Mediatic Messianism
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„Purely You.” „Have it Your Way.” „Define Yourself.” If advertising is any indication, there has never been a better time to be You. From customized computers and TV on-demand to dolls designed in your image, never before have you had so many tools at your disposal to express your unique personality. Everywhere you turn, marketers
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Princeton University Press: Delete looks at the surprising phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to forget. Digital technology empowers us as never before, yet it has unforeseen consequences as well. Potentially humiliating content on Facebook is enshrined in cyberspace for future employers to see. Google
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Rafael Behr, The Observer, Sunday 30 January 2011 (…) The test is one of many cited by Sherry Turkle in Alone Together as evidence that humanity is nearing a “robotic moment”. We already filter companionship through machines; the next stage, she says, is to accept machines as companions. Soon, robots will be employed in “caring” roles, entertaining
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http://vimeo.com/16701932 Cu astfel de analize cred că avem expus atât profilul psihologic al pacientului cât și al celui care îi radiografiază sănătatea. Dar despre cultura paranoiei, a conspirațiilor, vom vorbi altă dată. Trebuie reținute însă elementele care fac ca această industrie să fie atât de profitabilă și să producă atâtea pasiuni. Sufletul uman e atât
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1. Cadrul Într-un sondaj din 1995, realizat pe un eșantion de 7000 de subiecți din SUA, Marea Britanie, Germania, Australia, India și Japonia, s-a constatat că peste 88% din respondenți puteau identifica simbolul celor doua arce ale McDonalds-ului, spre deosebire de cei 54% care puteau asocia crucea ca simbol al creștinismului (“Golden Arches More Familiar
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