mawtini (My Homeland) is played, emphasizing Arab national solidarity and a pan-Arab territory. Made in Iraq in March 2009. Cinematography and Editing by Trevor Tweeten. Digital Color and Post Production by Jerome Thelia.” Vimeo-Credits: Richard Mosse.

Link: “Sixt – Ein Unternehmen missbraucht die Demonstrationsfreiheit”

Link: “The city of Sydney, morphed into a male and female”

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Link: Holographic telepresence demonstrated (Nature)

Link: “Drive a Robotic Mitsubishi From Your Desktop” (Wired)

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