Category Archives: Social Impact

The 1772 Internet and the Commitment to Informed Citizenry

Posted on November 2, 2013 by GilPress

Today in 1772, the town of Boston established a Committee of Correspondence as an agency to organize a public information network in Massachusetts; the Committee drafted a pamphlet and a cover letter which it circulated to 260 Massachusetts towns and … Continue reading →

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Should I Check Email? (Infographic)

Posted on October 19, 2013 by GilPress

Source: http://wendymacnaughton.blogspot.com/2012/04/april-19-2012.html

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The Growing Digital Dump (Infographic)

Posted on October 13, 2013 by GilPress

  Source: Good magazine

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Social Networks and Loneliness

Posted on August 16, 2013 by GilPress

“I share, therefore  I am” Source: http://vimeo.com/70534716

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Before the Internet

Posted on May 13, 2013 by GilPress
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The Best and Worst of Moving Pictures

Posted on May 9, 2013 by GilPress

One hundred and twenty years ago today (May 9, 1893), Thomas Edison presented the Kinetoscope, the first film-viewing device, at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. The first film publicly shown on the system was Blacksmith Scene, the earliest known example of actors … Continue reading →

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What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (Animation)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by GilPress

See also my interview with Nicholas Carr about his book The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains

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World Press Freedom Day

Posted on May 3, 2013 by GilPress

Twenty years ago today, May 3rd was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly as World Press Freedom Day, “a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their … Continue reading →

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The Surui Cultural Map: Digital Preservation

Posted on March 28, 2013 by GilPress

The Surui Cultural Map shows the Surui tribe of the Amazon’s vision of their forest, including their territory and traditional history. To create this map, Surui youth interviewed their elders to document and map their ancestral sites, such as the … Continue reading →

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Data-ism and Data Mania, 2013 and 1971

Posted on March 20, 2013 by GilPress

“If you asked me to describe the rising philosophy of the day, I’d say it is data-ism. We now have the ability to gather huge amounts of data. This ability seems to carry with it certain cultural assumptions — that … Continue reading →

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