Contempory Contextual Studies

This is NOT the Graffiti Research Lab

2007-02-02T19:03:00.001Z

2007-02-02T08:15:00.000Z

The Value of User-Generated Content

There is an increased prevalence of user-generated content (UGC) — discussion groups, blogs, wikis — on the Internet

What is User-Generated Content?

Engineered Content is created by established knowledge experts and content owners who are part of an official intranet team. Engineered content is usually expert edited, meaning it's passed from the content provider to an authority on the subject matter — a sort of quality control stage where the content is verified and edited by an expert if necessary — before it's posted onto the intranet. Since this type of content has a high level of oversight, many users consider it more reliable and credible.

UGC, on the other hand, is created by users themselves. It can be in the form of posts on discussion groups, personal or departmental blogs, or wikis. UGC can come from many of sources — and in much greater numbers than engineered content — with varying degrees of content oversight. Unfortunately, UGC is also more likely to contain biased information, blurring the line between fact and interpretation. In this respect, UGC can end up telling readers more about the author than on the subject matter. Users might view UGC as being less reliable in their decision making process.

User-Generated vs. Engineered Content

If an intranet populated with engineered content is like the 60 Minutes news show, where stories are worked on by veteran reporters and producers, then UGC is a call-in program where viewers themselves provide much of the content — in the form of opinions and questions — for the show. But the differences between user-generated and engineered content extend beyond the issue of who's providing it. There are issues of:

Ownership: Engineered content — commissioned by official intranet teams — is clearly intellectual property belonging to the organization, but who owns UGC? When users provide commentary using corporate resources, will the company or the author own the intellectual property?

Quality and Relevance: Since any user can create UGC, via multiple points of entry, it's more difficult to control the quality and relevance of the content being input.

Structure: Depending on the medium used, it might be difficult to structure, classify, and index (for search engines) free-form UGC.

Credibility:Since all users can become potential content providers, little is known about the credibility of the person and the content being posted

Oversight: If anyone is allowed to create intranet content, how will submissions be governed and moderated (if at all).

Listed below are some of the pros and cons of User Generated Content:

PROS

Many more methods of content entry, making it less restrictive
A wider content provider base means more areas of knowledge can be covered
Provides knowledge experts who aren't part of the intranet team with a medium in which to share their knowledge
Allows all users the choice of becoming intranet participants rather than just spectators

CONS

Might cause content overlap or duplication
The credibility of the source and the content might not always be apparent

The easy availability of content submission media might cause less-than-helpful users to post biased or questionable content
Very difficult to organize and structure free-form UGC

Moderating User-Generated Content

Pre-production moderation: Content is submitted (or edited) by users but isn't made available in the production environment until it's reviewed and verified by a knowledge expert. If they deem that the content is relevant and will be useful to users, the content is made live. Pre-production moderation will ensure the highest level of quality, but there's a delay between the time content is written and when it's made live.
Post-production moderation: Content is submitted (or edited) by users and is immediately live, viewable by everyone the moment it's posted. Knowledge experts review the live content and make necessary changes (or delete entire entries). Post-production moderation makes content availability much quicker but may contain more errors or irrelevant submissions. The integrity of the intranet will depend on how quickly questionable or irrelevant content is caught.
Peer-based moderation: Content is submitted (or edited) by users, is immediately live, and is not moderated by official knowledge experts. Users basically govern other users' submissions. If they notice errors or questionable content, they report it to official intranet owners for action. This community driven editing process relies on the conscientiousness of users to ensure the integrity of the content. UGC can also be rated (e.g., on a scale of 1 to 5) by other users to give readers an indication as to the quality of the content.

RFID at Prada

2007-02-02T08:14:00.000Z

RFID

Prada has put RFID tags on every item at it's New York Epicentre store.

Technology plays an important role in the store. There are video monitors that hang from racks or are embedded in tables.

The dressing rooms feature clear glass that turns opaque when you step on a round black button on the floor.

Inside the dressing room are two boxes made of thick semi-transparent Lucite. Both of which have RFID antennas embedded in them. One box is for shoes and accessories and the other is for hanging clothing. The closet reads the RFID tag and displays information about the item you are trying on a LCD touch-screen. You can also flick through accessories to go with the item or see the item in different colours or items in the same line.

The RFID Prada customer card is a vital asset for the regular Prada shopper. You can shop anonymously, or you can present your card to a sales associate, who scanas the RFID chip in it. You are identified and your preferences are immediatley called up. If you have a favourite sales associate, he or she can be alerted that you have arrived. If not any associate can quickly review your personal preferences. If you have purchased several pairs of shoes recently, the associate might ask if you would like to see a few new designs that have just come in.

The idea is give a level of service that is superior to anything except the by-appointment bespoke services of upscale boutiques.

2007-02-02T08:13:00.000Z

Sustainable Development

International Institute For Sustainable Development - http://www.iisd.org/

The U.K's Sustainable Development Commission - http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/index.php

"The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) Wales is the Welsh Assembly's independent advisory body on sustainable development. The Commission reports direct to the First Minister for Wales on key policy areas including local government, regeneration and health. This ensures that the work which is going on over the breadth and depth of the sustainable development agenda is widely recognised. SDC helps government departments, local authorities and businesses put sustainable development at the heart of what they do."

The Welsh Assembly's independent advisory body on sustainable development

- http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/wales.php

2007-01-31T22:49:00.000Z

Stars of C.C.T.V.

Monday, October 09, 2006
You Tube is an excellent way to get ratings for your videos click here to open You Tube in a new window
You Tube is soon to be available on your mobile in the U.S claims an article published in the New York Times By Matt Richtel on November 28, 2006
Click here for full article

Here in Britain we are in the midst of a music revolution. You Tube, P2P networks and Social networking sites such as My Space, Beeboo and Face Book (click for a comprehensive list of social networking sites) have brought about this revolution. Musicians no longer have to tout their wares to a record companies . They can get their music out there by publishing it online. The fans are the new hit makers, bypassing the men in suits at the record companies.

The Arctic Monkeys are one such band that achieved their fame through the Internet. They were an unsigned band who played local gigs in small backstreet clubs. After uploading demo files to their site they began handing out demo CDs at their gigs with their web address inside the cover. Fans downloaded and shared their music with friends and friends of friends and news of the new talent spread worldwide like a virus. The Arctic monkeys were soon bombarded wit fans demanding to know where they could purchase their music. By the time they got signed they were so popular that their debut single became the fastest selling debut record by a British artist ever. Another such artist who shot to fame online is Lily Allen. She says at the time of joining My Space she didn't realise the potential of using her space as a marketing tool. She initially signed up for an account because "Everybody else was doing it". She never imagined she would gain over 135,000 friends/fans online. She now uses her My Space to keep fans up to date on her career and to inform them of single / album releases and tour dates.

Lily Allen leads the nominations for the Brit Awards this year. The 21-year-old - unknown to all but her My Space friends this time last year - is nominated in four categories including Best British Female. She is also in the running for Best British Breakthrough Act, Best British Album for Alright Still and Best British Single for Smile.

One of her rivals in the Best British Female is Nerina Pallot. The part-French, part-Indian singer-songwriter grew up on the Channel Island of Jersey. She was dropped by her record label in 2001 and considered quitting the business altogether. But her second album Fires, released independently, sold 10,000 copies via the Internet and after-gig sales before it was picked up by a major label. Arctic Monkeys are nominated for Best British Group and for Best British Album.

