Tufte Would Be Proud

In a terse disavowal that would make Edward Tufte (an infographic master and vocal critic of Power Point ... the guy who laid the 2003 Space Shuttle explosion firmly at the feet of the dumbing effect of PP) proud, a prominent American general speaks out against Power Point, Microsoft's ubiquitous presentation software.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html?th&emc=th

Apparently the general is not alone. Many other military officers are quoted in this Times article.

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Semiotics of Social Media

The New Panopticon functions severally to allow the viewing of, the desemination of information about, and to define the meaning of YOU.

As Foucault and the famous photographer Diane Arbus (and to some extent her progenitor Weegee) noted, there is inevitably a gap or disconnect between what we believe we show the world, and what others believe they see when they look at us in all the ways we now have to fix our gaze upon the world.

For a practical discussion of the latter day electronic ramifications of these observations: 3 Tips for Managing Your Online Reputation: http://bit.ly/bRM0j6




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History of Geolocation

The Panopticon has a long history! But now people are signing up to allow their location to be tracked and stored: http://bit.ly/bT12h2


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