The Social Machine Designs for Living Online (The MIT Press) by JudithDonath Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2014 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-02701-4, ISBN: 0-262-02701-1
"Computers were first conceived as "thinking machines," but in the twenty-first century they have become social machines, online places where people meet friends, play games, and collaborate on projects. In this book, Judith Donath argues persuasively that for social media to become truly sociable media, we must design interfaces that reflect how we understand and respond to ..."
"Web 2.0 tools, including blogs, wikis, and photo sharing and social networking sites, have made possible a more participatory Internet experience. Much of this technology is available for mobile phones, where it can be integrated with such device-specific features as sensors and GPS. From Social Butterfly to Engaged Citizen examines how this increasingly open, collaborative ..."
"Some scholars and journalists have suggested that in Korean cities there is less
expectation of privacy, and consequently less value placed on containing the
spread of or limiting the interconnectivity and accessibility of personal information
(Kim 2004). Prominent Korean architect Minsuk Cho (2009) has noted that some
of his projects are influenced by the lack of privacy a typical Korean family
member is able to attain within the ..."
The Social Machine Designs for Living Online by JudithDonath 433 Pages, Published 2014 by Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-32346-8, ISBN: 0-262-32346-X
"In this book, Judith Donath argues persuasively that for social media to become truly sociable media, we must design interfaces that reflect how we understand and respond to the social world."
"First person accounts by pioneers in the field, classic essays, and new scholarship document the collaborative and creative practices of early social media.Focusing on early social media in the arts and humanities and on the core role of creative computer scientists, artists, and scholars in shaping the pre-Web social media landscape, Social Media Archeology and Poetics documents social media lineage, beginning in the 1970s with collabo ..."
"For Sherry Turkle, "We think with the objects we love; we love the objects we think with." In Evocative Objects, Turkle collects writings by scientists, humanists, artists, and designers that trace the power of everyday things. These essays reveal objects as emotional and intellectual companions that anchor memory, sustain relationships, and provoke new ideas.These days ..."
"Winners of the Second Life architecture competition bring the physical world into the digital age on the pages of this book.If architecture is the construction of space between people, what happens when that space exists in a virtual world? That question is the starting point for this collection of revolutionary projects by a new generation of designers. The book begins by examining the important issues that have emerged as technology r ..."