Salad Fingers

people on the program want to make video but how to make it interactive
interaction with google and You Tube for rating
Radio 2 using it
Chris Moyles
peer 2 peer & my space as marketing tools
Interaction with audiences using my space
Gap in the marketing the film radio industries
copyright issues
snowballing effect with my space
Phenomenon of using camera phones
you can email in videos on "who's been framed"
people using mobile technology
video phone footage from latest gulf war
the Blair witch project - night-vision on big screen
Shift in the way that we do trust thing coming from p2p networks
Network traffic intense when something big happens in one area.
mobiles are centralised networks
diy approach to making news coverage
instead of working for press they work freelance and distribute the media through forums and networks
Independent news gathering services
http://www.indymedia.com/mc/index.php

Compression tools
low resolution images
a lot of people who make movies want to make high compression movies in a controlled environment
data rate
Vectorised graphics are scalable without losing quality and sharpness of images compared to pixelated images
GPRS expensive so would have compressed images
Image quality is down to bandwidth of user

Production

flash technology produced for people distribution of video
opportunity to pitch an animation for a broadcast

peter greenway

light low res approaches to making images

personal project

you can do screen projecting

www.mediawatch.com

Japanese commercial, DoCoMo ...

2007-01-26T08:59:00.001Z

SHOT CODES

2007-01-25T17:40:00.000Z

WORLD'S 1st
SHOT CODE TATTOO

http://www.shotcode.com

QR CODES

2007-01-25T17:08:00.000Z

QR code readers and generators can be downloaded free of charge from http://reader.kaywa.com/getit

QR Codes. Next Big Thing From Japan?

Nokia N93 launches with barcode reader software pre-installed

Nokias latest smartphone, the N93 has launched and is perhaps one of the most ‘action packed’ cellphones Nokia has ever made. If you look past the shiny optical lens, wifi, bluetooth and other 3G features, you’ll find innovations on the software side also.

A poster and magazines with TMS code content from the Phillappines

QR CODES and WINDOWS LIVE BARCODES

2007-01-25T15:37:00.000Z

2.0 WEB FORMATION

2007-01-24T10:05:00.000Z

social networking sites

2007-01-17T07:40:00.000Z

Name	Description/Focus	User count	Registration
43 Things	Tagging	627,000^[1]	Open
Adoos	Latin America and Spain classifieds, personals	1,000,000	Open
Amie Street	Music	Unknown^[2]	Open
AIM Pages	AOL Instant Messenger	Unknown	Open
aSmallWorld	European jet set and social elite	150,000^[3]	Invite-only
BlackPlanet.com	African-Americans	18,000,000^[4]	Open
Babbello	Australian teenagers	30,000^[5]	Open
Bebo	Schools and colleges	22,000,000^[6]	Open
Blue Dot	Link sharing	80,000^[7]	Open
Blurty	Blogs, based on LiveJournal	947,169^[8]	Open
Bolt	General (music and video)	4,000,000^[9]	Open
CarDomain	Car enthusiasts	1,600,000^[10]	Open
Care2	Green living and activism	6,600,000^[11]	Open
Classmates.com	School, college, work and the military	40,000,000^[12]	Open
Consumating	"Consumeetings"	21,000^[13]	Open
Cyworld	South Korea	15,000,000^[14]	Open
Dandelife	Collective narratives or "shared biographies"	unknown	Open
DeadJournal	"Dark" blogs, based on LiveJournal	490,310^[15]	By invite or payment
Dodgeball.com	Mobile location-based service	unknown^[16]	Open
Doostang	Careers	53,000^[17]	Invite-only
Draugiem.lv	Latvia	731,652^[18]	Invite-only
Ecademy	Business	100,000^[19]	Open
eCRUSH	General	3,800,000^[20]	Open
Facebook	General	12,000,000^[21]	Open
Facebox	European young adults (14-24)	1,704,391^[22]	Open
Faceparty	British teens and 20-somethings	5,900,000^[23]	Open
Flickr	Photo sharing	4,000,000^[24]	Open
Fotki	Photo sharing	1,000,000^[25]	Open
Friends Reunited	School, college, work, sport and streets	Unknown^[26]	Open
Friendster	General	29,100,000^[27]	Open
Frühstückstreff	General	10,100^[28]	Open
Gaia Online	Anime and Games	5,000,000^[29]	Open
Gazzag	General	Unknown	Open
GoPets	Virtual pets	400,000^[30]	Open
Graduates.com	School, college, and work	650,000^[31]	Open
GreatestJournal	Blogs, based on LiveJournal	1,514,865^[32]	Open
Grono.net	Poland	830,000^[33]	Invite-only
Hi5	General	50,000,000^[34]	Open
Hyves	General; focus on students and Dutch speakers	2,311,790^[35]	Open
imeem	Instant messaging	Unknown^[36]	Open
IMVU	3D chat software	1,000,000^[37]	Open
IRC-Galleria	Finland	350,000^[38]	Open
iWiW	Hungary	1,500,000^[39]	Invite only
Joga Bonito	Football (soccer)	Unknown	Open
Last.fm	Music	Unknown^[40]	Open
LDS LinkUp	Latter-day Saint social site, forum and job postings	Unknown	Open to people 18 and over
LDS Singles Hearts	LDS social site mentioned in Time Magazine.	Unknown^[41]	Open to people 18 and over
LinkedIn	Business	8,500,000^[42]	Open
LiveJournal	Blogging	10,921,263^[43]	Open
LunarStorm	Sweden	1,200,000^[44]	Open
MEETin	General	50,000^[45]	Open
MiGente.com	Latinos	3,600,000^[46]	Open
Mixi	Japan	5,000,000^[47]	Invite-only
MOG	Music	Unknown	Open
Mugshot	Live social experiences around entertainment	Unknown	Open
Multiply	"Real world" relationships	3,000,000^[48]	Open
myGamma	Cell phones	1,360,000^[49]	Open
MySpace	General	130,000,000^[50]	Open
myYearbook	General	950,000^[51]	Open
Neurona	Spanish businesses and Italy	760,000^[52]	Open
Nexopia	Canada	866,000	Open
orkut	Owned by Google	36,532,811 ^[53]	Open
Passado	General (business)	4,700,000^[54]	Open
Phrasebase	Foreign Languages (education)	100,000^[55]	Open
Piczo	Teenagers, Canadians, photo sharing	10,000,000^[56]	Open
Playahead	Swedish teenagers	530,000^[57]	Open
ProfileHeaven	British teens	100,000^[58]	Open
Rediff Connexions	India	1,400,000^[59]	Open
Reunion.com	Locating friends and family	25,000,000^[60]	Open
Ruckus	Music	300,000^[61]	College students only
Ryze	Business	250,000^[62]	Open
Sconex	American high schools	500,000^[63]	Open
Studivz	University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries	1,000,000	Open
Studybreakers	High school students	34,000^[64]	Open
Stumbleupon	Websurfing	1,200,000^[65]	Open
TagWorld	General (tagging)	1,850,692^[66]	Open
TakingITGlobal	Social action	116,000^[67]	Open
The Student Center	Teens and colleges	800,000^[68]	Open
Threadless	Custom T-shirts	364,474	Open
Travellerspoint	Travel	82,000^[69]	Open
Tribe	General	602,876^[70]	Open
Vampire Freaks	Gothic industrial culture	766,000^[71]	Open
VietSpace	Vietnamese	20,000^[72]	Open
Vox	Blogging	Unknown	Open
WAYN	Travel & Lifestyle	7,000,000^[73]	Open to people 18 and older
WebBiographies	Genealogy & Biography	4,500^[74]	Open
Windows Live Spaces	Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces)	30,000,000^[75]	Open - Uses Windows Live ID
Xanga	Blogs and "metro" areas	40,000,000^[76]	Open
XING	Business	1,000,000^[77]	Open
Xuqa	Colleges	1,000,000^[78]	Open
Yahoo! 360°	Linked to Yahoo! IDs	4,700,000^[79]	Open to people 18 and older
Zaadz	Social consciousness	36,467^[80]	Open

