Commercial Perspective
I’ve been mulling a post on perspective for quite some time. Anthropology of a certain genre focuses quite a bit on perspective, and I’ve always been quite taken with the concept of relativity, cultural or otherwise, especially when dealing with advertising. As a consumer, and we are all consumers at this point, every ad you see every TV [...]
Problem of Generation Computing
A quick introduction to be fleshed out later and a response to a previous article. The basic problem with attempting to understand how people interact with technology is that depending on your age people naturally place more value on the experiences they had, rather than what others went through or will go through. Digital Natives, [...]
Generational Computing
Different generations deal with technology in very different ways. It has a lot to do with the way they were introduced to it during their lifetime. Think about this, Someone who today is 60 was born during a time when color TV was in its infancy, you couldn’t dial long distance phone numbers without talking [...]
Fandom and its repercusions online
With the culmination of American Football Season in the Superbowl, I thought it might be interesting to look into how Sports affect our interaction in Social media differently than in real life. Sports is a polarizing area to discuss, no matter which way your approach the subject. On whole people generally have three different reactions [...]
Digital Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity, and it has historically been broken down into 4 different branches of study. Cultural, Linguistic, Physical, Biological. Pretty basic when it comes right down to it. I’ve spent time in all four disciplines in the classroom, all have fascinating lessons to impart to the very same humanity they seek [...]