Re: nettime [ICTs-and-Society] Blogpost about Google’s “New“ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: Old Exploitation and User Commodification in a New Ideological Skin

2012-03-01 Thread James Losey
Hi Christian, Thank you for sending this blog post. I think providing Google's new policies within the context of EU regulation is particularly helpful. In a globally networked world, the multi-jurisdiction that online services face is both a challenge for companies and an opportunity to push for

nettime Historical handshakes confirming Oil Ententes of the Elysée with Libya and Syria 2007 – 2009

2012-03-01 Thread Tjebbe van Tijen
Historical handshakes confirming Oil Ententes of the Elys?e with Libya and Syria 2007 ? 2009 March 1, 2012 by Tjebbe van Tijen The full illustrated and documented version with web links can be found at:

nettime Political-Economy and Desire

2012-03-01 Thread Newmedia
Folks: In preparation for some work on the impact of digital technology on political-economy, I have been re-reading Mandeville, Smith, Maltham, RIccardo and others (including various commentators like Marx) to try to sort out what *assumptions* were made about humans in the beginning of

Re: nettime The $100bn Facebook question: Will capitalism survive 'value abundance'?

2012-03-01 Thread Jonathan Marshall
Brian writes: For years I have been dismayed by a very common refusal to think. The dismaying part is that it's based on the work of European history's greatest political philosopher, Karl Marx. It consists in the assertion that social media exploits you, that play is labor, and that Facebook is