References

^ 43things, [1]. October 7, 2006.
^ http://amiestreet.com/welcome
^ International Herald Tribune article, Join? Well, if you have to ask.... 29 August 2005.
^ BlackPlanet, BlackPlanet homepage. April 13, 2006.
^ Mashable! review, [2]. 10 March 2006.
^ BBC News article, Teen craze over networking sites. 23 March 2006.
^ Blue Dot Inc. (2006-09-14). Blue Dot Continues to Change the Way People Share with Friends. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
^ Blurty's stat page as of 10 August 2006.
^ Bolt acquires UK SMS text messaging company Fonepark
^ http://www.cardomain.com/
^ Care2 statistics, [www.care2.com]. 13 November 2006.
^ The View article, Take a Second Chance with that First Love. February 1, 2006.
^ Consumating.com, [3]. 10 August 2006.
^ Business Week article, E-Society: My World Is Cyworld. September 26, 2005.
^ DeadJournal, DeadJournal.com statistics. 10 August 2006.
^ http://www.dodgeball.com/
^ http://www.doostang.com/
^ http://draugiem.lv/
^ Ecademy announcement, [4]. 20 October 2006.
^ [5]
^ About Facebook, accessed 2 December 2006.
^ About Facebox, Facebox in English, Facebox in French, Facebox in German,Facebox in Spanish,Facebox in Portuguese,Facebox in Dutch, accessed 8 January 2007.
^ Faceparty, Faceparty homepage. 13 April 2006.
^ Blog article, [6]. April 3, 2006.
^ Fotki Journal, Their "Blog" Entry - accessed 18 January 2007.
^ Friends Reunited, Their UK 'About Us' Page - no visible Usercount, accessed 14 January 2007.
^ Friendster, Friendster overview, 2006.
^ Frühstückstreff, [7], 2006.
^ http://www.gaiaonline.com/ as of 5 November 2006.
^ http://www.gopetslive.com/
^ Graduates [8], as of 21 December 2006.
^ http://www.greatestjournal.com/ as of 10 August 2006
^ Usercount is available to logged-in members
^ http://www.hi5networks.com/
^ http://hyves.nl/ as of 13 September 2006
^ http://www.imeem.com/
^ IMVU, IMVU Information. 2006.
^ http://irc-galleria.net/
^ Official iWiW blog. 19 July 2006.
^ https://www.last.fm/
^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1137681-2,00.html
^ https://www.linkedin.com/
^ http://www.livejournal.com/ (as of 15 August 2006).
^ PressBox.co.uk Press Release, LunarStorm launches new, fun, young adult and teen service in UK. 17 November 2005.
^ comdex score
^ http://migente.com/
^ Press Release by mixi, Inc. (in Japanese). 26 July 2006.
^ Multiply.com company blog entry. 25 August 2006.
^ mygamma.com, myGamma homepage. as of 16 January 2007.
^ http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA111906.01A.myspacepastor_.305b1af.html 28 November 2006. As of Nov. 2006.
^ Web generation preserves memories online. 25 June 2006.
^ http://www.neurona.com/
^ Count based on number of people available in primary network as of 18 December 2006.
^ http://www.passado.com/index.aspx
^ http://www.phrasebase.com/
^ Wall Street Journal, "Myspace's New Rivals Are Winning Friends", September 29, 2006.
^ Press-release MTG/Playahead acquisition, 9 January 2007
^ ProfileHeaven Press Release, Profileheaven to Appoint Paul Myers to Board. March 18, 2006.
^ http://connexions.rediff.com/connexions/
^ http://www.reunion.com
^ https://www.ruckus.com/
^ Ryze, Ryze business networking. May 2006.
^ ClickZ article, Alloy Buys High School Social Networking Site. March 29, 2006
^ Studybreakers, forum post (registration required).
^ http://www.stumbleupon.com/about.html
^ http://tagworld.com/
^ http://www.takingitglobal.org/
^ http://www.student.com/mediakit.php
^ http://www.travellerspoint.com/stats.cfm
^ browse people. Retrieved on 17 January 2007. Open to members only
^ http://vampirefreaks.com/
^ VietSpace member list
^ Media Week article, Media Run wins travellers' website account. 27 April 2006.
^ Based on most recent profiles featured on http://www.webbiographies.com/ front page.
^ Trendwatching.com, Youniversal Branding. July 2006.
^ WPXI article, Warnings Issued For Popular Web Site. July 21, 2005.
^ openBC Press Release openBC hits the 1 million member mark. 31 January 2006.
^ Xuqa, Xuqa homepage. April 13, 2006.
^ In the Race With Google, It’s Consistency vs. ‘Wow’. New York Times, 24 July 2006.
^ Zaadz People, Zaadzsters page. 15 December 2006.

List of social networking websites Wikipedia contributors,Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 19 January 2007 22:11 UTC, Page Version ID: 101875369
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_social_networking_websites&oldid=101875369

Session 8 - VoIP

2006-12-28T22:28:00.004Z

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a technology that enables the transmission of voice over an existing IP network such as "the Internet" or a local network. VoIP is a way of converting the analogue signals when using a phone to a digital format (across a network) and then back into analogue at the receiver.

To be able to make calls using VoIP, software needs to be installed on your P.C. There are number of free VoIP software packages available for download online. The software enables the P.C. to transmit and receive VoIP calls, you will likely only be able to communicate with other VoIP users. The advantage this this is that it is completely free (except for your usual internet connection), but with a limited reach of other VoIP terminals only. There are however, companies which act as a gateway between VoIP and traditional PSTN lines (the usual telephone network). This sort of company may charge you for its services for calling a normal telephone number, but it is likely to be a heavily reduced rate to normal charges.

Some examples of VoIP Software

Skype is a very popular propriety VoIP system, with free calls to other Skype users (calls to conventional landlines are also possible at much lower rates). Ideal for beginners and those familiar with standard MSN.

Gizmo is an open source VoIP system which is similar in functionality to Skype but has a few more features, SIP compatibility and can call landlines at similar rates.

Vonage offer a more dedicated system for unlimited local and national calls to landlines and other VoIP users. A free adapter converts your landline phone to plug directly into your router to provide a familiar service.

All you need is a microphone and speakers, although a headset is usually preferable. Analogue Telephone Adapters (VoIP gateways) allow you to connect your old telephone to your PC/Router for direct calling. Some Analogue Telephone Adapters require software to be installed to act as a gateway for the phone to function This method was very popular until dedicated IP phones arrived. IP Phones look exactly like a normal telephone, expect they plug directly into your router to communicate directly with another VoIP gateway, server or phone. No computer or software is required and it can be used completely independently as long as an internet connection exists.

