Digital Media
Will Write for Change
An architect can go overseas and help turn waste into useful buildings. An artist can go overseas and do arts workshop in a poor neighborhood. A builder rides a bike for 2 hours a day, takes off his shirt and dig irrigation channels and do the dishes while a family of poor farmers gets... »
Dilemmas of Travel Writing
Do travelling writers have to care about theories? In our era, where many of the people we write about in far-flung exotic countries could be as media-savvy as us from the near-flung countries, what are some of the ethical dilemmas facing travelling writers? Can anthropology help? It took 26 years of travelling for Il... »
‘Round and ’round the Web
Do we think in links? The Economist is rebranding itself and paid some creative people to do a video of a tight rope walker cruising and jumping deftly from rope to rope, moving to different directions and environments. Is that how it feels like when you’re surfing the Web? Sometimes it feels more like... »
Digital Democracy
Underpinning a good democracy is a good amount and flow of information. But is internet, with its sheer amount and movement of information, a hindrance or help to democracy? I think it is both, but there have been some good news to argue for the latter, which I will share in this post. Firstly, an... »
HTML and blogging
Do bloggers need to know anything about HTML codes? Personally, I believe bloggers need to have at least a basic understanding of it, because they form the presentation and structure of what we work with. Like a good painter should know not only her brushes and paint, but also the material of her canvas... »
Looking for news?
All the documents in the world shall be linked, says many of the early dreamers of the web. And this small post in googlenewsblog is probably a big step in realising that dream. Share/Save »