Sorin Adam Matei
Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.
Cell phones may seem like a distraction when reading, but our latest project, Ubimark books, can now be paired with novels to link readers to digital resources to create ubitour books. Books open our minds, and now we can use technology to…
My cell phone suddenly rang during a meeting with a grad student the other day. The device is set to a traditional, 1940s plain ring. It is the loudest I could find. I am either getting old and hard of hearing or…
Gang Signs on the Web creative commons image by JL! via Flickr Gang members use social media to organize payback missions or to snuff out snitches. A Washington Post article cited by Gawker and dugg 172 times reports that gangs regularly use…
NOTE: Auletta’s Googled has been reviewed on this site, as well, by Sorin Adam Matei. Image via Wikipedia Michiko Kakutani reviews Auletta’s latest media book (author also known for “Three blind mice” and “World War 3.0). “Googled” points both to Google‘s successes…