Pajamas Media

Pajamas Media had its beginnings in 2004, when co-founders Charles Johnson and Roger L. Simon experienced first-hand two events that marked the growing influence of blogs on society: a blog-driven investigation into the United Nations Oil for Food scandal and another into the falsified military records cited by CBS News in coverage of President George W. Bush.
From those and other blogging experiences, Roger and Charles knew there was enough expertise and investigative ability among bloggers nationally and globally to out-report the mainstream media on turf they had long controlled. The two Los Angeles co-founders were already friends via their blogs, Little Green Footballs and Roger L. Simon. So, as they talked to other participants in the ever-expanding blogosphere, an idea began to take shape.
Roger, a well-known novelist and screenwriter, and Charles, a successful musician and software designer, realized that by aggregating weblogs together into a new media form, blogs could become a force to be reckoned with in the 21st Century. To pursue their vision, they sought out the advice and involvement of several widely respected top bloggers, and soon a plan emerged.
After spending several months developing a model to support a dramatic new publishing medium, they announced in the summer of 2005 that their venture was a go. Their plan will provide an online place where readers and thoughtful bloggers can come together to be informed, to explore issues of the day, and to have fun. Key details of the plan are still under wraps. For now, the co-founders will say only that there will be a significant unveiling in the fall of 2005.

http://www.pajamasmedia.com

Newstex to Supply Newsfeeds to Open Source Media
Pajamas Media Goes "Open Source,"
Flips Switch on New Online Venture

http://osm.org/


article from bloggers
Anechoic Room: F*ck Pajamas Media.
Hog on Ice linked with: "Pajamas Media Accused of Murder.
"http://www.hogonice.com
Riehl World View linked with: "Pajamas Media: This Makes No Sense.
"http://www.riehlworldview.com
Althouse linked with: "Me, I don't go to the Pajamas Media website anymore."
http://althouse.blogspot.com

collecting the new

transmediale.06

transmediale.06 REALITY ADDICTS Berlin, 3. - 7. Februar 2006
Akademie der KuensteBerlin, Hanseatenweg 10
Ausstellung SMILE MACHINES


1. Ausstellung SMILE MACHINES
2. Reflecting Art
3. Media Critique
4. Black Humour
5. Machines
6. Weitere Arbeiten
7. Katalog , Oeffnungszeiten, Eintrittspreise


1. Ausstellung SMILE MACHINES
Nutzlose Systeme, auf menschliche Hilfe angewiesene Roboter, kuenstlicheIntelligenzen, die nichts als Fehlfunktionen hervorrufen, und Apparate, diescheinbar unsinnige Diskurse produzieren: Die Schoenheit des Paradoxen machtden technischen Defekt zur Kunst. In der Ausstellung SMILE MACHINES zeigt dietransmediale.06 rund 30 kuenstlerische Arbeiten, die mit freundlicher Ironieoder schwarzem Humor, mit Uebertreibung oder technischem Versagen die Realitaetunserer von Technologien gepraegten Zeit unterlaufen.
Die franzoesische Medienkunst-Wissenschaftlerin Anne-Marie Duguet hat alsKuratorin der Ausstellung das kritische Potenzial des Humors inunterschiedlichen kuenstlerischen Strategien untersucht. Hierbei geht es um dieAuseinandersetzung mit dem Kunstsystem ebenso wie um Reflexionen ueberTechnologie und Gesellschaft.


2. Reflecting Art
Waehrend die Arbeiten von Nam June Paik ('The Thinker') und Les Levine ('I Am anArtist') ironisch die Rolle und das Selbstverstaendnis des Kuenstlersreflektieren, bezieht sich Michael Snows Video-Installation auf den Kontext, indem das Kunstwerk praesentiert wird. 'That/Cela/Dat' zeigt simultan auf dreiMonitoren jeweils ein Wort in den Sprachen Englisch, Franzoesisch undNiederlaendisch. Mit trockenem Humor thematisiert Snow in dieser Arbeit dieRolle von Sprache und Bild in der Kunst.
Nam June Paik (us/kr), 'The Thinker - TV Rodin' (1976)Les Levine (us), 'I Am an Artist' (1975)Michael Snow (ca), 'That/Cela/Dat' (2000)