Current telephone networks are used for the same purpose (voice transmission), but require complex circuit switching to route calls to their destination. As VoIP uses existing IP technology, it uses Packet switching to send information - directing only the "packets" of voice data to their destination. This requires much less infrastructure and logistics than legacy telecommunications technologies - saving a considerable amount of money for the user. Dial-up users will find VoIP impractical to use, as it requires more bandwidth than can be provided. Any broadband user should be able to fully utilise VoIP without any problems. This technology has numerous advantages over the current system, mainly in cost reduction, but also in future capacity and capabilities. It would not be difficult to combine VoIP with other existing technologies such as streaming video

Pros

Accessible for all types of users Home users, small office and large companies can all benefit from a properly implemented VoIP system.
The initial overhead costs are fairly linear with no high initial startup cost, as existing computers and routers can be used.
Free VoIP>VoIP calls - Intraoffice communication costs are reduced to zero and calls to other VoIP users are completely free.
Increased Security - It isn't as easy for someone to listen into a call when you are speaking to someone digitally.
Little Training Required - Dedicated IP phones are similar in function to standard phones
A properly implemented system can have higher quality than a normal phone.

Cons

Variable Quality - If the network is congested or other users are consuming too much bandwidth from the same internet connection, the quality of the call can degrade. Voices can sound strange and lag times can increase in worst cases.
Network configuration - Home users will not experience this problem, but large networks will have to assign VoIP QoS priorities to make sure VoIP is always available under heavy networking loads.

VoIP Service Providers

1TouchTone

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

AEMcom Srl

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	IT
Market:	Italy

(aq)

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	UK
Market:	United Kingdom

AOL

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

AT&T

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

BroadVoice

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

BroadVox Direct

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

calleveryone

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

CallGate

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	BG, DE, UK, US
Market:	Worldwide

CliConnect

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	CA, UK, US
Market:	Worldwide

EarthLink

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

Engin

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	AU
Market:	Australia

Encounta

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	private
Market:	Australia

euphonex

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device Asterisk PBX Supported
Numbers:	US, CA, UK, MX, JP, IT, FR, ES, AR, BR, CL, PE, SG
Market:	Worldwide

EW Communications

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	UK
Market:	United Kingdom

Fastweb

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	IT
Market:	Italy

GalaxyVoice

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

iConnectHere

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	private
Market:	Worldwide

ifreedom

Services:	PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	private
Market:	CA,UK,US

Gizmo Project

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) PC to PC voice calls
Numbers:	private
Market:	Worldwide

ineen

Services:	PC to PC voice calls PC to PC video calls
Numbers:	private
Market:	Worldwide

ivoz

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	BR
Market:	BR

IP Connection

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	private
Market:	US

Lingo

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	AR, AU, BR, CA, FR, GT, HK, IT, JP, KR, PR, TW, UK, US
Market:	US

Majosa Communications

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	Worldwide

Mconnect, Inc.

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	Worldwide

MyWebCalls

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	private
Market:	Worldwide

MyPhoneCompany

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

Net2Phone

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	CA, UK, US
Market:	CA, UK, US

NuFone Network

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls PC to PC video calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	private
Market:	US

Nuvio

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

OmniLEC

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls PC to PC video calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

Packet8

Services:	PC to PC video calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

SimpleTelecom

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

SIP Phone

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	UK,US
Market:	US

Skype

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls
Numbers:	private + DK, FI, FR, HK, NO, SE, UK, US
Market:	Worldwide

SunRocket

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

TeliPhone

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone
Numbers:	CA
Market:	CA, US

TelTel

Services:	PC to PC voice calls
Numbers:	private
Market:	Worldwide

Tierzero

Services:	Hosted VoIP Services PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls PC to PC video calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

Time Warner Cable

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

Unlimitel

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	CA
Market:	Canada

USA Datanet

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

Verizon

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

Wazatel

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	private
Market:	Worldwide

Vbuzzer

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls
Numbers:	CA, US
Market:	Worldwide

via:talk

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

Voiceglobe

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US, BE, UK, FR, ES, IT, DE
Market:	Worldwide

VoicePulse

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

VoIPAmerican

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

VoIP Buster

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls
Numbers:	private
Market:	Worldwide

VoIP.net

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

VoIPTalk

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware IP phone Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	UK
Market:	UK

Vonage

Services:	PC to phone calling (via a soft phone) Phone to PC calls PC to PC voice calls Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	CA, MX, UK, US
Market:	CA, US

VOZ Online

Services:	Phone to Phone calls Phone calls from a hardware ATA device
Numbers:	US
Market:	US

Vonage Wi-Fi Phone

Vonage have brought out a Wi-Fi phone available in the uk.

The WiFi UTStarcom F1000 is a pocket-sized, wireless Internet phone that uses Vonage service by connecting to wireless Internet access points worldwide, also known as WiFi hotspots. It's an easy way to bring your Vonage service anywhere.

Take it With You

The Vonage WiFi phone is great for people on the go - use the phone with wireless Internet networks at home or at the office, or when traveling and have access to a compatible WiFi hotspot. The WiFi phone is a great way to enjoy high-quality Vonage Broadband phone service around the globe, and help you save money.

How it Works

The Vonage WiFi phone works by accessing wireless Internet connections such as a wireless router in your home or office, or WiFi hotspots around the globe. You can access open WiFi hotspots quickly and easily, as well as various secure hotspots. Traveling to your office in New York? Use their wireless Internet connection and your Vonage WiFi phone to talk to your family and co-workers back home at no additional charge! It works at many hotels, airports, coffee shops, and more!

http://www.vonage.co.uk/device.php?type=F1000

p2p

2006-11-21T07:28:00.000Z

Music has always been sometime that people have liked to share with others and the internet has made that possible on a grand scale. You can now easily share music with friends or strangers anywhere in the world that has access to the world wide web with the help of a Peer to Peer File Sharing program.

There are many different Peer to Peer (commonly known as P2P) software programs. If you don’t already have one you have propably heard of one of them. The most popular of them being Limewire, Azeurus, Kazaa, Utorrent, Usenet, Emule and BitTorrent to name but a few. There are millions of users of P2P networks all over the world that enables you to share audio, video, text files (e.g. e-books), software programs and games.

There has been a lot of media attention focused on P2P networks because of legal issues to do with sharing copyright of the content. As well as the legal copyright risks involved with P2P filesharing there are also issues of harmful content / contact and with privacy and security.

