In her “sequel” to No trespassing : authorship, intellectual property rights, and the boundaries of globalization, Eva Hemmungs Wirtén’s Terms of use : negotiating the…
I’ve been reading several interesting books on both the cultural and economic significance of Japanese popular culture, ranging from a general overview, to the business…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQWTxDd4a7E] Two recent books, East Asian pop culture : analysing the Korean wave (EAPC) & Pop goes Korea : behind the revolution in movies, music,…
While no book can fully explore a culture, two recent books, Sheridan Prasso’s The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, & Our Fantasies of the…
Every [] user is a potential creator and consumer Summary: Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everybody, more appropriately subtitled “the power of organizing without [traditional formalized]…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSaGOqFZ5w] Summary: Benjamin Nugent’s American Nerd is a worthwhile but deeply flawed book. The first section creating a social history of nerddom is unique and…
In their new book, Born Digital, John Palfrey and Urs Gassler discuss the generation of digital natives, described as those born after 1980, and how…
Summary: David Anderegg’s Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them is an excellent study of why nerds and geeks are both…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btcvSWoQWV0] While applying marketing techniques in concert with authenticity isn’t something I will be using to help make my non-existent business reach a new level…
Summary of review of OurSpace by Christine Harold: Highly suggested for purchase by libraries, scholars, and readers interested in the history, significance, and theory of…