3. Media Critique
Antoni Muntadas Installation 'Slogans' dekonstruiert Werbebotschaften undentlarvt ihre Tautologie als Strategie der Macht, waehrend sich bei RobertFillious Video 'And so on, End so soon: Done 3 Times' durch die variierteWiederholung das subversive Element aufzeigt. Eine subversive Strategie setztauch die amerikanische Kuenstlerin Dara Birnbaum fuer ihr Video 'Wonder Woman'ein: Szenen der gleichnamigen TV-Serie aus den spaeten Siebzigern werden durchdie bewusste Wiederholung der Bilder zur eigenen Parodie.
Christian Moellers Video-Installation 'Cheese' ist ein zynischer Beitrag zurMedienkritik: Sechs Schauspielerinnen wurden gebeten, vor der Kamera so langewie moeglich ein Laecheln aufzusetzen, das von einem Emotionserkennungssystembeobachtet wurde. Ein Abfall an 'Froehlichkeit' loeste Alarm aus, der zu mehr 'Ernsthaftigkeit' gegenueber der Aufgabe aufrief.

Antoni Muntadas (es/us), 'Slogans' )Robert Filliou (fr), 'And So On, End So On: Done 3 Times' (1977) Dara Birnbaum (us), 'Wonder Woman' ) Christian Moeller (de/us), 'Cheese' (2003) http://www.christian-moeller.com/

4. Black Humour
Schwarzer Humor ist in SMILE MACHINES vor allem Frauensache: In EvaMeyer-Kellers Video-Serie 'Death is Certain' werden Kirschen gefoltert,gevierteilt, vergiftet und auf weitere, boes einfallsreiche Weise verunstaltet.Tamy Ben-Tors Video-Reihe 'Hitler, The Horror and The Hurrah' istDokumentarfilm, Parodie und Musikrevue der besonderen Art fuer den 'innerenHitler' in jedem von uns.
Maja Bajevics Video 'Back in Black' zeigt maskierte Menschen, die verstoerende,zynische Witze ueber die Kriegszeit in Sarajewo machen. Der Schwarze Humordient hier nicht nur als Katharsis, sondern auch als Moeglichkeit, dasUnaussprechliche auszudruecken.
Eva Meyer-Keller (de), 'Death is Certain' (2004) http://www.evamk.de/ Tamy Ben-Tor (is/us), 'Hitler ? The Horror and The Hurrah' (2003) series, 3Teile: 'The Hitler Sisters', 'My Name is Adolf Hitler', 'Women Talk About AdolfHitler' Maja Bajevic (fr/bih), 'Back in Black' (2003) http://www.channel-0.org/bajevic.php

5. Machines
Zwei Roboter als sinnentleerte und pervertierte Karikaturen ihrer Gattung werdendie Besucher der Ausstellung belaestigen: Simon Pennys 'Petit Mal' ist als eineneugierige 'Persoenlichkeit' programmiert, die eben auch ein QuantumUnvorhersehbarkeit enthaelt. Der 'Helpless Robot' von Norman White dagegenscheint Mitleid erregend, denn er kann nichts - ausser um Hilfe zu bitten. Sodreht die vermeintlich hilflose Maschine den Spiess um und macht den Menschenzu ihrem Diener.
Als Goethes Zauberlehrling schliesslich wird man sich in Perry HobermansInstallation 'Faraday's Garden' fuehlen: Auf das Geraeusch von sich naeherndenSchritten warten dort Haushaltsgeraete und Bueromaschinen, um einen Ohrenbetaeubenden Aufstand zu veranstalten.
Simon Penny (au/us), 'Petit Mal' )http://www.ace.uci.edu/penny/works/petitmal/petitcode.html
Norman White (ca), 'Helpless Robot' ) http://www.normill.ca/
Perry Hoberman (us), 'Faradays Garden' ) http://www.perryhoberman.com/