How P2P works

P2P software is downloaded from the internet and installled on your P.C. The software creates a “shared media” folder on your P.C. in which files are stored that you wish to share with others

Session 7 - Doug Englebart & Ted Nelson

2006-11-13T22:28:00.000Z

Ted Nelson discovered the concept of hypertext, influencing several developers of the Internet, most notably Tim Berners-Lee.
Ted Nelson's mother was an actress, and his father was a director. He went to Swarthmore College in the late 1950's, where he became a film maker. He then went to graduate school at the University of Chicago in 1959, followed by Harvard University in 1960, where he took a course in computer programming using an IBM 7090 computer and began to think about writing a document management system to index and organize his collection of notes.
As he considered the design of this system, Nelson applied his experience as a filmmaker with the conception of complex motion picture effects, moving from one shot to another, and conceived of the idea of hypertext. He became profoundly convinced of the enormous value of such a system, and has been thinking and talking about it ever since.
Nelson's first job was as a photographer and film editor at a Miami laboratory where John Lilly was carrying out research on the intelligence of dolphins, using LINC microcomputers to analyze their talking, as fascinated by acoustics as J.C.R. Licklider. Nelson then moved to a job teaching sociology at Vassar College.
The word "hypertext" was first coined by Nelson in 1963, and is first found in print in a college newspaper article about a lecture he gave called "Computers, Creativity, and the Nature of the Written Word" in January, 1965:

Nelson later popularized the hypertext concept in his book Literary Machines. His vision involved implementation of a "docuverse", where all data was stored once, there were no deletions, and all information was accessible by a link from anywhere else. Navigation through the information would be non-linear, depending on each individual's choice of links. This was more than text -- it was hypertext. The web realizes part of this vision, except that there are deletions, and some information is stored in more than one place.

Nelson has continued to develop his theory, and instantiates it with Project Xanadu, a high-performance hypertext system that assures the identity of references to objects, and solves the problems of configuration management and copyright control. Anyone is allowed to reference anything, provided that references are delivered from the original, and possibly involving micro payments to the copyright holders.
For example, the Xanadu system would enable an artist to post their work in electronic form and let it be accessed any number of times, without having to worry about suddenly receiving an insupportable bill for network bandwidth costs. By adding useful structure, the system frees up the information and makes it available to everyone.
Nelson has also worked on the following systems:
INLUV -- Interactive Non-Linear Undo and Versioning -- A rich compatibility standard for interconnection between different types of software.
Transpublishing -- A web enabled copyright and delivery method allowing people to republish other's work freely. Nelson's picture at the top of this page is transpublished.
Zigzag -- A multi-dimensional system of interconnections between all sorts of objects, processes, and documents, with a shareware version for Linux.
Some of the organizations Nelson has worked with are listed below:
The Xanadu Group. Nelson first used the term "Xanadu" to refer to his hypertext vision in 1967. In 1979 Nelson convened The Xanadu Group, including Stuart Greene, Roger Gregory, Roland King, Eric Hill, Mark Miller, and K. Eric Drexler, to work on the design for a database and file system to implement a hypertext system.
Xanadu Operating Company. Nelson created the Xanadu Operating Company, Inc. (XOC) in 1983.
Hypertext Conference. The first hypertext conference was held in 1987, supported by 23 companies, including Apple Computer, Bell Communications Research, Harvard University, and Xerox PARC, and published 29 research papers.
Autodesk. In February, 1988, the company Autodesk bought the Xanadu project and the Xanadu trademark. In August, 1992, they licensed the rights to the XOC software to Memex, Inc (later "Filoli"), named after Vannevar Bush's system, and the "Xanadu" trademark was given back to Nelson.
Serious Cybernetics. In 1993, Nelson reformulated his ideas as a system of business publishing relationships, and licensed the specification to Serious Cybernetics in Australia as Xanadu Australia.
Sapporo HyperLab. In 1994, Nelson moved to Japan and founded the Sapporo HyperLab. The latest specification was licensed to what was then SenseMedia as Xanadu America. One of the last pages is here.
Keio University. In 1996, Nelson became a Professor of Environmental Information at Keio University at Shonan Fujisawa, Japan.
Oxford Internet Institute. In 2004, Nelson was the first recipient of a new Visiting Fellowship at Wadham College linked to the Oxford Internet Institute (OII).
Nelson also maintains a home page on hyperland.com.
Resources. Nelson's hypertext ideas influenced the Hyper-G and Microcosm projects, Apple HyperCard -- the first commercial hypertext system developed by Bill Atkinson, and the Lotus Notes workgroup software.

Project Xanadu is Ted Nelson’s trademark. He wants to create a new breed of computer. One that kids will be able to program. It will allow the user freedom to collage and quote and compare. The collage will still be there.
Present computing is full of restrictions and the user is a prisoner to the applications he is using
Donald Norman (1988) writes
Hypertext requires a computer with high-resolution display, good graphics, a pointing device and a tremendous amount of memory.
Hypertext was invented by Ted Nelson although the basic idea can probably be traced to Vanevar Bush’s prophetic Atlantic Monthly “As we may think” (1945). Nelson’s books are pretty good examples of how close one can come to hypertext without the use of a computer .

This a link to an Adhd paper that writes about Ted Nelson

http://www.nyu.edu/fas/ihpk/CultureMatters/culmattersshorter2.pdf
and an extract from that report

"Another person who represents the divide between discipline in childhood and rambunctious
creativity in adulthood is Ted Nelson, the inventor of hypertext and other visionary uses
of home computers and the web. He is well known for his conceptualization and development
of Xanadu“, a hypertext network ofdocuments that allows them to be "read
together while remaining integrally distinct. The goal of Xanadu“, on the one hand is
total and instantaneous information access; on the other hand, it is the continuous revelation
of the specific interconnectedness of all text." Nelson says that his inventions arose out of his
trouble fitting into conventional styles of study."

Douglas Englebart

Session 6 - Location Aware Services & Locative Media

2006-11-06T22:28:00.000Z

Innovative development of Technology has allowed us to be connected today, more so than ever before. through the increase in it's use and it's availability to the overall population. It takes less time and money in today's world to mass produce technology thus enabling this widespread increase in connectedness. We have increased accessibility to mobile phones, PDAs, Laptops, MP3's, GPS, portable gaming devices, digital cameras, computers, the internet etc etc...

In the past, the arts world and the technology world have existed as two separate entities. But as technology progresses we are seing it taking a creative and artistic route and vice versa. Locative media is at the point when the two worlds overlap.

What Are Location-Based Services?

Location-based services (LBS) are applications that leverage the user's physical location to provide an enhanced service or experience. Location awareness can be used, for example, for mapping and navigation, shipment tracking, finding points of interest or a even virtual tour guide. Location awareness differentiates mobile applications from traditional PC and wired Internet services. GPS, RFID, Bluetooth are used in many locative media projects.

Ben Russell is the author of Headmap.org.uk (a blueprint for wireless technology, location aware devices) and one of the founders of the Locative Media Lab. In Russell’s on-line article for Vodafone Receiver Magazine, he discusses the social qualities of locative communication.

A location service or location-based service (LBS) in a cellular telephone network is a service provided to the subscriber based on their current geographic location. The position of a mobile phone user can be known by user entry, such as the input of a town name, zip code or street into a web page, or from a GPS chip built into the phone.

