Who gets to control information, technology and culture in the digital age? That, in a phrase, is the simple and profound question raised in Siva Vaidhyanathan’s impressive new book, The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash Between Freedom and Control is hacking the Real World and Crashing the System. The Anarchist in the Library […]
Open-source book editing
In today’s San Jose Mercury News, Michael Bazeley has this: Authors open texts online for others to edit. The article is based on interviews with me and Christian Crumlish about open-source book editing. Michael asked about both my Darknet blog and Darknet wiki, where readers have helped edit the upcoming book Darknet: Remixing the Future […]
Wrapup of Digital Storytelling Festival
Got back last evening from the 7th annual Digital Storytelling Festival in Sedona, Arizona. Ordinarily I would have filed longer posts while I was there, given the terrific wifi setup, but I was so taken in by the presentations that I decided to spend the time between sessions talking with other storytelling aficionados rather than […]
Blogging from Sedona
I’m at the second full day of the 7th annual Digital Storytelling Festival in Sedona, Arizona. It’s been a blast, meeting such a wide assortment of filmmakers, artists, and other creative digital ethusiasts from around the country — indeed, from around the world, with participants from Australia, Canada, Britain and Wales here. Tomorrow I’m giving […]
Storytelling as participatory media
I’ve been asked to keynote this year’s Digital Storytelling Festival in beautiful Sedona, Arizona. I owe a debt of gratitude to Salon’s Scott Rosenberg, who keynoted last year and recommended me this time around. Some quick background: Founded in 1995 by Dana and Denise Atchley, the Digital Storytelling Conference & Festival immerses participants in the […]