Author of machiavelli.net, proud father of three, interested in shaping network society. Welcome to my blog.one puzzle-piece of a ne/w/tworked political theory
Yesterday the public preview of Miro was launched. It is one piece in what might make up a very different society. Let me quote Nicholas Reville:
Formerly known as ‘Democracy Player’, this new name, logo, and updated version of the software represents the next evolution of the project. We are hoping to reach even more people and build the open video movement. The software is more polished and stable than ever. The website has been re-designed with more focus on community and outreach. The new name will be less confusing to everyone who thought Democracy Player was only for videos about politics.
As always, we are a non-profit organization and we build this software because we think there’s a chance to bring television online in a way that’s more open and accessible than ever. Companies are battling desperately to control video, monopolize users, and build proprietary distribution systems. It’s a dangerous direction for the future of media.
Miro is built to be as open as possible– open source, open-standards, compatible with any host that provides video rss, open to alternate channel guides, and able to search multiple video sites. We want there to a be minimum of gatekeepers and a maximum of choice for creators and viewers. The future of online video is being defined right now. We need your help to make sure that the open approach is as strong as possible.
check it out at: http://www.getmiro.com/
cheers,
Philipp
The Future of Computing
Check out www.zonbu.com (or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonbu) to see what the future of computing will look like. The concept should be very interesting to the telecoms (desperately trying not to become just another public utility), any actor in the hardware market (dell, hp, etc.), Apple (thinking differently about their .mac-service), and the OLPC-people.
Zonbu and similar projects have a chance to shape the institutional ecology of computing. The combination of open source, community entrepreneurship, and bundling products into services will change how we think and source technologies.
Settling in…
it was a bigger move than I imagined, moving atoms not bits makes things heavy. The interesting question is how networks and perspectives change. For some first impressions of our new lives, go to facebook (http://itesm.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2014550&l=145b6&id=100902068). Abrazo, Philipp
Newporting Dublin
In the last two days I did two cities that I had never thought about and was very surprised. Newport, Rhode Island and Dublin, Ireland are amazing – go there!
Surfing the Tsunami
now if the world is changing as radically as it seems (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g), then we need to step back and find a vocabulary that allows us to identify the patterns of change, so we can delineate and delimit its trajectory. Analyzing the metaphorical grammar of historical societies (the body, the contract, the network) allows such an “astronautical” perspective.
landscaping network society
the role of the academy in the emergent network society is that of a gardener or maybe even a landscape architect. We live in a time in which we can frame, shape, delineate, and delimit the [public] spaces of our societies. Let us take that seriously, because great responsibility comes attached to such freedom.
Cambridge from the 19th Floor
we arrived this evening in Cambridge and are staying on the 19th floor of Peabody, looking down onto the Charles River. After meeting up with the Cross’ family in Harvard Yard (for Pizza and Orangina) it is time to do some work. Or go to bed.
my last day at work
I walked into our beautiful building as always, had a debriefing with Bernardo, and now am faced with the last hours on the job here in Monterrey. It was an amazing four years, I met great people, and together we made a difference in Mexico and the World.
The future is wide open and that is good.
Abrazo,
Philipp
PS: Do check out Karina’s blog at: http://www.karinaweinstein.blogspot.com/
What a Day … or why I love my job
Today was just another beautiful sunny day in EGAP, but somehow I noticed that it is a lot of fun to work here.
a. We had a meeting for the doctoral program from 9-12, where we hammered out all that was missing – it will be a very cool “doctorado.” Sometimes the Tec-approach of throwing massive amounts of manpower in meetings at a problem really works out.
b. I then had a telephone-conference with the policy makers that are writing the digital society strategy for Mexico. This can really happen!
c. Then we met up with the Istmo of Tehuantepec group and I know we can change how they do development in Oaxaca and Veracruz (and maybe build the landbridge between the Pacific and the Atlantic).
d. Then we worked on the Call for Papers for the Monterrey Forum (http://www.monterreyforum2007.org/).
d. Now, I am working on the Harvard program and having fun!
Nowhere else can you work on so many projects that can really create value simultaneously.
Back to work.
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Dear All,
I am setting up a new website for my new life as an academic network entrepreneur. Check out www.philippmueller.de in the next weeks…
cheers,
Philipp
