Comments for Chris Peterson

Comment on Why Gas Is So Expensive Today (Hint: It’s Not Libya) by Michael

Michael — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:08:15 +0000

Thank you for posting this, and for the original post. I have cited this link in my own ramblings with friends and acquaintances on social networks. I agree with your thoughts, and appreciate the original sources.

Comment on Beirut Giving Away Movies: Or, Why I Love Indie Labels Against My Better Judgment by Olivia

Olivia — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:04:12 +0000

Chris Peterson, you are my favourite person in the whole world. Thank you for doing this for us.

Comment on This Dr Pepper Ad Sure Is Sexist by Bill Bushey

Bill Bushey — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:41:31 +0000

The whole man-focused Dr. Pepper Ten campaign is more confusing than it is sexist. Its sexist for sure, but much of the content of that ad is over the top call outs to the well of hollywood stereotypes of both sexists (men like boomie things, women like click-flicks) that are insulting generalizations of both sexes (which, to be honest, is what major media does to everybody and everything).

What’s confusing is why the campaign even exists. Somebody at Dr. Pepper probably looked at market data and though “wow, men seem to like diet soda even though its traditionally marketed to women.” And instead of deciding to market Diet Dr. Pepper to a general audience, somebody though “lets do gender based marketing in the opposite direction, AND BIGGER”. Apparently Dr. Pepper thinks everything has to be divided along gender lines, even when they are selling the exact same product to both genders.

OK, I take back my opening sentence. The more deeply I think about this, the more sexist it gets.

Comment on Losing Face: An Environmental Analysis of Privacy on Facebook by » Why I’m leaving Facebook (and you should too). Matthew's Designs

» Why I’m leaving Facebook (and you should too). Matthew's Designs — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:10:08 +0000

[...] Losing Face: An Environmental Analysis of Privacy on Facebook. Chris Peterson. http://www.cpeterson.org/2010/01/06/losing-face-an-environmental-analysis-of-privacy-on-facebook/ [...]

Comment on WePay: The First Bank of OWS, And Why It Changes Everything by participation2011

participation2011 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:56:34 +0000

[...] observations about WePay as a fund-raising platform: http://www.cpeterson.org/2011/10/21/wepay-the-bank-of-ows-and-why-it-changes-everything/ Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. Categories [...]

Comment on WePay: The First Bank of OWS, And Why It Changes Everything by chris

chris — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:34:03 +0000

I will note, in the interests of full disclosure, that a developer at WePay is a friend of mine, and that I’ve used the service myself. But none of this is nepotism: just a reaction of the almost shocking reality that WePay has elegantly, almost unnoticeably, killed a huge cost that once foundered movements at their very inception.

Comment on Reflections On Facebook vs J30Strike by [Kiosque] Facebook : un espace public avec une police privée (Internet Actu) | l'Arène

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:53:03 +0000

[...] il y a une dizaine de jours quand la page Facebook du critique de cinéma Roger Ebert a disparu, et quand un groupe de militant britannique a vu ses contenus bloqués. Qui surveille les surveillants ? se demande Mathew [...]

Comment on Facebook’s Timeline by Aram Yazji

Aram Yazji — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:10:33 +0000

I agree with the breakdown you gave for what this change really means, and am especially surprised by the ridiculousness of the bar analogy given, as you said. However, I personally use Facebook solely to connect with people i know in person, and see frequently. (i.e., close friends.) As such, I have a whole different take on this new feature, and find it very interesting and cool.

Of course, I understand that some people have thousands of FB friends that they have never laid eyes on, and I guess that’s just due to different perceptions of what social networking sites are really for.

I use forums to communicate with people I don’t know, and reserve Facebook for the select 70 or so people that I see more frequently than I post on their walls.

Comment on Fine With This As My Epitaph by Aram Yazji

Aram Yazji — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:04:18 +0000

Use ALL the social networks!

Comment on Frictionless Facebook by Aram Yazji

Aram Yazji — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:55:56 +0000

I’m not directly agreeing or disagreeing with the negative connotation that you seem to have placed on this change, but even the extreme example you posed would still be far off from real life. It’s not that people will no longer have the ability to constitute their identity, it’s that they won’t be able to conceal the parts of their identity they want to conceal. It is, in effect, breaking down a barrier that the internet poses in communications and bonding. In real life, if you were in public, it’s a lot harder to masquerade the actions you do. So it’s those very actions that define your identity to those around you. However, on the internet, you can opt to construct whatever identity for yourself you wish to do. “What is your favorite show?”, it asks, and you say “Dr. Who”, not because it really is your favorite show, but because you’ve heard a lot of your friends say they like it. Now what if Facebook actually tracked the shows you watched online, and automatically filled that field in? Everyone would know you actually are a MLBronie, and that mask you so easily hid behind is now pushed to the ground, like the thin cardboard it is.

Knowing your interest in the internet as a tool of communication and collaboration… Is this really a bad thing?