Here are some papers written on the subject of locative media

[ 'Social Media' ] Rachel Barron
[ 'Theory of the Dérive' ] Guy Debord
[ 'A User’s Guide to Détournement' ] Guy Debord + Gil Wolman
[ Pursedlipssquarejaw ] Anne Galloway
[ 'Protocol: How Control Exists After Decentralization' ] Alexander Galloway
[ 'The Locative Dystopia' ] Drew Hemment
['Sousveillance' ] Steve Mann
[ Locative Media and Social Code ] Ben Russel
[ Interactive Tele-Journalism - article about Shawn Van Every ] Dan Gillmor
[ The Situationist International Text Library ]
[ About Psychogepgraphy ]
[ WikiPedia: What is Psychogeography? ]
[ Wendy Hui Kyong Chun ]

Fun With GPS Donald Cooke
http://gis.esri.com/esripress/display/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&websiteID=91&moduleID=10

ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Privacy and Security in the Location-enhanced World Wide Web

Jason I. Hong1, Gaetano Boriello2,3, James A. Landay2,3, David W. McDonald4, Bill N. Schilit2, J. D. Tygar1
1 Computer Science Division, University of California, Berkeley
2 Intel Research Seattle, 1100 NE 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98105
3 Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
4 Information School, University of Washington
ABSTRACT
Privacy concerns remain a major barrier to adoption of location-based services. Users demand significant, concrete benefits before they are willing to allow an outside party to track their movements. We propose Place Lab, a trustworthy, secure location infrastructure that gives users control over the degree of personal information they release. Place Lab allows service providers to design

Link to full article: http://www.placelab.org/publications/pubs/ubicomp2003-privacy-placelab.pdf

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS AND RELATED WORKS

locative media production http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/

"Can You See Me?" Blast Theory.
http://www.blasttheory.co.uk/bt/work_cysmn.html
Chandler, Rita. "High-tech game of hide and seek fascinates." USA Today, June 29, 2004.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-06-29-fun-with-geocaching_x.htm
"Colors." Gizmondo.
http://www.gizmondo.com/games/item.asp?id=4
"Conqwest" Web site.
http://www.conqwest2005.com/
Geocaching: The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site. http://www.geocaching.com/
Girardin, Fabien. "Pervasive Game Development Today." March, 2005.
http://www.girardin.org/fabien/catchbob/pervasive/
Graham-Rowe, Duncan. "Gamers turn cities into a battleground." New Scientist, June 12, 2005.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7498&feedId=online-news_rss20
"Kidnap." Blast Theory.
http://www.blasttheory.co.uk/bt/work_kidnap.html

Graffiti research lab

http://kirstiesdfimccs.blogspot.com/2007/02/this-is-not-graffiti-research-lab_02.html

http://graffitiresearchlab.com/

WEBSITES

social locative stickies - socialight.com
http://www.socialight.com/

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms950423.aspx

http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2004/12/22/anthony_townsen....html

http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showforum.aspx?forumid=34&siteid=1

smart phone map app
http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showforum.aspx?forumid=34&siteid=1

http://www.agre.org/program/criteria.cfm?do=program

http://netpublics.annenberg.edu/locative_media/beyond_locative_media
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/MapPoint2006/ALLAboutGPS.asp
http://www.google.com/gmm/index.html?utm_source=us-et-more&utm_medium=et&utm_campaign=gmm

LOCATION BASED SERVICES , LOCATION AWARE DEVICES IN THE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING INDUSTRY

Location based services and location aware devices are now being deployed in the advertising and marketing industry. There are many innovative ad campaigns using various mobile and location based technologies.

One such campaign is leading advertising agency AKQA's for Yell.com. GPS systems on London Buses are utilised for the location aware ads. The London buses feature adverts for local businesses that change according to where the bus is. There are also interactive displays on the bus shelters where you can find out local business information, bus times, cinema times and maps. There are also giant screen in central London in areas where the traffic is always slow moving such as Kings Cross. The screens feature cctv like scenarios with yell.com finding a solution to the problem given with an appropriate phone number.

http://awards.akqa.com/awards2006/yell/results/digital6sheets.wmv

Click above link for a video of the Yell.com campaign

RFID in Japan
Crossing the chasm
« Horse Mackerel Traceability Main Information Resources on RFID in Korea »
RFID Jeans in Future Department Store
On January 17, Mitsukoshi and Fujitsu announced that their RFID pilot test, dubbed "Future Store - Department Store Version," will take place from January 31 till February 13 at New York Runway, a store on the 2nd floor of Mitsukoshi Ginza Department Store. This pilot test is part of the "Japanese Future Store" project which is led by the government.

5,000 pairs of jeans will be RFID-tagged for the purpose of inventory management and improvement of services and operations. The tagged jeans will be put on "smart shelves," which will allow continuous monitoring of jeans on shelves as well as stock rooms. The smart shelves have electronic-paper displays so that customers can check up-to-date inventory information by themselves.
Also, the store has six "intelligent fitting rooms" that are equipped with large-screen IP phones and RFID readers. In these fitting rooms, customers can, for example, easily get information about the availability of different sizes. In addition, there will be touch-panel computers in the store. Customers use them to get product recommendations ("e-recommendation") as well as detailed product information.
Moreover, Mitsukoshi will provide an experimental mobile "concierge" service using active RFID tags and mobile phones in order to uncover the possibilities (and limitations) of future store services. When customers carrying active RFID tags enter the store, their historical information (past visits to the store as well as purchase histories) is displayed on the mobile devices of sales agents. If customers want to interact with sales agents, they can push a button on the tag to call them.
via japan.internet.com, January 17, 2006 < href="http://interactive.usc.edu/members/sfisher/archives/2005/12/another_big_gam_1.html">http://interactive.usc.edu/members/sfisher/archives/2005/12/another_big_gam_1.html

Jan. 29, 2007—Ever since BMW subsidiary Mini USA brought the updated, sporty Mini Cooper to U.S. motorists in 2001, the wee car has been turning heads and generating a fervent fan base. Mini owners often nickname their Minis and detail them with custom paint jobs. Now, as part of a pilot program recently launched by the automaker's USA division, select Mini drivers in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Miami can utilize RFID key fobs to initiate personalized messages on billboards containing LED displays.

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3005/1/1/

Prada Uses RFID - click link below

http://kirstiesdfimccs.blogspot.com/2007/02/rfid-prada-has-put-rfid-tags-on-every.html

http://search.creativecommons.org/?q=locative+medi#

A new online mag dedicated to locative media
http://re.cont3xt.net/index.html

STARTING POINT WEB TWODOTZERO
http://re.cont3xt.net/pdf/Re_000.pdf

POSSIBILITIES IN LOCATIVE MEDIA
http://re.cont3xt.net/pdf/Re_001.pdf

TAGS

http://del.icio.us/garbnzgh/locative-media

CONFERENCES
Wearables Conference and Workshops - Rotterdam nov 06
http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-12566-en.html

SESSION 5 - PARTICIPATION

2006-11-02T15:55:00.000Z

Social mobile software

Social software networks and mobile software have seen a massive rise in popularity in the last few years. Social software comes in many different forms, the most well known being Web logs (aka blogs), wikis and social networking and tagging sites.

Blogs are easily updated online personal journals which are arranged in diary format. Blogs are accessible for all to read and leave comments on.

Wikis are online encyclopedias that can be extended and edited by users. The most popular of them being Wikipedia which was started in 2001, it currently contains 1,507,723 articles.

Social networking - My space. In May 2006 - Comscore’s Media Matrix reported that My Space had 51.4 Million unique visitors making it the 7th most frequented website in the world. Based on its size it would be the 12th largest country in the world.

The following link will dirct you to my comprehensive list of social networking sites

http://kirstiesdfimccs.blogspot.com/2007/01/social-networking-sites.html

Social Tagging sites such as del.icio.us and Blink list allow users to share their favourites/bookmarks with others. The bookmarks are tagged with keywords which enables the user to search for resources via others’ tags. This puts information in a social context, so you can find resources that others found useful and how they categorized them.

The Value of User-Generated Content

There is an increased prevalence of user-generated content (UGC) — discussion groups, blogs, wikis — on the Internet

What is User-Generated Content?