6. Weitere Arbeiten u.a.:
Jean-Christophe Averty (fr), Ausschnitte aus 'Les Raisins Verts' (1963) und 'UbuRoi' (1965) Paul DeMarinis (us), 'Grind Snaxe Blind Apes (A Study for Pomeroy's Tomb)'(1997) http://www.well.com/-demarini/ Robert Filliou (fr), 'this flag is meant to straddle national border lines'(1974) Jean-Pierre Gauthier (ca), 'Remue-Menage' )George Maciunas (us), 'Flux Smile Machine' (1971) Valerie Pavia (fr), 'C?est bien la societe' (2000) Jim Pomeroy (us), 'Apollo Jest' (1979) u.a.UBERMORGEN.COM (ch/at), 'G3 ? Bureaucrazy' William Wegman (us), Selected Works )The Yes Men (us), 'Dow does the right thing' )


transmediale.06REALITY ADDICTS festival for art and digital culture berlin
http://www.transmediale.de/

digimag e otolab

DIGIMAG magazine di arti digitali e cultura
elettronica, Milan, Italie.

//DIGIMAG ISSUE 10 DIC'05/JEN'06

E' on line il decimo numero di Digimag, mensile che si occupa di
cultura, arti e tecnologie elettroniche.
I contributi di Digimag sono scritti da quei soggetti che in prima persona si occupano delle tematiche affrontate, dalla net art all'intelligenza artificiale, dalla musica elettronica all'interaction design.
Otolab e' media partner di Digimag, riconoscendo come fondamentale l'attivita' di informazione e connessione tra le community che la testata si propone.
Otolab collabora attivamente alla redazione dei contenuti per quello che riguarda il mondo dei live media e dell'arte audiovisiva.

http://www.digicult.it/digimag


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WEB3DART 2006 CALL FOR ENTRIES

WEB3DART 2006 CALL FOR ENTRIES

DEADLINE: 31. January 2006

Submit your on-line 3D works to WEB3DART 2006, for inclusion in an exhibition of completely new works created by internationally regarded artists, architects, designers, students and creative 3D developers. The selection will showcase the foremost ideas and independent creations in all on-line 3D formats.

WEB3DART 2006 will be premiered at the Web3D Symposium, the 11th International Conference on 3D Web Technology, April 18-21, 2006 Columbia, Maryland, USA.
For more information: http://www.web3d2006.org/

The selected works for WEB3DART 2006 will be also featured at the Experimental Art Foundation - Adelaide , Australia and at the Danacenter - Science Museum, London United Kingdom (Dates to be announced).WEB3DART was launched in 1999 at the VRML ART show in Paderborn; following shows at the 2000 VRML-ART Expo at the SIGGRAPH ART SHOW in New Orleans, WEB3D ART 2002 at The ICA London, the WEB3D ART 2003 in St.Malo and the Lab3D show at Cournerhouse in Manchester and 2005 in Bangor, Wales, UK and at the Experimental Art Foundation - Adelaide , Australia.SUBMISSION PROCESS:All work will be juried on-line and must be viewable on free browsers (available on-line).
Deadline is January 31, 2006. Only on-line submissions will be accepted.

Lion Arts Centre North Terrace at Morphett Street Adelaide * PO Box 8091 Station Arcade South Australia 5000 http://www.eaf.asn.au * Director: Melentie PandilovskiThe Experimental Art Foundation is assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, it arts funding and advisory body and by the South Australian Government through Arts SA. The EAF is also supported through the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.

the best web 20 software of 2005

A list of the best software of 2005
http://web2.wsj2.com/the_best_web_20_software_of_2005.htm

CodeTree

The CodeTree is a social networking community created to bring new media artists, programmers, and students using Macromedia Flash and Proce55ing together. Learn more about this site, start browsing the code, or join the community and start sharing your code today!

Can digital artists learn new techniques, be exposed to new coding structures, and better express themselves by working in tandem or in a group?
CodeTree is an attempt to create a worthwhile dialogue between new media artists of different skill levels and backgrounds. The project’s objective is to offer a social network that facilitates learning and artistic expression—a place where coders can dissect, share, and expand upon one another’s code.
Membership is free, and registered members can create a profile as well as tag, rate, and comment on artwork/code. Members are encouraged to share their artistic works in Proce55ing and Macromedia Flash along with their source code (See the terms of use for more information).

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This project was created by Rich Hauck as a graduate thesis project in the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University. Special thanks to Gordon Luk for his open source FreeTag module and for contributing some custom code to this site.