On 12/20/06, Florian Cramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [This means the end of most published "Google Hacks" and, most
> importantly, countless Google-based net art works.
As far as I understand ("Developers with existing SOAP Search API keys
will not be affected." [http://code.google.com/apis/soapsearch/]) it
should at least curently not affect existing works. (But then: for how
long?)
OTOH I think that those 'fluid', volatile aspects of the net are quite
interesting, anyway. First and above all in terms of cultural memory
etc. Second, also in terms of how to deal with this phenomenon e. g.
as an artist. For instance, how should a specific work behave in case
its data sources become unavailable? Cover up for the failure (if yes:
how exactly) or expose it to the audience (if yes: how exactly)? It
should be quite clear that this is not just a minor (formal) detail...
> Another example why relying on proprietary software and services
> will bite back developers eventually.]
... while some developers seem to bite back, as well:
http://evilapi.com/ ;-) BTW, even if software and services weren't
proprietary, the underlying technology still was. The question whether
said technological infrastructure could (should?) instead also be
provided by some foundation or another kind of public institution
might get interesting.
Nonetheless, it seems high time to me that the cultural impact of
search engines and similar technology receives much more public
attention. Which, to me, would signify mainly awareness in terms of a
broader public discourse, not necessary just (alarming) alertness.
Best,
Sascha
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