User-Generated vs. Engineered Content

Quality and Relevance: Since any user can create UGC, via multiple points of entry, it's more difficult to control the quality and relevance of the content being input.

Structure: Depending on the medium used, it might be difficult to structure, classify, and index (for search engines) free-form UGC.

Credibility:Since all users can become potential content providers, little is known about the credibility of the person and the content being posted

Oversight: If anyone is allowed to create intranet content, how will submissions be governed and moderated (if at all).

Listed below are some of the pros and cons of User Generated Content:

PROS

Many more methods of content entry, making it less restrictive
A wider content provider base means more areas of knowledge can be covered
Provides knowledge experts who aren't part of the intranet team with a medium in which to share their knowledge
Allows all users the choice of becoming intranet participants rather than just spectators

CONS

Might cause content overlap or duplication
The credibility of the source and the content might not always be apparent

The easy availability of content submission media might cause less-than-helpful users to post biased or questionable content
Very difficult to organize and structure free-form UGC

Moderating User-Generated Content

Pre-production moderation: Content is submitted (or edited) by users but isn't made available in the production environment until it's reviewed and verified by a knowledge expert. If they deem that the content is relevant and will be useful to users, the content is made live. Pre-production moderation will ensure the highest level of quality, but there's a delay between the time content is written and when it's made live.
Post-production moderation: Content is submitted (or edited) by users and is immediately live, viewable by everyone the moment it's posted. Knowledge experts review the live content and make necessary changes (or delete entire entries). Post-production moderation makes content availability much quicker but may contain more errors or irrelevant submissions. The integrity of the intranet will depend on how quickly questionable or irrelevant content is caught.
Peer-based moderation: Content is submitted (or edited) by users, is immediately live, and is not moderated by official knowledge experts. Users basically govern other users' submissions. If they notice errors or questionable content, they report it to official intranet owners for action. This community driven editing process relies on the conscientiousness of users to ensure the integrity of the content. UGC can also be rated (e.g., on a scale of 1 to 5) by other users to give readers an indication as to the quality of the content.

BOOKS ARTICLES AND PAPERS

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS AND RELATED WORKS

WEBSITES

VIRTUAL WORLDS

Virtual Worlds have become increasingly popular over the last few years one of the most popular is Second LIfe

"Since its launch in 2003, Second Life has signed up more than one and half million residents, with half a million active within the last 60 days. More than 10,000 people join each day. In September 2006 it grew at an amazing rate of 38%. Companies and entrepreneurs have discovered the economic potential of Second Life and about $500,000 (US Dollars) are spent there everyday."
.net magazine - Jan 2007

The following ink takes you to a comprehensive list of links and information about the many virtual world websites

http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/thesimsonline/

BLOGS AND ONLINE JOURNALS

CONFERENCES

FREE OPEN WIRELESS NETWORKS LINKS

2006-11-02T15:52:00.000Z

BOOKS

ARTICLES AND PAPERS

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS AND RELATED WORKS

WEBSITES

BLOGS AND ONLINE JOURNALS

CONFERENCES

STARS OF CCTV LINKS

2006-11-02T15:51:00.000Z

BOOKS

ARTICLES AND PAPERS

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS AND RELATED WORKS

WEBSITES

BLOGS AND ONLINE JOURNALS

CONFERENCES

http://www.radarfestival.com/Trackspage.html

2006-10-27T17:54:00.001Z

Session 4 - Sustainability

2006-10-23T22:50:00.000Z

Sustainability is all about working with the future in mind and building a sustainable environment. Access to technology for all is an international concern. New technology should be accessible to all and each country must build these technologys. EWach country has to reduce there carbon emmisons.
If we don't work together for a sustainable future global warming will increase and the weather even more tempermental.
There are carbon emission trade off schemes. New Businesses and enterprises need to look at sustinability as a key part of any business.

Access to computers for all is a current issue as is internet censorship. See link below

http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2007/infosoc_internet_governance_forum.pdf
Internet Governance Forum - Commentary on the first meeting January 2007

On 29th November 2006 - The Green Awards For Creativity in Sustainability are being held at the London Guild Hall.

www.greenawards.co.uk/

Definition of sustainability

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability

BOOKS

Wired Neighborhood (The)
by Stephen Doheny-Farina
Yale University Press
1996
(800) 987-7323
ISBN: 0-300-06765-8

Sustainable World (A)
Defining and measuring sustainable development
Edited by Thaddeus C. Trzyna
International Center for the Environment and Public Policy, PO Box 189040,
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 442-2472
1995
ISBN: 1-85383-267-7

ARTICLES AND PAPERS

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS AND RELATED WORKS

WEBSITES

BLOGS AND ONLINE JOURNALS

CONFERENCES

Session 3 - Stars of CCTV

2006-10-16T22:27:00.000Z

CCTV
CAMERA PHONES
SURVEILLANCE
VIDEO SCANNERS/RECEIVER
YOUTUBE
GOOGLEVIDEO
FLICKR
PRODUCTION
BROADCAST
DISTRBUTION
EDITINH
CIRCULATION

MICHELLE TERRAN
SURVEILLANCE CAMERA PLAYERS
GUERILLA TV

‘DIGITAL STORY-TELLING
BBC
TRAINING

Data Protection Act – limits the sharing of information

Everywhere you go you are recorded
You can ask for the footage of yourselves - legal right
In spain (Working as a journalist if your in the streets anyone can tape you)

Shoot a movie – sites where cctv – ask for footage – valid way of making tv

If want to produce tv

Michelle terrain
www.ubermatic.org/life

takes tv monitors

http://www.maplin.co.uk/

Wireless video / audio receivers (£26.99)

Surveillance camera players

Could shoot movie from one

Audio scanners

How do we get images out of the network and utilising them

Hi-fi stereo Signals (simon bringing it in next week)

FM transmitters - Broadcast onto network that is transmitting
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New media Gorilla marketing advertising

Advertising on Bluetooth
BLUEJACKING

Using Bluetooth to hijack peoples phones

Make promo videos and broadcast over Bluetooth

Server from Bluetooth
Build a schedule on it
Eg a soapopera episode transfer it broadcast
Broadcasting scheduling and produceing

Ways of distributing images easily

TASKS
THINK ABOUT THE ABOVE REFERENCES
THINK ABOUT THE PRODUCTION SIDE OF IT
IT’S IMPACT ON SOCIETY
IN THE FIELD OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA
WHAT EQUIPMENT YOU NEED
IMPACT ON AUDIENCES

INNOVATE AND DO INTERSTING CREATIVE THINGS IN IT

guerilla advertising articles

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20020805-1795.html
Guerilla advertising to be coming your way

8/5/2002 12:14:55 AM, by Ken "Caesar" Fisher

Session 2 - Free, Open Wireless Networks

2006-10-09T22:26:00.000Z

Regenerate IT is a wifi e-inclusion specialist at the leading edge of technological advances in connectivity that combines, wireless connectivity, with ten years of urban, economic and social inclusion.

Our purpose is to exploit the best that wi-fi has to offer those in regeneration, in an affordable, innovative, managed environment that is focussed on delivering benefit to communities involved in training, learning, capacity building and social enterprise.

Our mission is to:

Provide a one stop solution to allow the not for profit and public sectors to create wi-fi "hotspots" that links the digital revolution to social and economic improvement.

http://www.regenerateit.co.uk/index.html

http://www.netstumbler.com

netstumbler offers wi-fi advice and has a Wi-Fi HotSpot Locator for most of the World

Company (Detail)	Location	Street Address	SSID
Beverley Hotel	Cardiff,	177 Cathedral Road /	Mycloud
Birchgrove	Cardiff,	Caerphilly Road /	Mycloud
Blackweir Tav.(Canal Bt)Cardif	Cardiff,	North Road /	Mycloud
Bute Dock	Cardiff,	West Bute Street /	Mycloud
Cardiff City Holiday Inn	Cardiff,	Castle Street /	Mycloud
Cardiff City Road Riley Snooke	Cardiff,	48-54 City Road /	Mycloud
Cardiff Univ. Students Union	Cardiff,	Students Union, Park Place /	Mycloud
Cardiff Univ. Students Union	Cardiff,	Students Union, Park Place /	Mycloud
Cardiff Wellington St.Riley	Cardiff,	Wellington House, Wellington Street, Canton /	Mycloud
Claude Hotel	Cardiff,	140 Albany Road /	Mycloud
Corporation Hotel	Cardiff,	188 Cowbridge Road East /	Mycloud
Crofts Hotel	Cardiff,	Croft Street /	Mycloud
Crwys	Cardiff,	34 Crwys Road /	Mycloud
Discovery	Cardiff,	Lakeside /	Mycloud
Dolphin-Hotel	,	113 Bartholomew Street / Newbury	Dolphin-Hotel
Edwards	Cardiff,	Royal Hotel, St Marys Street /	Mycloud
Eli Jenkins	Cardiff,	7-8 Bute Crescent /	Mycloud
Fox & Hounds	Cardiff,	Old Church Road /	Mycloud
Gassy Jacks	Cardiff,	39-41 Salisbury Road /	Mycloud
Heath Hotel	Cardiff,	2 Whitchurch Road /	Mycloud
Hilton - Cardiff	Cardiff,	Kingsway /	BT Openzone
Internet Exchange - Cardiff	Cardiff,	8 Church Street /	Boingo
Kings Cross Hotel	Cardiff,	25 Caroline Street /	Mycloud
Maltings	Cardiff,	Cowbridge Road East /	Mycloud
Metro'S	Cardiff,	10 Bakers Row /	Mycloud
Nine Giants Hotel	Cardiff,	Thornhill Road /	Mycloud
O'Neills	Cardiff,	20-21 Trinity Street /	Mycloud
Old Monk	Cardiff,	64 St Mary Street /	Mycloud
Pen & Wig	Cardiff,	1 Park Grove /	Mycloud
Philharmonic	Cardiff,	76-77 St Mary Street /	Mycloud
Poets Corner	Cardiff,	52 Clare Road /	Mycloud
Queens Vaults	Cardiff,	29 Westgate Street /	Mycloud
Robin Hood Hotel	Cardiff,	16 Severn Grove /	Mycloud
Royal Exchange	Cardiff,	145 Cowbridge Road East /	Mycloud
Royal Exchange	Cardiff,	Ty Mawr Road, Llandaff North /	Mycloud
Rsvp	Cardiff,	St John Street & Church Street /	Mycloud
Rummer Tavern	Cardiff,	14 Duke Street /	Mycloud
Springbok	Cardiff,	Unit 1, Ugc Megacomplex /	Mycloud
Tal Y Bont South	Cardiff,	Student Residencies. Maindy /	Mycloud
Three Arches	Cardiff,	Heathwood Road /	Mycloud
Three Brewers Hotel	Cardiff,	Colchester Avenue, Penylan /	Mycloud
Tut N Shive	Cardiff,	56 City Road /	Mycloud
Uwic Cyncoed Campus	Cardiff,	Cyncoed Campus, Cyncoed Road /	Mycloud
Wharf	Cardiff,	Schooner Way, Atlantic Wharf /	Mycloud
Willows	Cardiff,	Willowbrook Drive, St Mellons /	Mycloud
Woodville	Cardiff,	1-5 Woodville Road /	Mycloud
Yates'S	Cardiff,	8 Westgate St /	Mycloud

Session 1 - P2P Networks

2006-10-02T12:43:00.000Z

http://dfim-ccs.blogspot.com/2006/09/session-one-peer-to-peer.html

Peer To peer aka (P2P) Filesharing

Music has always been sometime that people have liked to share with others and the internet has made that possible on a grand scale. You can now easily share music with friends or strangers anywhere in the world that has access to the world wide web with the help of a Peer to Peer File Sharing program.

There are many different Peer to Peer (commonly known as P2P) software programs. If you don’t already have one you have propably heard of one of them. The most popular of them being Limewire, Azeurus, Kazaa, Utorrent, Usenet, Emule and BitTorrent to name but a few. There are millions of users of P2P networks all over the world that enables you to share audio, video, text files (e.g. e-books), software programs and games.

There has been a lot of media attention focused on P2P networks because of legal issues to do with sharing copyright of the content. As well as the legal copyright risks involved with P2P filesharing there are also issues of harmful content / contact and with privacy and security.

How P2P works

P2P software is downloaded from the internet and installled on your P.C. The software creates a “shared media” folder on your P.C. in which files are stored that you wish to share with others
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Peer to Peer aka (P2P) networking eliniminates the need for central servers, allowing computers to communicate and share resources with each other as equals.
Music Filesharing, Instant messaging and other popular network applications rely on P2P technology

There are a number of P2P sites of which some are listed below

Ares Galaxy - www.aresgalaxy.net/
BearShare - www.bearshare.com
eDonkey - www.E--Donkey.com
Gnutella - www.gnutella.com
Kazzaa - www.kazaa.com
Limewire - www.limewire.com

BitTorrent

WHAT MAKES A GOOD BLOG

2006-09-29T23:48:00.000Z

My CCS session blogs will follow the following format

1. IDENTIFY AREA - EXAMPLES, URL'S
2. DESCRIBE - EXAMPLES URL'S
3. ANALYSIS - GROUPING DISCUSSION
4. EVALUATION - CRITERIA
5. CONCLUSION

Intro to CCS

2006-09-25T22:48:00.000Z

Our lecturer for this subject is Simon Pope who is a well established artist. I really enjoy the manner in which he teaches and find him extremely interesting to listen to.

What is Contemporary Contextual Studies?

All things that happen that are Contemporary
New Ideas
Peer-2-Peer (filesharing)
Copyrights (Creative Commons)
Location Specific Services (GPS, Smart Phones0
Content built for specific places
Substainable development

There will be a flexible format to our lectures but they will roughly follow this structure

Each week = introduction of new topi
1st Half = Interactive discussion between Simon and ourselves about what we’ve found out about previous weeks topic
2nd Half = Introduction to next topic with Simon filling us in on the basics and cdiscussions

Must write in BLOG - Keep backup

200-300 words about topic of the week

10 minute Presentation end of module
Topic of choice from those covered and researched during module
Should be meaningful to me
To the field/s I’m interested in persuing for my Personal Project

Lectures Mondays 10 - 12.00/30

Next weeks topic Peer 2 Peer

Google it
What does it mean to me?
How does it relate to the work that I want to do?
Consider (wider frame)impact on society
Proffessionals in field
Leading software / hardware
What is my field/s?
Other interests I have?

S.pope@uwic.ac.uk